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Cytomegalovirus affects nearly the same amount of newborns every year as Down syndrome.
Alzheimer's disease affects only about 10% of people older than 65 years of age. Most forms of decreased mental function and dementia are caused by disuse (letting the mind get lazy).
In most cases, kidneys can recover from almost complete loss of function, such as in acute kidney (renal) failure.
For pediatric patients, intravenous fluids are the most commonly cited products involved in medication errors that are reported to the USP.
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.