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The great osteoporosis scam - podcast

Audio version of this week’s Empowered! post, "The great osteoporosis scam"

Robyn Chuter

Oct 01, 2022

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The great osteoporosis scam

Bone mineral density (BMD) scanning using dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA, commonly referred to as DEXA) scanning is big business. Around the world, hundreds of millions of older women (and many men too), on the basis of their scan results, are prescribed potent drugs including bisphosphonates (Fosamax, Actonel, Reclast) and monoclonal antibodies …

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