Take bisphosphonates, break a leg?

Friday, March 19, 2010 - 20:49 in Health & Medicine

Though two reports contend a connection exists between taking the drugs over a long period of time and getting these fractures, the FDA says so such connection exists. Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs seems to change bones in a way that could lead to unusual leg fractures, according to two reports presented earlier this month at a meeting of orthopedic surgeons. Doctors have...

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