Does Fosamax (Aldrenoate) Prevent Bone Loss? Two New Studies Say It Does, I Say Beware!http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/fosamax-part-two.aspxThe drug alendronate has been reported to prevent osteoporosis in younger postmenopausal women with nearly the same effectiveness as hormone therapy. The studies were funded by Merck &amp; Co., a Rahway, New Jersey-based pharmaceutical manufacturer. TheenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)re: Does Fosamax (Aldrenoate) Prevent Bone Loss? Two New Studies Say It Does, I Say Beware!http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/01/02/fosamax-part-two.aspx#204666Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:01:16 GMT24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:204666StampGirl<p>References are needed for the following statement: &nbsp;&quot;This is a metabolic poison that actually kills the osteoclasts. These are the cells that remove your bone so your osteoblasts can actually rebuild your bone.&quot;</p> <p>For those of us with the opportunity to challenge a conventional physician - you really should include references for all your articles so that we can provide them with the basis for things. </p> <img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=204666" width="1" height="1">