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World Service,02 Jun 2003,22 mins

Healthy Bones - Preventing Osteoporosis

Health Matters

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A report on bones and how to keep them strong and healthy. Healthy bones have strong outer and inner sleeves. In the bone thinning disease bones become weaker and more prone to fractures. The World Health Organisation has proclaimed osteoporosis as a major health problem, with older and thinner people more at risk of the illness. Scanning can help identify likely sufferers.

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