Give Vitamin D for Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is Heart Day.  But did you know that Vitamin D is good for your heart?  I didn’t until my cardiologist gave me a “state of the art” paper from...

HyperParaThyroidism Part 3

Secondary Hyperparathyroidism is quite common.  I see a new case nearly every week.  Secondary Hyperparathyroidism happens when the parathyroid glands are doing their job. If you do not have enough...

HyperParaThyroidism Part 2

Primary Hyperparathyroidism is much less common but much easier to explain.  We will deal with that first. Primary Hyperparathyroidism is usually due to an enlargement of one of the 4...

HyperParaThyroidism Part 1

Hyperparathyroidism is found in a surprising number of patients by testing for PTH level.  Primary Hyperparathyroidism remains rare.  We have found 3 cases in 4 years.  However, we are finding...