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Currently only one anabolic agent, called teriparatide, is available. But because it causes the deposition of new bone, it has the potential to cause uncontrolled bone growth and osteosarcoma tumors; to avoid that, the drug can be given only for short periods of time - about two years. After the drug treatment stops, bone loss resumes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Experimental Drug Helps Treat Osteoporosis | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

...current Gulfstream C-20 costs $6,100 an hour to operate, compared with $2,700 for the more modern Gulfstream C-37. The Air Force VIP fleet is usually reserved for work-related foreign travel, which is a double-edged sword for lawmakers. While some boast they avoid it to save taxpayers money, others argue it is needed to visit foreign leaders and conflict zones to get a firsthand look at the impact of U.S. foreign policy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Congress's Bid for More Plush Planes Hits Turbulence | 8/11/2009 | See Source »

Quickly dubbed “Creeper” by the partying English-speakers, this loathsome creature would sneak up behind random individuals, laughing through a sinister grin. We tried dancing around in circles to avoid him. It was mildly successful...

Author: By D. PATRICK Knoth | Title: Fleeing the Fuzzy Earmuffs | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...sanctions of the sort envisaged by the congressional legislation may have limited impact because they're unlikely to be implemented by neighbors such as Turkey and Iraq. And the use of naval power to enforce a blockade could easily provoke a war that the U.S. military is eager to avoid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sanctions Unlikely to Stop Iran's Nuclear Quest | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

...nine kid foods to avoid...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Exercise Won't Make You Thin | 8/9/2009 | See Source »

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