Osteoporosis - All People Who Are Interested In "osteoporosis"

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Pam Flores

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posted 11/09/2009, comments (0)

Question of the Week: Can You Afford Your Osteoporosis Medications?

Many of us are uninsured or underinsured, having to choose between vital necessities like paying for rent, utilities, or getting prescriptions medications filled. With the rise in unemployment, "the number of uninsured today is probably close to 50 million," said Ron Pollack, the executive director of Families USA,... Read more Chevron

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PJ Hamel

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posted 11/08/2009, comments (2)

Groundbreaking Osteoporosis Drug Derailed – at Least Temporarily

For those of us dealing with bone loss, news of a new treatment sparks a certain degree of personal interest: “Hey, maybe it’ll work better than what I’m taking now – tell me more!”Fact is, there aren’t a whole lot of treatments for osteoporosis out there. There’s drugs… and then, there’s... Read more Chevron

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nathji

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Former Harvard physicist, now living in India as author.

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posted 08/26/2009, comments (2)

Biophosphonates cause Osteoclasts

Osteoporosis Drugs Work But... A recent study of Jan 1, 2009 has shown that biophosphonates produce giant osteoclasts -- which are as yet unexplained. Osteoclasts are cells that produce bone break up. Even otherwise latest research has shown that in women who take Fosamax for a long time the number of osteoclasts... Read more Chevron

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JOANNE

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a since the breast i am thankful everyday i wake up

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posted 08/11/2009, comments (4)

have to start forteo and worrird about taking it

i had breast cNCER AND HAD LEFT BREAST REMOVED O MARCH 24TH 2008 THEN BROKE LEFT LEG ON NOV.23RD 2008 AM ON A CANCER PILL FOR 5 YEARS JUST HAD FEXA SCAN CAME BACK TERRIBLE NOW THEY WANT ME TO TAKE FORTEO OR RECLAST I AM SCARED OF BOTH HAS ANYONE ELSE WITH BREAST CANCER AND ON THE ARIMADEX TAKED EVER ONE OF THESE THEY SAY I HAVE TO YAKE ONE... Read more Chevron

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phyllis

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posted 07/05/2009, comments (18)

Strontium citrate, my story...

Hello everyone, Pam has been asking me to create a sharepost on strontium citrate and for the longest time i thought "what can i share that is different from what can be read in any number of places on the web?" Well, now i do have something to share, my experience with it for almost three years. When i was first dx with... Read more Chevron

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