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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.
Human kidneys will clean about 1 million gallons of blood in an average lifetime.
More than 30% of American adults, and about 12% of children utilize health care approaches that were developed outside of conventional medicine.
Green tea is able to stop the scent of garlic or onion from causing bad breath.
Asthma occurs in one in 11 children and in one in 12 adults. African Americans and Latinos have a higher risk for developing asthma than other groups.