Bone fractures

Bone fractures

• FDA panel sees risk in long-used osteoporosis drug

  A panel of federal health experts says a long-established bone strengthening drug should no longer be used by women because there is little evidence ... 

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  Panel questions value of calcium, vitamin D pills

  Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women shouldn't bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say ... 

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  Column: How to stitch your tongue at sea

  One sailor used sandpaper to gingerly file down his broken molar before capping the aching stump with epoxy resin. But no one — at least not yet — has ... 

• Roger Ebert hospitalized with fractured hip

  Famed Chicago movie critic Roger Ebert has been hospitalized with a hip fracture. His wife, Chaz Ebert, told The Associated Press on Thursday that her ...