Aside from advancing age, menopause, and race, the other risk factors for osteoporosis are a family history of osteoporosis, thin build, sedentary lifestyle, diet that is poor in calcium or vitamin D, excessive alcohol consumption, smoking, prolonged intake of corticosteroids, and some diseases, especially of the kidneys and
endocrine glands.
Indrani Jana from Apollo Hospital, Kolkata says, 'Coriander seeds contain natural stimulants that stimulate your
endocrine glands to secrete and maintain proper hormonal balance, which ensures that the associated pain with the cycle is reduced, and excess flow is alleviated.' They also help prevent menstrual irregularities.
Thyroid cancer is associated with genetic syndromes such as multiple endocrine neoplasia (MEN'S), conditions that cause excess activity and enlargement in certain
endocrine glands.
He pointed out that the center encompasses a number of clinics specialized in diabetes such as the clinics of
Endocrine glands, internal medicine, neurology, kidneys, eyes, and health awareness, in addition to a separate section to treat diabetic feet.
Randi Hutter Epstein, author of Aroused: The History Of Hormones And How They Control Just About Everything (PS19.99, Norton), explains that hormones are "loopy chains of amino acids" produced in the nine key
endocrine glands.
A cat that suffers from Cushing's disease has a problem with one of two
endocrine glands, either the pituitary gland or the adrenal glands.
Thyroid gland is unique among the
endocrine glands in having a wide-spectrum of diseases ranging from functional, immunologically-mediated diseases to neoplastic lesions.
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) in humans is a genetically determined syndrome characterized by the appearance of benign or malignant proliferations within two or more
endocrine glands [8].
The term 'hormones' was first coined by Starling and refers to chemical signals, secreted by the
endocrine glands, that act on distant tissues to regulate their function.
The
endocrine glands, also called 'ductless' glands, secrete their substance directly into the blood rather than through a duct.