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New medications can slow and even reverse the disease.
The key to preventing further bone breakdown is finding out you need such meds. Osteoporosis leads to weakened bones and increased susceptibility to fractures of the hip, spine and wrist. In the U.S. today, more than ten million Americans have osteoporosis. Another 18 million are at considerable risk. Each year more than a million fractures are attributed to osteoporosis.