Calcium's anti-fracture effect varies with age
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HONOLULU  - In women, calcium supplements offer the greatest protection against forearm fractures early in menopause, whereas they offer the best protection against broken hips later in life, new research suggests.
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NEW YORK  - The results of a study published in the International Journal of Cancer indicate there is an association between dietary calcium and the risk of prostate cancer.
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Patients treated with widely used osteoporosis drugs may develop severe and sometimes disabling muscle, joint and bone pain, U.S. officials said on Monday in an alert highlighting the previously known risk.
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D2 supplements may help reduce the risk of falls among high-risk elderly women, Australian researchers report.
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The first-ever Surgeon General&#39;s report on bone health indicates osteoporosis could reach epidemic levels within 15 years. By the year 2020 one of two Americans over the age of 50 will be at
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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  - When administered at doses that lower lipid levels, atorvastatin, sold in the U.S. under the trade name Lipitor, appears to have no effect on bone mineral density or bone metabolism in postmenopausal women, according to researchers.
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NEW YORK  - Women with higher or lower  blood levels of vitamin A than average appear to be at  increased risk of hip fracture, according to a report in the  American Journal of Medicine.
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Elderly women with moderate  kidney dysfunction are considerably more likely to experience  hip fracture than those without impaired kidneys, researchers  report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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A genetic mutation and environmental  factors before and after birth can increase the risk of  suffering from brittle bone disease decades later, researchers  said on Tuesday.
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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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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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Most women know that calcium is critical in preventing osteoporosis, the disease of progressive bone loss and fractures that affects millions of Americans.
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Boston researchers report a link between low serum levels of vitamin D and decreased knee function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
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NEW YORK  - Elderly women with moderate kidney dysfunction are considerably more likely to experience hip fracture than those without impaired kidneys, researchers report in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Half of Americans older than 50 will be at risk of fractures from too-thin bones by 2020, the surgeon general warned Thursday, urging people to get more calcium, vitamin D and exercise to avoid crippling osteoporosis.    The bone-thinning disease is on the rise as the population grays - but weak bones aren't a natural consequence of aging, Surgeon General Richard Carmona stressed...
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Calcium supplements may reduce the risk for bone fracture in older people, provided the supplements are taken regularly and in large enough doses.