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PJ Hamel

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posted 08/23/2009, comments (8)

Step By Step – The Osteoporosis Diagnosis

What’s usually the first symptom of osteoporosis?A broken bone.Sadly, most of us don’t realize we have osteoporosis (let alone its precursor, osteopenia) till we actually suffer a fracture. If we’re “lucky,” it’s something simple, like an ankle (Sonia Sotomayor) or elbow (Hillary Clinton). More devastating,... Read more Chevron

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Pam Flores

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posted 10/10/2008, comments (0)

Have You Had Your Bone Turnover Markers Checked Lately?

Have You Had Your Bone Turnover Markers Checked Lately? Some of us taking osteoporosis medications have to wait for our next DXA to find out if the drugs we are taking are working to prevent fractures and increase bone density. For most of us this waiting just isn't practical. Do we want to subject ourselves to 1 to 2 years of... Read more Chevron

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