Calcium supplements unlikely to prevent fractures
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Calcium supplements given to healthy   children to improve their bone density are unlikely to prevent   broken bones, researchers said on Friday.
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NEW ORLEANS -- Vitamin E supplements - taken by many Americans in hopes of warding off heart disease - do not work, and may actually make the condition worse, researchers say.
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Doctors generally do not take measures to prevent or treat osteoporosis, the loss of bone mass, in men with prostate cancer being treated with hormone therapy, even when other risk factors are present, according to new research.
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Millions of people take them to stay healthy but scientists said on Friday that vitamin supplements do not protect against stomach and other cancers -- and may even make them worse.
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NEW YORK  - In the short term, the risk of  nonvertebral fracture is not increased in older adults with  asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who use  inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), a study shows.
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NEW YORK  - Older women who take certain antidepressants are at increased risk of fracturing a bone, but it's not clear whether the association is due to the drugs, depression itself, or some other factor, according to a new report in the Harvard Women's Health Watch.
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NEW YORK  - Oral contraceptive use and loss of normal menstrual function may negatively impact bone health, according to a study of female military cadets.
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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  - 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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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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Treatment with clodronate does  not improve survival in women with early or advanced breast  cancer, according to the results of a meta-analysis of  published studies.
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Drugs used to treat high blood pressure are also linked with a reduced risk of bone fractures, research 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 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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If you're looking for evidence that diet and exercise can match the effectiveness of drugs in staving off osteoporosis in middle age, you're going to be disappointed.
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An experimental drug injected twice a year may prevent bone loss in postmenopausal women with low bone density, claims a new study funded by the drug&#39;s maker.
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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.