Heart Attacks Become More Common But Less Often Fatal In Women Nov 10, 2009
17, 2008) New research suggests that calcium supplements may increase the risk of heart attack in healthy postmenopausal women. Calcium supplementation is commonly prescribed to postmenopausal women to. (Science Daily)
Winter Weight-Loss Secrets Oct 26, 2009
According to a study that appeared in the April 2004 issue of Obesity Research anddone by the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, obese adults who ate a high dairy diet lost significantly more weight and fat than those who ate a low-dairy diet containing the same number of calories and that calcium supplements alone will not work. Try fat-free hot chocolate using fat-free milk, cocoa powder and stevia with inulin. (Suite101.com)
Metabolic Bone Disease In Cirrhosis Patients Sep 14, 2009
1, 2006) Calcium supplements have very little benefit for preventing fractures in childhood and later adulthood, concludes a study in the British Medical. (Apr. (Science Daily)
Improve Bone Density Sep 11, 2009
Exercise works hand in hand with Vitamin D and calcium supplements, which can help reduce bone loss ... All of the women took 1000 mg of calcium supplements and 400 IU of vitamin D supplements every day. (Suite101.com)
Mission Pharmacal buys Dr. Smiths diaper ointment, skin rash products Sep 2, 2009
The company already markets a line of prescription prenatal vitamins, iron tablets, calcium supplements and pain-relieving cream. Dr. Smith s is a great brand that was designed by a pediatrician and pharmacists with direct input from mothers so it s a strong strategic fit for the Mission Pharmacal franchise, says Neill Walsdorf, Jr., president of Mission Pharmacal. (San Antonio Business Journal, TX)
Milk -- What's the good of it? Aug 14, 2009
"There are even alternatives for lactose-intolerant folks such as soy milk and rice milk. And some lactose-intolerant people are able to tolerate other dairy products, cheeses, cottage cheese and yogurt. "If not, you can use calcium supplements," she said.Conceding to comedian Black's other famous rant that soy milk is not really milk (IT'S JUICE!!!), Johnikin said its consistency is like milk's and you do get protein from soy milk."That's one of the good things about milk. We get a lot of... (Sioux City Journal)
Celebrate Bill Clinton's coup Aug 6, 2009
Not only were the pills themselves unnecessary, but they were also meant to be taken only with a strict regiment of calcium supplements. She never received this advice and has now, at the age of 51 years old, had 10 hip replacement surgeries by several doctors. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Opinion)
Obesity surgery thins bones, but enough to break? Jun 20, 2009
Simply popping today's doses of calcium supplements may not be enough. "These procedures are now being sold as a panacea," Dr. Shonni Joy Silverberg of Columbia University told last week's annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, where the fat-and-bone relationship took center stage. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Obesity surgery may thin patients’ bones too much Jun 17, 2009
Simply popping today s doses of calcium supplements may not be enough. These procedures are now being sold as a panacea, Dr. Shonni Joy Silverberg of Columbia University told last week s annual meeting of The Endocrine Society, where the fat-and-bone relationship took center stage. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
May-Jay! May-Jay! May 27, 2009
If Matt Capps' elbow somehow survived that line drive without breaking, I'm going to have to insist that we test him for calcium supplements. Three of their next four series are against the gimp-limbed Cubs and the Astros. (CBS News)
Free kidney screenings offered May 11, 2009
Older women also may benefit from calcium supplements. But talk to your doctor before starting on any supplement, especially if you're on any type of medication. (Erie Times-News, PA)
7 gift ideas to keep Mom healthy on Mother's Day May 9, 2009
Start with a multivitamin, calcium supplements, and vitamin D supplements. "If you know your mom is trying to get more fiber, put some fiber supplements in the basket too," she says. (CNN -- Health)
Vitamin D advocates shut out of panel Apr 4, 2009
They included Cedric Garland of the University of California, San Diego, one of the scientists who discovered a link between low vitamin D levels and colon cancer incidence, and Joan Lappe, a researcher at Creighton University who co-authored a study in 2007 that found women taking 1,100 IU a day as well as calcium supplements had a 60-per-cent reduction in cancer incidence. Dr. Vieth says he has "total respect" for those selected to serve on the panel, but adds that as a group they do not... (Globe and Mail)
Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D Mar 25, 2009
In addition, for people taking high doses of vitamin D, calcium supplements did not appear to have any additional protective effect against fractures, the researchers reported. "At the higher dose, this benefit is not restricted to frail older individuals, but is also present in community-dwelling older individuals," Bischoff-Ferrari said. (MEDLINEplus)
• Hormone-replacement therapy should be a temporary solution Mar 20, 2009
If osteoporosis is a concern, add calcium-rich vegetables to your daily diet or take calcium supplements. You have a legitimate and legal right to advise your physician you are stopping the medication. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Specialty orthopedics practice based at hospital Mar 7, 2009
Asked about calcium supplements, Dr. Schaefer said dairy is best, but many older people lose their appetites for milk products such as cottage cheese or yogurt. Some people just chew Tums. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Menopausal Women Often Use Alternative Therapies Mar 7, 2009
Among the women using CAM, 27 percent reported taking vitamin and calcium supplements, 21 percent said they used the herbal supplement black cohosh, and 19 percent used soy supplements and foods for symptom relief. Another 14 percent reported taking antidepressants for relief of menopausal symptoms, the investigators report in the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing. (MEDLINEplus)
Most people could use calcium supplements Feb 20, 2009
Posted on: Thursday, February 19, 2009. Q. Shall I start taking extra calcium. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Vitamin C, E Supplements Won't Help Prevent Cancer Feb 7, 2009
SUNDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Coming on the heels of two studies discounting the usefulness of vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin D and calcium supplements for cancer prevention, U.S. researchers report that vitamins C and E supplements won't help prevent cancer, either ... In people who took calcium supplements, but maintained a low calcium-to-magnesium intake ratio, the risk of colorectal cancer was reduced. (MEDLINEplus)
