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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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Excessive alcohol use costs the country approximately $235 billion every year.
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Lower drug doses for elderly patients should be used first, with titrations of the dose as tolerated to prevent unwanted drug-related pharmacodynamic effects.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.