In Wrist: Once a Year Drug Treatment for Osteoporosis Shows Promise

Osteoporosis in older men and women is a public health problem around the world, especially as people in many countries live longer. As bones become more fragile with age, they are more likely to break or fracture. In some countries, the lifetime risk of an older woman having either a hip, wrist or vertebral fracture is between 40 and 50 percent. "Hip fractures are the most devastating consequence ...Wrist