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Bones Of Invention.(osteoporosis research and treatment)
Byline: Barbara Kantrowitz
New research into the causes and treatment of osteoporosis offers hope to thousands of patients.
It's all about you. You have a personal banker, a personal trainer, perhaps even a personal acupuncturist who knows just which pressure points to jab. In a few years you may be able to add one more to the ever-growing list: your personal osteotherapist. As scientists gain new insights into the complex hormonal symphony sustaining the human skeleton, they're getting a clearer picture of why fractures are caused by the most common bone disease, osteoporosis. And they're coming up with more-individualized ways of treating and perhaps even curing the disease, which weakens bones by making them brittle and fragile.
Osteoporosis used to be considered a normal part of aging, characterized by a loss of height and, in women (the majority of…
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