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Turner syndrome
Growth hormone may help a child with Turner syndrome grow taller. Estrogen replacement therapy is often started when the girl is 12 or 13 years old.
Source:ADAM
Date:September 26, 2007
Turner Syndrome
Because it is so dangerous, experts suggest screening for aortic dissection, although the specific timing for this screening is controversial. Plastic surgery to correct webbing of the neck should be considered at an early age(before entering scho...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Treatments Articles

Hormone Replacement Therapy
Detailed information on hormone replacement therapy, including the controversy over its use
Source:StayWell
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Hormone replacement therapy(HRT) is the use of synthetic or natural female hormones to make up for the decline or lack of natural hormones produced in a woman''s body. HRT is sometimes referred to as estrogen replacement therapy(ERT), because the f...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Hormone therapy
Hormone therapy(HT) is a medical treatment with a medication containing one or more female hormones, commonly estrogen plus progestin(synthetic progesterone), and sometimes testosterone. Some women, usually those who have had their uterus removed,...
Source:ADAM
Date:January 23, 2009
Among the Missing: Vitamin D
Vitamin D is essential to help your body absorb and use calcium to help build strong bones and teeth.
Source:StayWell
Vitamin D
Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that helps the body absorb calcium. Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body''s fatty tissue.In addition to helping the body absorb calcium, vitamin D also helps the body keep the right amount of calcium and ph...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 7, 2009
By the way, doctor: Am I taking too much vitamin ...
I take Fosamax with vitamin D and a multivitamin that contains vitamin D. Now I see my calcium tablets also have vitamin D in them. Am I in danger of getting too much of this vitamin?
Source:StayWell
Higher vitamin D may help prevent breast cancer
Increased intake of vitamin D has been shown to help reduce the risk of breast cancer, meaning that the recommended daily amount will likely need to be revised upward.
Source:StayWell
Vitamin D
calciferol (vitamin D-3), cholecalciferol, dihydrotachysterol (a synthetic vitamin D), ergocalciferol (vitamin D-2), ergosterol (provitamin D-2), 7-dehydrocholesterol (provitamin D-3), 22-dihydroergosterol (vitamin D-4 or provitamin D-4)
Source:StayWell
Your Child and Vitamin D
Shunning milk and the sun is more and more common for children, and the result is a lack of vitamin D.
Source:StayWell
Vitamin D and your health: Breaking old rules, ra...
Vitamin D's primary function is to help the body absorb calcium, though it may also protect against prostate cancer and other diseases. Many people do not get enough from sunlight, its natural source, and should get the needed amount via a supplement.
Source:StayWell
Vitamin D: Enjoying its day in the sun
This article discusses the potential health benefits of taking vitamin D regularly, which are greater than previously believed.
Source:StayWell
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