Alert over Facebook conspiracy theorists scaring women into quitting lifesaving osteoporosis drugs - as experts warn patients are risking death if they stop taking treatment

Scaremongering posts falsely claim the drugs, known as bisphosphonates, are equivalent to 'rust remover'. Others say the tablets actually worsen the disease.

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