Women's Health
Men: Pay attention to osteoporosis
Osteoporosis has long been thought of as a woman's disease. But older men should pay attention to the bone-thinning condition, too. An estimated two million American men have osteoporosis and another 12 million more may be at risk, according to the National Osteoporosis Foundation. Once osteoporosis develops, men have the same increased risk for fractures as do women.
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