According to a new study at the University of Hong Kong nitrogen containing bisphosphonates (N-BPs) medications such as alendronate widely used to treat postmenopausal osteoporosis reduce your risk of getting pneumonia and dying from it. Osteoporosis is a medical condition in which the bones become brittle and fragile from loss of tissue typically as a result of hormonal changes or deficiency of calcium or vitamin D. According to researchers the objective of this work was to study the risk of pneumonia and pneumonia mortality among patients receiving N-BPs medications non-N-BP medications and no anti-osteoporosis medications after hip fracture. Results from