Know Your Bones: How to Spot Osteoporosis Symptoms

By Sari Harrar
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the November 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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A bone scan reveals only part of your osteoporosis risk. Now, new online tools let you fill in the rest of the picture.

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