Saturday, November 15, 2008

Aggressive bone care could prevent hip fractures

Osteoporosis can have disabling and even deadly consequences, the researchers note; a quarter of the 325,000 patients who suffer a hip fracture every year will wind up in a nursing home, and a quarter will die within the year. Thirty percent of men die within the first year of a hip fracture, compared to 17 percent of women.

Lets get this handled please






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