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Older women should not take calcium, vitamin D: task force

(HealthDay) -- A leading U.S. government advisory panel has proposed that postmenopausal women not take low-dose calcium and vitamin D supplements daily to ward off bone fractures.

Health created Jun 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Steroids help reverse rapid bone loss tied to rib fractures

New research in animals triggered by a combination of serendipity and counterintuitive thinking could point the way to treating fractures caused by rapid bone loss in people, including patients with metastatic ...

Medical research created Feb 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast