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Bone Fracture Risk: 50:50 >50

By Hot Flash

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal discusses the issue of Osteoporosis and the risks associated with the drugs prescribed to treat it.  Of the 80 Million women in the US suffer from Osteoporosis with another 30 odd million at risk due to low bone density. It's estimated that one half of women over age 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related... »

Got Calcium?

By Hot Flash

Dr. Gerald F. Joseph, Jr,  president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, writes in the People's Weekly World that the average American does not get an adequate daily intake of Calcium.  He recommends that "premenopausal women, or menopausal women who take estrogen, need 1,000 milligrams of calcium per day. Post-menopausal women who do not take estrogen should get 1,500... »

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