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Osteoporosis is a disease that, over time, weakens the bones, making them more likely to break. Actress Blythe Danner — Gwyneth Paltrow’s mother — was recently diagnosed with postmenopausal osteoporosis. CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton sat down with the Hollywood veteran to talk about the diagnosis and how it has changed her life. For the actress, activist, mother, and grandmother, slowing down is not an option. A bone fracture can be a life changing event, as Danner learned. More on Blythe’s osteoporosis awareness campaign “When I heard the statistics that one-in-two women over the age of 50 will have a fracture related to osteoporosis, I really sat up and said, ‘This is horrific. This is more than nine million women,”‘ Danner said. Ashton said, “OK, so go back to 2009 when you broke your foot. When someone is as active and busy as you are, working woman, grandmother, and all of a sudden, you have an injury. What was that like for you?” “Terrifying,” Danner said. “I’ve been really proud of my independence.” Nearly 10 years ago, Danner’s husband of 33 years, director Bruce Paltrow lost his battle with oral cancer. Danner said, “My husband was really the heart and strength of my family, he was extraordinary,and I really had to learn how to do it all on my own. But I thought, ‘How am I going...

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(CBS/AP) KABUL, Afghanistan The Taliban claimed responsibility on Saturday for an attack against a sprawling British base in southern Afghanistan that killed two U.S. Marines and wounded several other troops, saying it was to avenge an anti-Islamic film that insulted the Prophet Muhammad, and 온라인카지노 because Britain’s Prince Harry is serving there. Taliban spokesman Kari Yousef Ahmed told CBS News the primary motive for the attack was the film, but the base was picked as the place to attack because of Prince Harry’s presence there. The U.S.-led NATO coalition said in a statement that the overnight attack focused on Camp Bastion, a huge British base adjacent to Camp Leatherneck, which houses U.S. Marine operations in southern Helmand province. “We attacked that base because Prince Harry was also on it and so they can know our anger,” Taliban spokesman Qari Youssef Ahmadi told The Associated Press by telephone. He added, “Thousands more suicide attackers are ready to give up their lives for the sake of the Prophet.” Prince Harry, third in line to the British throne, is based at Camp Bastion. A spokesperson for Britain’s Ministry of Defense told the AP he was unharmed in the attack which, according to Britain’s Press Association, took place a mile from the section of the complex where the prince was located. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with government policy....