Bisphosphonates were first developed in the nineteenth century. They were first investigated for use in disorders of bone metabolism in the 1960s. They are now used clinically for the treatment of osteoporosis, Paget's disease, bone metastasis, multiple myeloma, and other conditions that feature bone fragility.
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In the United States, there is a birth every 8 seconds, according to the U.S. Census Bureau's Population Clock.
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About 600,000 particles of skin are shed every hour by each human. If you live to age 70 years, you have shed 105 pounds of dead skin.
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The first oral chemotherapy drug for colon cancer was approved by FDA in 2001.
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Illicit drug use costs the United States approximately $181 billion every year.
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