Vitamin D, Calcium OK for Crohn's-Related Bone Loss
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Adding etidronate to calcium and vitamin D therapy is not necessary in the treatment of bone loss in patients with Crohn's disease, results of a new study indicate. "The addition of the bone-building drug etidronate adds no additional advantage," Dr. Richard N. Fedorak told Reuters Health.
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Treatment with an ultralow-dose of the hormone estradiol, administered as a patch, reduces the rate of bone loss in older women without promoting the build-up of cells in the uterine lining, which is associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to a new report.
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Calcium supplements can reduce the risk of bone fractures by 24 percent in the elderly, according to a study published Friday in the British journal The Lancet.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with Zometa  (zoledronic acid), a drug used to reduce high calcium levels,  can block the development of cervical cancer in mice, according  to a report in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.
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A new report from the U.S. Surgeon General underscores why it's important not to skimp on dairy products or seafood when trying to whittle your waistline. It turns out that Americans, most of whom eat too much, often don't get enough calcium, vitamin D or activity to keep their bones healthy.
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Having too little vitamin D has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, a US study has concluded.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Consuming the recommended daily amount of vitamin D could nearly halve your risk for deadly pancreatic cancer, new research suggests.
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FRIDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) -- While calcium supplements have been touted to prevent broken bones in adults, providing them to children may not help prevent fractures as they age, Australian researchers report.
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The results of a new study confirm that using the contraceptive Depo-Provera is associated with bone loss.
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NEW YORK  - In elderly women, adding vitamin D to regular calcium supplements produces long-term improvements in hip bone density, researchers report.
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NEW YORK  - Taking 1,000 to 2,000 international units (IU) of vitamin D each day may safely reduce the risk of colorectal cancer, according to pooled data from published studies.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with Crohn's disease,  a chronic inflammatory bowel disease, who do not respond to  conventional treatment, may get symptom relief by swallowing  parasite eggs.
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Large doses of vitamin D may reduce the risk of cancer, according to a four-year U.S. study published on Friday involving nearly 1,200 women over the age of 55 in rural Nebraska.
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A Mediterranean diet rich in vegetable oil, nuts and fish may help fend off more than heart disease and diabetes: It appears to prevent gallstones, too.    Men who ate more of the unsaturated fats found in such foods lowered their risk of gallstones by nearly one-fifth, according to a 14-year study published in Tuesday's Annals of Internal Medicine...
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Parasitic worms may offer effective treatment for Crohn's disease, research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A new drug called certolizumab is a safe and effective treatment for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease, according to the results of two related studies reported in The New England Journal of Medicine.
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People with low bone mineral density (BMD) are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, researchers report. Low BMD is also associated with all-cause dementia in women, but not men.