Osteoporosis

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This paper presents an overview of osteoporosis, explaining that it is a disease that affects people on a global basis and is becoming more of a problem as people live longer and the global population grows. The paper also looks at the costs of treating the illness and risk factors associated with the disease.

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"Approximately 8 million people in the United States are affected by osteoporosis (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). Of these, 80% are older women (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). In addition to this problem, another 17 million people in this country have low bone mass, which puts them at an increased risk for developing osteoporosis as they get older (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). Every year, 1.5 million broken bones, 500,000 of them spinal fractures and 300,000 of them broken hips, are caused by the disease (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). It has been predicted that 50% of women and 20% of men who are over the age of 65 will have a fracture or broken bone related to osteoporosis at some time throughout their lives (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). The population of the world is increasing, and the life expectancy for people in many countries is also increasing, which means that osteoporosis and the number of people afflicted with it is going to continue to rise and become even more problematic in the future (Ray, Chan, Thamer, et al, 1997). "

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