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HEALTH SENSE

Be cautious about medications offered for bone thinning

By Judy Foreman
May 17, 2005

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Millions of American women are being diagnosed with osteopenia, which is not truly a disease, and many are told to take medication they may not need to prevent broken bones they might never get. (Full article: 1035 words)

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