Bone health among positive side effects of beta blockers and thiazide diuretics
Thinning bones are responsible for 1.5 million fractures each year among older Americans. The fractures can be disabling and deadly. Almost a quarter of people who break a hip can no longer live independently and end up in nursing homes; another quarter die within a year.
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