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Blood in the urine can be a sign of a kidney stone, glomerulonephritis, or other kidney problems.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends that all women age 65 years of age or older should be screened with bone densitometry.
There are major differences in the metabolism of morphine and the illegal drug heroin. Morphine mostly produces its CNS effects through m-receptors, and at k- and d-receptors. Heroin has a slight affinity for opiate receptors. Most of its actions are due to metabolism to active metabolites (6-acetylmorphine, morphine, and morphine-6-glucuronide).
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
There are approximately 3 million unintended pregnancies in the United States each year.