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No Osteoporosis Evaluation for 80% of Fracture Patients

http://www.fosamaxclassactionlawsuit.com About 80 percent of the patients in clinics and hospitals treated for fractures are not evaluated for osteoporosis or further injury that might result future fractures, orthopedic experts say, citing a new report by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF). Osteoporosis is a global epidemic against which drug manufacturers like Merck are competing fiercely to produce a viably profitable treatment, especially alternatives that will be the new Fosamax. Read more here: http://www.fosamaxclassactionlawsuit.com/updates/merck-investors-anxious-for-approval-of-safer-fosamax-alternative/

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