Part 2 comprehensively reviews the most current data on the ability of a family of potent osteoblast-stimulating bone-builders, the native 84-amino-acid parathyroid hormone (PTH), and certain of ...

Can consuming too much calcium cause hypercalcemia? To find out, we took a look at the latest science and spoke with experts ...

Whitfield JF, Morley P, Willick GE. The Parathyroid Hormones: Bone-Forming Agents for Treatment of Osteoporosis. MedGenMed 2(4), 2000. [formerly published in Medscape Women's Health eJournal 5(5 ...

Scarless transoral thyroidectomy or transoral vestibular approach (TOVA) allows for the safe and total removal of the thyroid or parathyroid glands with absolutely no external scarring to the neck. Of ...

The body normally has four parathyroid glands, which are located close to the thyroid gland in the front of the neck. The parathyroids release into the bloodstream a chemical called parathyroid ...

Multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN) describes a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the body's hormone-producing glands. MEN type 1 usually affects the parathyroid gland(s), the pituitary gland ...