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74Denosumab, A New Osteoporosis Mitigation Drug
Denosumab is a monoclonal antibody that prevents the formation of a protien called RANKL in osteoclasts. Osteoclasts are the cells that the body manufactures to break down bone for eventual replacement. Think...
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80Coke is for rust removal and Water is for drinking
I will definitely be having Water! Egads! What have I put INTO myself!? I got these interesting factoids yesterday in an email from a friend of mine who works in the medical field.
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87Vitamin D and Sunshine - Health Benefits of the Sun
Not long ago, we worried about too much sun. Now, after years cossetted away like those blind mice in caves, we hear that maybe we (as usual) overdid the sun avoidance. The New England Journal of Medicine...
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70Osteoporosis Symptoms and Treatment
A multistorey building is held up by the steel girders inside it. The human body is held erect by bones. If the steel in a skyscraper rusts and weakens, the building will collapse. Bones do not rust, but...
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62Reverse The Signs of Aging With Human Growth Hormone HGH
Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency (AGHD) is a specific clinical syndrome with numerous physiological consequences. As levels drop off, aging takes place at a more rapid pace and once the hormone levels start to decrease, your body starts to change.
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83Vitamin D Deficiency Diseases
Ingesting vitamins is extremely important to keep our bodies healthy, they are essential to life (hence the name that comes from “vital” and “amins”). A deficiency of vitamin D will produce a series...
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77Side Effects Associated with Too Much Protein
How much protein is too much protein? The average American consumes about 100 grams of protein per day which is two to three times more than the body needs. The majority of these individuals have been raised...
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73Osteoporosis, Women and Exercise
0steoporosis, the "fragile bone disease," is characterized by a loss of bone mass caused by a deficiency in minerals such as calcium, magnesium and other vitamins. Unchecked, osteoporosis can lead to loss...
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67Hidden illness leads to body aches and pains
If you are like many people, you may have visited your physician with general complaints like "I just feel old", "I hurt all over", or "I'm tired and weak". If you are older, you may hear the answer from your...
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75Health Care and Smoking
I know. You have already heard all the good reasons for not smoking. I thought I had, too. My mother died of lung cancer due to smoking. I used to smoke and after my mother died, it took me 6 years before I...
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