The real culprit? Perhaps it is the Fosamax?
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...0/ai_n15890705
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Fosamax is frequently prescribed to people whose bone loss was caused by long-term use of prescribed steroids, such as prednisone. This is a major concern to people with auto-immune diseases, such as asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, and lupus, who are frequently treated with steroids. In their best-selling book, Worse Pills, Best Pills, the authors from Public Citizen's Health Research Group warn against the use of bisphosphonates for people with steroid-induced osteoporosis. Fosamax increases bone mineral density, they wrote, but it also increases fractures of the foot, pelvis, ankle, and hip.
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Pretty depressing, IMO.
This is pretty awful too:
http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com...s_growing.html
Jawbone death, I think is a marker for what is happening in other bones.
The jawbone is very thin and fragile. Because of its connection to the teeth, and the need for rapid healing...it is showing up first as a significant issue.
The issues of microcracks...are still being investigated. I found some papers saying they don't occur with bisphosphonates, and others that say they do.
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