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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.
Drying your hands with a paper towel will reduce the bacterial count on your hands by 45–60%.
Blastomycosis is often misdiagnosed, resulting in tragic outcomes. It is caused by a fungus living in moist soil, in wooded areas of the United States and Canada. If inhaled, the fungus can cause mild breathing problems that may worsen and cause serious illness and even death.
In 1864, the first barbiturate (barbituric acid) was synthesized.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.