Contact: Jordan Gruener or George Humphrey, (520) 626-7301 Jan. 19, 1996

For the first time in the last 10 years new treatments are available for the debilitating bone disease, Paget's disease.

At Paget's Disease Day: Diagnosis and New Treatments, Saturday, Feb. 10, 1-3 p.m. , University Medical Center, DuVal Auditorium, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., experts from the Arizona Arthritis Center at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and the Paget's Disease Foundation will discuss developments in treatment and diagnosis.

Paget's disease is a degenerative disease that causes brittle and deformed bones and can lead to fractures and arthritis. Three percent of the adult population has Paget's disease.

The speakers at this free event are:

Michael Maricic, M.D. , member, Arizona Arthritis Center and clinical associate professor, The University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson

Oscar Gluck, M.D. , member, Arizona Arthritis Center and a clinical lecturer, the UA College of Medicine

Charlene Waldman , executive director, Paget's Disease Foundation

This event is sponsored by the Arizona Arthritis Center at the UA College of Medicine in Tucson and the Paget's Disease Foundation.

For information about the event, contact Karen Liebler, R.N., (520) 626-2592, at the Arizona Arthritis Center.

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