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Left untreated, osteoporosis can lead to brittle, weak bones that can break easily. What is your risk for developing osteoporosis? How can you prevent it? If you have it, what treatments will help? There is hope, and discussing your options here is the first step.

Your Community Leader: cl-nottoo (what's a CL?)

H1N1 Vaccine Mismanaged?
DoctorThe government promised about 40 million doses of swine flu vaccine would be available by now, but the actual number of shots is much lower. Has the White House mismanaged the vaccine distribution? Dr. Nancy Snyderman talks to infectious diseases expert Michael Osterholm.
 
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Our Bones
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Member Icon *attention cl-nottoo* cmamyd 3 new  Oct-12 
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No Bones About It
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Member Icon Super Healthy or Super Trendy? cl-nottoo 1 new  Oct-15 
Member Icon Give the gift of Swine Flu cmamyd 1  Sep-3 
Member Icon Don't Let Them Drown! -- Summer Safety cl-nottoo 4  Aug-11 
Member Icon Broken hip = higher risk for dying cmamyd 2  Aug-6 
Member Icon Help your posture and decrease pain posturelady 1  Jul-21 
Member Icon Post-A-Thoners... Please post here! cmamyd 17  Jul-15 
Member Icon Here for the post-a-thon cl-melissacat66 1  Jul-14 
Member Icon a Post-a-thon hi! campmum_of3 1  Jul-14 
Member Icon Running to improve Osteoporosis? cmamyd 1  Jun-30 
Member Icon Too Tired to Drive? Have you ever dri... this is a poll cl-nottoo 5  Jun-29 
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