Study highlights calcium benefit against fractures
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Older people who take calcium supplements alone or in combination with vitamin D reduce their risk of bone fractures by 12 percent, according to findings researchers said offer important insights into osteoporosis.
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NEW YORK  - 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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An experimental treatment for bone-thinning osteoporosis appears to prevent spine and hip fractures even though it is given only once a year, eliminating the need for a strict daily pill regimen, preliminary data show.
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Drugs used to treat osteoporosis may also help prevent the bone abnormalities that can lead to arthritis of the knee, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - Pregnant teens who get plenty   of calcium from dairy foods may be helping their babies build   stronger bones, a new study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Treatment with a beta-blocker  drug -- usually for high blood pressure or heart failure --  significantly reduces the risk of bone fractures, according to  findings from a large population-based study. The effect was  seen whether or not the beta-blocker was taken with a diuretic  "water pill."
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New research does not support  the general belief that obesity increases bone mass and is  therefore good for bone health. A study, in which investigators  corrected for the mechanical loading effect of increasing body  weight, suggests the opposite.
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NEW YORK  - A drug used to restore the strength of brittle bones by reducing the process of bone resorption has been shown to benefit women 80 years of age or older.
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TUESDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- The use of energy-absorbing hip protector pads won&#39;t prevent hip fractures, new research suggests.
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Science & environment: Healthy levels of vitamin D may help protect against age-related diseases, say scientists.
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NEW YORK  - Men with chronic kidney disease are at increased risk of sustaining a hip fracture, researchers report.
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Amgen Inc. said Sunday results of a small trial showed its experimental osteoporosis drug increased bone density in post-menopausal women, potentially reducing the risk of fractures associated with the bone-thinning disease.
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The findings of a series of  animal studies indicate that calcium deficiency, which  accelerates the rate that calcium is absorbed back into the  bone, promotes breast cancer tumor growth in bone, Australian  researchers report.
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Scientists have developed a new carrot that increases your body's ability to absorb calcium, a development which could portend more genetically modified fruits and vegetables with novel nutritional characteristics.
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Calcium supplements may increase the risk of a heart attack in older women, New Zealand research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - A drug used to restore the  strength of brittle bones by reducing the process of bone  resorption has been shown to benefit women 80 years of age or  older.
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An abundance of vitamin D seems to help prevent multiple sclerosis, according to a study in more than 7 million people that offers some of the strongest evidence yet of the power of the "sunshine vitamin" against MS.