Calcium levels in the bloodstream are regulated by PTH, vitamin D, and calcitonin. Hypercalcemia can vary in severity and in chronicity. The main cause of hypercalcemia is hyperparathyroidism. Malignancies may be associated with hypercalcemia, and the presence of hypercalcemia usually heralds a worse prognosis. The signs and symptoms of hypercalcemia can be remembered by the phrase moans, stones, groans, and bones..
144; 3 Binn. 228, n.; 1 Yeates, 261. PROTEST, legislation. A declaration made by one or more members of a legislative body that they do not agree with some act or resolution of the body; it is usual to add the reasons which the protestants have for such a dissent. PROTEST, contracts.
Legislative referenda may appear on the ballot in all 50 states. The popular referendum is a device which allows voters to approve or repeal an act of the Legislature. If the Legislature passes a law that voters do not approve of, they may gather signatures to demand a popular vote on the law.