Bisphosphonates Extend Life?

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" BONE-STRENGTHENING drugs taken to lessen the risk of fractures

caused by osteoporosis could bring an unexpected benefit: an extra

five years of life.

" Sydney experts who set out to compare the benefits from different

treatments for the bone-thinning condition say they were astonished

to see the death rates among those taking bisphosphonate drugs were

cut by two-thirds, compared with patients taking vitamin D

supplements or hormone treatment.

" The authors of the research -- published today in the Journal of

Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism -- suggest the drugs could

extend life by ensuring that toxic metals remain locked up in the

patients' bones, instead of allowing them to be released into the

bloodstream.... "

Full article here:

http://tinyurl.com/5t4ueac

Study abstract here:

http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/jc.2010-2730v1

Bruce