New Osteoporosis Drugs in the Works

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Two experimental osteoporosis drugs are getting attention from bone experts -- and may become the first biologic drugs to treat osteoporosis. Both these drugs work by targeting osteoclasts--the cells that break down bone--giving their bone-building counterparts, called osteoblasts, time to catch up.

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