New Delhi: A new study finds that too many Calcium supplements can increase your risk of a stroke or a heart attack. You may think nothing of taking a calcium supplement every other day - and till now, may have assumed not just that it's beneficial, but harmless too! Think again - A study published in the British Medical Journal finds it could increase your risk of stroke and heart...
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New York: Taking extra vitamin D and calcium doesn't seem to prevent bone-thinning in older men, according to Australian researchers. However, exercise did boost bone mineral density, a proxy for bone strength, their report shows. Despite the findings, people still need to get enough calcium and vitamin D to reduce the risk of osteoporosis, or bone thinning, said Dr Mone Zaidi, an osteoporosis researcher at the Mount Sinai School of...03:19 PM, Jan 29, 2011
New Delhi: Almost one in three urban Indian women past the age of 45 has osteoporosis, a disease that makes bones fragile and fracture-prone. India, after China sees the most cases of osteoporosis in Asia. By 2050, half of the world's fractures will occur in India according to a startling new survey by the Arthritis Foundation of India. "It's a grave threat. It's expected that there will be about 36...01:38 PM, Nov 09, 2010
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