http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (HealthDay)—Consuming higher amounts of calcium may lower the likelihood of precancerous colon and rectal lesions in people who are at increased risk due to variations in two genes, a new study suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-calcium-precancerous-colon-lesions-people.html Cancer Wed, 10 Apr 2013 17:43:30 EST news284834572 High intakes of calcium (corresponding to diet and supplements) in women are associated with a higher risk of death from all causes, but cardiovascular disease in particular, compared with women with lower calcium intake, a study published on bmj.com suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-cardiovascular-death-women-high-calcium.html Cardiology Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:40:01 EST news279912123 Individuals who do not obtain recommended intake levels of calcium through dietary sources can safely utilize calcium supplements to achieve optimal bone health, an expert panel concludes. These findings appear in the November online edition of Advances in Nutrition, a journal that highlights the significance of recent research in nutrition and illustrates the central role of nutrition in the promotion of health and prevention of disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-calcium-supplements-valuable-tool-bone.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 10:36:59 EST news272198206 Researchers at the Institute for Aging Research (IFAR) at Hebrew SeniorLife, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (HMS), have published a study that shows no evidence of a link between calcium intake and coronary artery calcification, reassuring adults who take calcium supplements for bone health that the supplements do not appear to result in the development of calcification of blood vessels. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-link-calcium-intake-coronary-artery.html Health Wed, 07 Nov 2012 15:20:58 EST news271524051 A low calcium diet is associated with a higher risk of developing a common hormone condition in women, known as primary hyperparathyroidism, suggests a study published on BMJ website today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-calcium-diet-linked-higher-hormone.html Health Thu, 18 Oct 2012 18:30:03 EST news269791287 Prescribing calcium and vitamin D supplements for men at risk of bone loss from hormonal treatment for prostate cancer seems like good medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-calcium-vitamin-d-supplements.html Cancer Tue, 07 Aug 2012 10:54:40 EST news263555668 Calcium supplements might increase the risk of having a heart attack, and should be "taken with caution," concludes research published in the online issue of the journal Heart. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-calcium-supplements-linked-significantly-heart.html Cardiology Wed, 23 May 2012 18:30:10 EST news257010909 (Medical Xpress) -- That vitamin D and calcium you're taking could be causing more harm than good, a new article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-expert-high-doses-supplements.html Health Fri, 04 May 2012 03:49:32 EST news255322158 New research presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) found that 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vitamin D. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-vitamin-d-deficiency-high-trauma.html Health Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:01 EST news247834873 Consuming dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a report in the October 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The article is part of the journal's Less Is More series. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-dietary-supplements-death-older-women.html Health Mon, 10 Oct 2011 16:00:04 EST news237465917 (Medical Xpress) -- Older men and women consume less calcium through their diets than younger adults, and may need to adjust their food intake or increase their use of calcium supplements to prevent osteoporosis, according to researchers at the University of Connecticut and Yale University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-older-americans-sufficient-calcium.html Health Wed, 25 May 2011 14:12:23 EST news225551517 Americans may not be getting enough calcium in their diets, according to a new study published in the May 2011 issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. This study is unique among those focusing on calcium intake in the US population because both dietary and supplemental sources were evaluated across adult age groups and compared to accompanying patterns in energy intake. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-americans-calcium.html Health Wed, 27 Apr 2011 11:40:02 EST news223121840