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Results 1 - 10 of 11 for Mineral Bone Disorder
  1. Chronic Kidney Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    You have two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. Their main job is to filter your blood. They remove wastes and extra water, which become urine. They ...
  2. Dialysis (National Library of Medicine)  
    When your kidneys are healthy, they clean your blood. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. When your kidneys fail, ...
  3. Kidney Failure (National Library of Medicine)  
    Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and wastes. They also make hormones that keep your bones strong and your blood healthy. ...
  4. Parathyroid Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Most people have four pea-sized glands, called parathyroid glands, on the thyroid gland in the neck. Though their names are similar, the thyroid and parathyroid ...
  5. Rickets (National Library of Medicine)  
    Rickets causes soft, weak bones in children. It usually occurs when they do not get enough vitamin D, which helps growing bones absorb the minerals calcium and ...
  6. Minerals (National Library of Medicine)  
    Minerals are important for your body to stay healthy. Your body uses minerals for many different jobs, including keeping your bones, muscles, heart, and brain working properly. Minerals are also important for making enzymes and hormones. ...
  7. Bone Density (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... bones are important for your health. A bone mineral density (BMD) test is the best way to ...
  8. Osteoporosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... it until you break a bone. A bone mineral density test is the best way to check ...
  9. Eating Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... high levels of sodium, calcium, potassium and other minerals. This can lead to a stroke or heart ... cause health problems such as: Thinning of the bones (osteopenia or ... fatal. Some people with this disorder die of complications from starvation, and others die ...
  10. Crohn's Disease (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... does not get the right amount of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients it needs Inflammation in other areas ...
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