Images Dated 6th April 2005

Tri-State Tornado

Minnie (left) and Rose Hawkins sit amongst the wreckage of their home in Murphysboro, Illinois, in the wake of the tri-state tornado, March 1925. The tornado began in Missouri on the 18th March, and tore through Illinois and Indiana, killing 689 people. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

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2005 GP2 Series Launch. Lee McKenzie interviews Bruno Michel, GP2 Series Organiser Paul Ricard, France. 6th April 2005. Photo: GP2 Series Media Service. Ref: Digital Image Only

2005 GP2 Series Launch.
Lee McKenzie interviews Bruno Michel, GP2 Series Organiser
Paul Ricard, France.
6th April 2005.
Photo: GP2 Series Media Service.
Ref: Digital Image Only

F/col X-ray of thoracic spine in osteoporosis

False-colour X-ray of the deformed thoracic spine of a woman suffering from osteoporosis. Osteoporosis describes a reduction in bone density, resulting in an increase in brittleness and a greater risk of fractures, particularly of the vertebrae, hip or arm. The condition arises through an imbalance between formation & resorption of bone, most commonly occurring with increasing age. The incidence is greater in women than in men and is attributed to a decline in hormone production following the menopause. Osteoporosis may be prevented and treated by hormone replacement therapy (HRT) using various preparations of female sex hormones

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