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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The first documented use of surgical anesthesia in the United States was in Connecticut in 1844.
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This year, an estimated 1.4 million Americans will have a new or recurrent heart attack.
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Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to reduce fractures up to 25% in older people.
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Hyperthyroidism leads to an increased rate of metabolism and affects about 1% of women but only 0.1% of men. For most people, this increased metabolic rate causes the thyroid gland to become enlarged (known as a goiter).
