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Hip fractures are the most serious consequences of osteoporosis. The incidence of hip fractures increases with each decade among patients in their 60s to patients in their 90s for both women and men of all populations. Men and women older than 80 years of age show the highest incidence of hip fractures.
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GI conditions that will keep you out of the U.S. armed services include ulcers, varices, fistulas, esophagitis, gastritis, congenital abnormalities, inflammatory bowel disease, enteritis, colitis, proctitis, duodenal diverticula, malabsorption syndromes, hepatitis, cirrhosis, cysts, abscesses, pancreatitis, polyps, certain hemorrhoids, splenomegaly, hernias, recent abdominal surgery, GI bypass or stomach stapling, and artificial GI openings.
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Historic treatments for rheumatoid arthritis have included gold salts, acupuncture, a diet consisting of apples or rhubarb, nutmeg, nettles, bee venom, bracelets made of copper, prayer, rest, tooth extractions, fasting, honey, vitamins, insulin, snow collected on Christmas, magnets, and electric convulsion therapy.
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The first oncogene was discovered in 1970 and was termed SRC (pronounced "SARK").
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On average, someone in the United States has a stroke about every 40 seconds. This is about 795,000 people per year.
Animals and plants of the intertidal zone adhering to their rocky surface.
The salt marsh at La Perouse Bay, east of Churchill, Manitoba.
Relations of Skull to Surface features
Surface Maps
Place the infant faceup on a soft surface, such as a towel, and remove his or her clothing. With one ...
Airflow Associated with Surface Cyclones and Anticyclones