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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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Most childhood vaccines are 90–99% effective in preventing disease. Side effects are rarely serious.
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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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Medication errors are more common among seriously ill patients than with those with minor conditions.
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Approximately 25% of all reported medication errors result from some kind of name confusion.