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One in
every two women over age fifty and one in very eight men over age
fifty will have an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetimes, often
resulting in chronic pain, disability, or even death. |
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Complications from osteoporotic fractures are responsible for 65,000
deaths each year. |
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More
women die yearly from an osteoporotic hip fracture than from
breast and uterine cancer combined, and most of these deaths could
have been prevented. |
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Two
million American men now have osteoporosis, and more than 3
million men are at risk. |
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Osteoporosis threatens 44 million Americans. |
Why should osteoporosis be important to you?
You or someone
you love is at risk!
Osteoporosis is so serious a health condition that there
are now over 1.5 million osteoporotic related fractures per
year.
The good news is that osteoporosis is now preventable and
treatable,
and you can learn how to protect yourself and beat this devastating
illness.
ARE YOU AT RISK?
Click here to take a personal "At Risk Questionnaire".
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