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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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In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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The most destructive flu epidemic of all times in recorded history occurred in 1918, with approximately 20 million deaths worldwide.
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.