The average adult has about 21 square feet of skin.
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All patients with hyperparathyroidism will develop osteoporosis. The parathyroid glands maintain blood calcium within the normal range. All patients with this disease will continue to lose calcium from their bones every day, and there is no way to prevent the development of osteoporosis as a result.
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As the western states of America were settled, pioneers often had to drink rancid water from ponds and other sources. This often resulted in chronic diarrhea, causing many cases of dehydration and death that could have been avoided if clean water had been available.
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Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Range of Motion of the Temporomandibular Joint, Pushing Out the Lower Jaw
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Goiter is an enlarged thyroid gland caused by an iodine deficiency
