Bone loss
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osteoporosis, pathologic bone resorption
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- RU:Science and Culture:More in detail Alcohol affects bone loss 19:46 2005-12-26 Bone loss is an often-overlooked consequence of heavy drinking, but recent research has illuminated how alcohol takes a toll on the bones.
- Review INNSBRUCK, Austria, July 21-Bone loss is common both before and after surgery in patients who are s for liver transplantation, but it may be prevented with use of the oral bisphosphonate Fosamax (alendronate).
- Bone is so closely tied with weight that bone loss is inevitable with even the most slow and careful dieting.
- Number of years since menopause: spontaneous bone loss is dependent but response to hormone replacement therapy is independent.
- The distribution of bone loss is classified as either localized or generalized, depending on the number of areas affected.
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