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Treatment of Osteoporosis (cont.)

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osteopenia, weak bones, porous bones, bone loss, bone density loss, bone mineral density loss, BMD, bone mineral density test, dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, DXA, DEXA, calcium and osteoporosis, vitamin D, menopause, hunchback, hump back, dowager’s hump, broken hip, Fosamax, Actonel, hormone replacement therapy, estrogen therapy, weight-bearing exercise, osteoporosis, treatment of osteoporosis

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