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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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When Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, he called "zero degrees" the lowest temperature he was able to attain with a mixture of ice and salt. For the upper point of his scale, he used 96°, which he measured as normal human body temperature (we know it to be 98.6° today because of more accurate thermometers).
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By definition, when a medication is administered intravenously, its bioavailability is 100%.
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The familiar sounds of your heart are made by the heart's valves as they open and close.
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Eat fiber! A diet high in fiber can help lower cholesterol levels by as much as 10%.