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Osteoporosis is a disease that can be crippling, leaving bones brittle, weak and easily broken. There are already some 8 million women in the U.S. who suffer from osteoporosis* and experts say that number could soon skyrocket.

She may not quite understand the language yet, or the technology behind the test, but Sandra Ramos knows the importance of a simple heel scan.

"I'm told with time, my bones can get weaker," says Ramos.

If they are, a quick 5 minute heel scan can tell her. In many ways, Sandra is lucky. She never heard much about osteoporosis in her native Mexico, and experts fear millions more Hispanic women will not hear enough about it after settling in this country - leading to a serious health issue in the near future.

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