Bones are interesting structures. Their hard, supportive nature lends credence to the false belief that they are dry and dead. While an old skeleton outside of a body certainly fits this bill, bones within a body are very much alive. They are also not dry at all, but filled with soft tissue, much of which is blood, which is the most non-hard and non-dry tissue in the body.
In fact, to get a better idea of what bones are like when within a body, imagine branches on a tree. Tree branches and bones share a lot of the same qualities. This is because, while bones are covered with flesh and skin, branches and bones share many of the same functions.
Both bones and branches are alive, but are hard and seemingly lifeless. Both are relatively flexible when young and growing quickly, but mature into a more rigid, fixed shape. In fact, children who break bones often experience what doctors call a €greenstick€ fracture because of its similarities to the incomplete nature of the way a green stick bends and breaks. Bone and branches both contain the life-sustaining fluid that is eventually transported to the rest of the organism. Both bones and branches stay the same shape but become much lighter and dryer when the organism dies. Both bones and branches are extremely strong for their weight.
As bones age, they begin to lose their ability to retain and build calcium. At about age 30, bones have reached their peak density. The key is to build bone strength through diet and exercise before that crucial point. However, this is a goal that is not reached by many people. People who find themselves with porous bones later in life may be unable to maintain density due to the damaging effects of exercise on weak bones.
Fosamax and other medicines are a potential answer to this problem. Ideally, Fosamax will increase the density of bones in someone with an otherwise sufficient level of calcium. It works by inhibiting the mechanisms that break down bone (which happens naturally). However, this inhibition of osteoclasts (the structures that break down bone) is not without drawbacks.
There are several known Fosamax adverse effects. One is that the drug can be hard on the esophagus, so much so that it has been implicated in more than a few cases of cancer. Other side effects include osteonecrosis of the jaw. Osteonecrosis is a condition that involves the death of bone tissue. This could be partially be caused by Fosamax's quality of inhibiting the break-down of bone. This inhibition of a natural cycle could in turn convince the body that that part is not in need of blood, and thus a vicious cycle is started. The bone appears lifeless to the body, which in turn supplies less blood, which in turn actually causes bone death. Because of these problems, a Fosamax lawsuit might be in order, depending on your unique set of circumstances.
In fact, to get a better idea of what bones are like when within a body, imagine branches on a tree. Tree branches and bones share a lot of the same qualities. This is because, while bones are covered with flesh and skin, branches and bones share many of the same functions.
Both bones and branches are alive, but are hard and seemingly lifeless. Both are relatively flexible when young and growing quickly, but mature into a more rigid, fixed shape. In fact, children who break bones often experience what doctors call a €greenstick€ fracture because of its similarities to the incomplete nature of the way a green stick bends and breaks. Bone and branches both contain the life-sustaining fluid that is eventually transported to the rest of the organism. Both bones and branches stay the same shape but become much lighter and dryer when the organism dies. Both bones and branches are extremely strong for their weight.
As bones age, they begin to lose their ability to retain and build calcium. At about age 30, bones have reached their peak density. The key is to build bone strength through diet and exercise before that crucial point. However, this is a goal that is not reached by many people. People who find themselves with porous bones later in life may be unable to maintain density due to the damaging effects of exercise on weak bones.
Fosamax and other medicines are a potential answer to this problem. Ideally, Fosamax will increase the density of bones in someone with an otherwise sufficient level of calcium. It works by inhibiting the mechanisms that break down bone (which happens naturally). However, this inhibition of osteoclasts (the structures that break down bone) is not without drawbacks.
There are several known Fosamax adverse effects. One is that the drug can be hard on the esophagus, so much so that it has been implicated in more than a few cases of cancer. Other side effects include osteonecrosis of the jaw. Osteonecrosis is a condition that involves the death of bone tissue. This could be partially be caused by Fosamax's quality of inhibiting the break-down of bone. This inhibition of a natural cycle could in turn convince the body that that part is not in need of blood, and thus a vicious cycle is started. The bone appears lifeless to the body, which in turn supplies less blood, which in turn actually causes bone death. Because of these problems, a Fosamax lawsuit might be in order, depending on your unique set of circumstances.
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