If you’re tired and think you’re going through menopause, you could have a serious parathyroid issue. If you know your cholesterol numbers and your blood pressure levels, that’s good. But if you don’t ...

The synthesis of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and parathyroid hormone–related peptide (PTHrP) is shown on the left, and their target sites of action are shown on the right. Both act by means of the same ...

The mighty little parathyroid glands have nothing to do with the thyroid gland except to live on the gland. Each of the four parathyroid glands, one on each of the ...

In 17 patients followed for an average of 18 months after renal homotransplantation, mean phosphate clearance was 18 ml per minute, tubular reabsorption of phosphate 60 per cent, and creatinine ...

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Parathyroidectomy was associated with lower risk for diabetes than nonsurgical management among patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.

Background: A 30-year-old woman with suspected multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN1) was referred to our center in 2001 with primary hyperparathyroidism caused by a multiglandular parathyroid ...

LONDON, United Kingdom — For kidney transplant recipients with hypercalcemia related to hyperparathyroidism, parathyroidectomy is superior to cinacalcet (Sensipar, Amgen), a comparative study ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: After dealing with hyperparathyroidism for over a decade, I became an administrator of a support group for the disease. Many of our members have difficulties getting a diagnosis and a ...