Boning Up on Osteoporosis(Health/Musculoskeletal_Disorders) fda.gov Description: Article by Carolyn J. Strange examining some things will help to lessen the effects... of osteoporosis, and reduce its severity.Boning Up on Osteoporosis: Osteoporosis, a condition of excessive skeletal fragility resulting in bones that break easily, leads to 1.5 million fractures per year, mostly in the hip, spine, and wrist. There is no cure for osteoporosis, but the onset can be delayed and the severity diminished Specializes in: osteoporosisdowagers humpbroken bonesbone fractureestrogen replacement therapybone mass...