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?9919 A NEW WAY TO TREAT BROKEN BONES THAT WON'T HEAL, AND

STRENGTHEN BONES OF WOMEN WITH SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS.

A study in Tomorrow's NEJM shows that a single high-dose intravenous

infusion

of a special drug called zoledronic acid strengthens bones

significantly ///

as much as

taking Fosamax for an entire year// and as much as taking a lower

does of

the same

drug intravenously four times a year. Zoledronic acid belongs to a

class of

drugs called

bisphosphonates,/// that help strengthen bones. Your bones change

all the

time. Every

day, certain bone cells, called osteoblasts, bring calcium into bones

to

make them

stronger. Other cells called osteoclasts carry calcium out of bone

to make

them

weaker. Your bones are sotrngest when you are 20 years old. If you

lift

heavy

weights, your bones can retain their strength as you age, but as you

age,

the osteoclasts

do more work than the osteoblasts, so most people spend their entire

lifetimes losing

calcium from bones/// until some people get so osteoporotic that they

beeak

their

bones with slight trauma and die. If you are obese, you probably

have

strong bones,

but you are at increased risk for osteoporosis if you are thin, have

blond

hair or blue

eyes, drink more than two drinks a day, smoke, do not exercise, eat

huge

amounts of

meat or are a woman who goes into menopause before age 52. You can

prevent

or

treat osteoporosis, by increasing the effect of osteoblasts

strengthening

bones// by

lifting heavy weights. Bisphosphonates block osteoclasts from taking

calcium out of

bones, while they leave osteoblasts alone// to continue taking

calcium into

bones.

Fosamax is taken by millions of Americans each week to treat

osteoporosis.

However a

very large percentage of people get horrible stomach burning and

belching

from this

drug. Many others cannot take bisphosphonates pills because they are

so

poorly

absorbed that they cannot take any other drug or food within a

couple of

hours of

taking Fosamax. This major breakthrough shows that a single

intravenous

infusion of

zoledronic acid can strengthen bones and give as much protection from

osteoporosis

//as taking Fosamax for an entire year. The problem is that some

people

will die from

zoledronic acid. The infusion will cost more than a thousand dollars.

After some

people pay that much, they will not have enough money to buy food and

they

will

starve to death. If you suffer from osteoporosis, you can take

Fosamax,

Actonel, or

Didronel. If these pills upset your stomach or you are in hurry to

strengthen your

bones, a single intravenous infusion of zoledronic acid will

strengthen your

bones as

much as taking pills for a whole year.