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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In the United States, an estimated 50 million unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed for viral respiratory infections.
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Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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Multiple sclerosis is a condition wherein the body's nervous system is weakened by an autoimmune reaction that attacks the myelin sheaths of neurons.
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There are over 65,000 known species of protozoa. About 10,000 species are parasitic.
Meningocele. (a) A meningocele is a herniation of the meninges, usually associated with the spinal c
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Types of kidney stones found in an adult.
The cell wall of a Gram-positive bacterium, S. aureus
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Genes of the Antennapedia complex and the adult structures they specify