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Signs of depression include feeling sad most of the time for 2 weeks or longer; loss of interest in things normally enjoyed; lack of energy; sleep and appetite disturbances; weight changes; feelings of hopelessness, helplessness, or worthlessness; an inability to make decisions; and thoughts of death and suicide.
It is difficult to obtain enough calcium without consuming milk or other dairy foods.
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
Intradermal injections are somewhat difficult to correctly administer because the skin layers are so thin that it is easy to accidentally punch through to the deeper subcutaneous layer.
After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.