We subscribe to the HONcode principles of the Health on the Net Foundation . Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment Joint or back pain may be a symptom of osteoporosis, a chronic disease of the bone that currently affects over 26 million men and women in the United States. It is responsible for more than 1.5 million fractures annually in this country. Find out about osteoporosis and how it can be prevented, diagnosed, and treated .
Osteoporosis strikes men too.
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