Re: promising drug for bone loss

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Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...> quoted:

> " There are a lot of exciting things happening with

> osteoporosis, " said Silverman.

>

> " It's not a disorder of aging. It's treatable. "

Look at the subtext here: disorders of aging are not treatable.

Of course osteoporosis is a disorder of aging - it's just not

such an inevitable one these days.

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--- Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...> wrote:

> Tim wrote:

> > Francesca Skelton <fskelton@e...> quoted:

> >> " There are a lot of exciting things happening with

> >> osteoporosis, " said Silverman.

> >>

> >> " It's not a disorder of aging. It's treatable. "

> >

> > Look at the subtext here: disorders of aging are not treatable.

> >

> > Of course osteoporosis is a disorder of aging - it's just not

> > such an inevitable one these days.

> Tim: not necessarily a disorder of aging. Losing weight

> and anorexia can bring on osteo in young people.

I would say that a " disorder of aging " is a pathology for which age

is a risk factor.

If you define " disorder of aging " as referring to syndromes that no

young people are afflicted with, it seems that the term loses

utility.