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Fractures heal more quickly with medication

(United Press International) UPDATED 2009-07-23

A new study has found that bone fractures heal more quickly if patients are given an injection of thyroxine. Thyroxine is a naturally occurring substance that is often used to treat brittle bones. In a study of 102 postmenopausal women who had a wrist fracture, researchers found that the women given thyroxine healed an average of two weeks earlier than women who were given a placebo. Read full story >

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