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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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Calcitonin is a naturally occurring hormone. In women who are at least 5 years beyond menopause, it slows bone loss and increases spinal bone density.
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The longest a person has survived after a heart transplant is 24 years.
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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
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The calories found in one piece of cherry cheesecake could light a 60-watt light bulb for 1.5 hours.