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  1. Calcium (National Library of Medicine)  
    You have more calcium in your body than any other mineral. Calcium has many important jobs. The body stores more than 99 percent of its calcium in the bones and teeth to help make ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/calcium.html - Health Topics
  2. Parathyroid Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... helps your body keep the right balance of calcium and phosphorous. If your parathyroid glands make too ... extra PTH, you have hyperparathyroidism, and your blood calcium rises. In many cases, a benign tumor on ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parathyroiddisorders.html - Health Topics
  3. Fluid and Electrolyte Balance (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... blood chemistry, muscle action and other processes. Sodium, calcium, potassium, chlorine, phosphate and magnesium are all electrolytes. ... often occur with levels of sodium, potassium or calcium.
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/fluidandelectrolytebalance.html - Health Topics
  4. Vitamin D (National Library of Medicine)  
    Vitamin D helps your body absorb calcium, which your bones need to grow. A lack of vitamin D can lead to bone diseases such as osteoporosis or rickets. Vitamin ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/vitamind.html - Health Topics
  5. Osteoporosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... keep bones strong, eat a diet rich in calcium and vitamin D, exercise and do not smoke. ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/osteoporosis.html - Health Topics
  6. Bone Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... you are older, you need to get enough calcium, vitamin D and exercise. There are many kinds ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonediseases.html - Health Topics
  7. Kidney Diseases (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your kidneys are two bean-shaped organs, each about the size of your fists. They are located near the middle of your back, just below the rib cage. Inside ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/kidneydiseases.html - Health Topics
  8. Blood Pressure Medicines (National Library of Medicine)  
    High blood pressure, also called hypertension, usually has no symptoms. But it can cause serious problems such as stroke, heart failure, heart attack and ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bloodpressuremedicines.html - Health Topics
  9. Bone Density (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... bone loss. These include eating foods rich in calcium and vitamin D and doing weight-bearing exercise ...
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bonedensity.html - Health Topics
  10. Child Nutrition (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... them, such as the requirements for iron and calcium, change as your child ages.
    www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childnutrition.html - Health Topics
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