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Patients who cannot swallow may receive nutrition via a parenteral route—usually, a catheter is inserted through the chest into a large vein going into the heart.
Thyroid conditions may make getting pregnant impossible.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
More than 2,500 barbiturates have been synthesized. At the height of their popularity, about 50 were marketed for human use.
An identified risk factor for osteoporosis is the intake of excessive amounts of vitamin A. Dietary intake of approximately double the recommended daily amount of vitamin A, by women, has been shown to reduce bone mineral density and increase the chances for hip fractures compared with women who consumed the recommended daily amount (or less) of vitamin A.