News tagged with bone health

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Magnesium may be as important to kids' bone health as calcium

Parents are advised to make sure their children drink milk and eat other calcium-rich foods to build strong bones. Soon, they also may be urged to make sure their kids eat salmon, almonds and other foods high in magnesium—another ...

Pediatrics created May 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Vitamin D: More may not be better

In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything ...

Health created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Optimal vitamin D dosage for infants uncertain

In a comparison of the effect of different dosages of vitamin D supplementation in breastfed infants, no dosage raised and maintained plasma concentrations within a range recommended by some pediatric societies. However, ...

Health created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers discover mushrooms can provide as much vitamin D as supplements

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have discovered that eating mushrooms containing Vitamin D2 can be as effective at increasing and maintaining vitamin D levels (25–hydroxyvitamin D) as taking ...

Health created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Cardiopoietic 'smart' stem cells show promise in heart failure patients

Translating a Mayo Clinic stem-cell discovery, an international team has demonstrated that therapy with cardiopoietic (cardiogenically-instructed) or "smart" stem cells can improve heart health for people suffering from heart ...

Cardiology created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Vitamin D proven to boost energy—from within the cells

Vitamin D is vital for making our muscles work efficiently and boosting energy levels, new research from Newcastle University has shown.

Medical research created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Growth hormone reverses growth problems in children with kidney failure

Growth hormone therapy can help reverse growth problems in children with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN). However, trea ...

Medical research created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Smoking and depressive symptoms in adolescent girls are 'red flag' for postmenopausal osteoporosis

Depression, anxiety, and smoking are associated with lower bone mineral density (BMD) in adults, but these factors have not previously been studied during adolescence, when more than 50% of bone accrual occurs. This longitudinal ...

Health created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds that maternal vitamin D levels in pregnancy do not affect children's bone health

A study of nearly 4,000 pairs of mothers and their children in the Children of the '90s study at the University of Bristol has shown that maternal vitamin D levels during pregnancy are not associated with the child's bone ...

Health created Mar 18, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds fat and bone mass are genetically linked

When it comes to body shape, diet and exercise can only take us so far. Our body shape and geometry are largely determined by genetic factors. Genetics also have an impact on our body composition – including soft fat tissue ...

Medical research created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grandad's hip fracture a risk factor for osteoporosis

Has your paternal or maternal grandfather broken their hip on any occasion? In that case there is a greater risk that your own bones are more fragile as an adult. This has been demonstrated in a thesis at the Sahlgrenska ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds diabetes does not increase risk of total knee surgical complications

Patients with diabetes who undergo total knee replacement surgery do not have increased risk of surgical complications compared to those patients without diabetes, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in ...

Surgery created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

USPSTF: Vitamin D, calcium supplements don't prevent fx

(HealthDay)—For non-institutionalized postmenopausal women, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends against daily supplementation with ≤400 IU of vitamin D3 and ≤1,000 mg of calcium for primary prevention of fractures, and a lack of e ...

Health created Feb 26, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endocrine disorder is most common cause of elevated calcium levels

Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Kaiser Permanente's anti-obesity interventions in schools show signs of success

Community-based efforts to change the environment are proving to be an effective way of encouraging more physical activity and nutrition among school-age children, according to findings announced today from Kaiser Permanente. ...

Overweight and Obesity created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0