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Strontium: Northern Europe
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Strontium has been in the news as a natural Osteopenia and Osteoporosis treatment. Perhaps the approval of the drug, Protelos (strontium ranelate) in the European Union has something to do with this increased interest.
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Strontium ranelate is registered as a prescription drug in Europe and many countries worldwide. It needs to be prescribed by a doctor, delivered by a pharmacist, and requires strict medical supervision. Currently, (early 2007) it is not available in Canada or the United States.
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Strontium-90 is ... found in waste from nuclear reactors. It is considered one of the more hazardous constituents of nuclear wastes. The accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant also introduced a large amount of Sr-90 into the environment. A large part of the Sr-90 was deposited in the Soviet Republics. The rest was dispersed as fallout over Northern Europe and worldwide. No significant amount of stronium-90 reached the U.S.
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