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After 5 years of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, one every three patients will no longer be able to work.
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.
The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.
The National Institutes of Health have supported research into acupuncture. This has shown that acupuncture significantly reduced pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee, when used as a complement to conventional therapies.
People with high total cholesterol have about two times the risk for heart disease as people with ideal levels.