As we take advantage of sharpening our knowledge of osteoporosis throughout the month of publicity surrounding National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month, some may not realize the close connection between bladder control problems and falls.
Recently, NAFC featured as part of our six-month series of webinars (visual seminars broadcast over a web site) Harvard-educated and now UCSF-based geriatrician Carolyn Welty, MD, in a highly informative presentation on risk factors for falls...
Adolescence and young adulthood is fraught with many obstacles and barriers to the smooth passage towards maturity and entrance into the... Read more »
At Children's National Medical Center, we have an approximate total of 1,650 patients from our region. Eighty-nine percent of our patients... Read more »
Most likely your doctor has advised you to take 1,200 milligrams of calcium a day - if you're over 50 - plus vitamin D to protect your... Read more »
During winter months when the skies are gray and the ground is wet, our bodies do not have as much opportunity to transform sunlight into... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Excessive volume of urination means that you release abnormally large amountsof urine each day. The medical term for this condition... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Hypomagnesemia means low levels of magnesium in the blood.Alternative NamesLow blood magnesium; Magnesium - lowCauses, incidence, and risk... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Vitamin D toxicity Symptoms Constipation Decreased appetite (anorexia) Dehydration ... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Familial juvenile nephrophthisis; Senior-Loken syndrome Symptoms Early in the disease, symptoms may include: Excessive urination... Read more »
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Insulin is a naturally occurring hormone secreted by the beta cells of the islands of Langerhans in the pancreas, in response to increased levels of... Read more »
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