Parathyroid hormone (PTH), also called parathormone or parathyrin, is a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands that is important in bone remodeling, which is an ongoing process in which bone tissue is alternately resorbed and rebuilt over time. PTH is secreted in response to low blood serum calcium (Ca 2+) levels.
See also: Legionnaires' disease. On July 21, 1976, the American Legion opened its annual three-day convention at the Bellevue-Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 Legionaires, mostly men, attended the convention.
ORGANIZED A POST. Gerald G. Griffin Post 519 American Legion is Formally Organized. At a meeting of former service men in the G.A.R. rooms in Westfield, on April 15, a post of the American Legion, to be known as the Gerald G. Griffin Post No. 519, Westfield, Pa., was organized.