Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

and about 100 had to be treated to prevent one radiographic fracture. Thus, cost-effectiveness should be factored into guidelines for treating osteopenia.

The word osteopenia really means low bone mass. Well, what does that mean? Back in the early 1990s, the World Health Organization got together for the first time, and said how do we categorize people?

Conclusion: For 55 and 60 year old women with osteopenia, treatment with raloxifene compares favorably to interventions accepted as cost-effective. A recent study concluded that alendronate ...