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Hillary Clinton's elbow fracture may serve as osteoporosis warning: experts

(ABC News) UPDATED 2009-06-25

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's elbow fracture could draw attention to the importance of osteoporosis screening, some health experts say. Clinton is at the age when symptoms of bone loss often occur, and bone breaks caused by falling are often the impetus for an osteopenia or osteoporosis diagnosis. Experts say it may be helpful for American women to see that it is not only old, frail people who suffer from fractures. Read full story >

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