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To maintain good kidney function, you should drink at least 3 quarts of water daily. Water dilutes urine and helps prevent concentrations of salts and minerals that can lead to kidney stone formation. Chronic dehydration is a major contributor to the development of kidney stones.
Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.
By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.