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What Is Osteoporosis and How Do You Treat It?

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Osteoporosis: It's Not Just a Women's Disease

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Osteoporosis—a disease that affects both men and women—causes your bones to become weak and brittle. Minor twists and movements—even sneezing—can cause a bone to break. The wrist, hip, and spine are the most common places for fractures due to osteoporosis.

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Written by: Isador H. Lieberman, MD, MBA, FRCSC.

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Bone Health Basics. National Osteoporosis Foundation Web site. http://www.nof.org/aboutosteoporosis/bonebasics/whybonehealth. Accessed February 11, 2011.

Osteoporosis. Mayo Clinic Web site. http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/osteoporosis/DS00128. Updated November 20, 2010. Accessed February 11, 2011.

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