Calcium
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Healthy Eating Doesn't Have to Be Hard
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 21, 2011You already know the benefits of healthy eating, and you try to eat well. So what's keeping your family from eating high-quality foods -- a variety of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean sources of protein? And how can you… Full Story »
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10 Ways to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Food
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 21, 2011Creating an environment where your kids can make healthy nutritional choices is one of the most important steps you can take to ensure the health of your child. By fostering a supportive environment, you and your family can develop a positive relationship with healthy food. You can lead them by your example. You already know the benefits of healthy eating, and you try to… Full Story »
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First three-in-one pill for high blood pressure launched
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Nov 21, 2011
People with high blood pressure will be able to take just one tablet a day for their condition from today, after Britain's first three-in-one combined pill was launched. Official figures show almost two million of them take three or more… Full Story »
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Health QA: calcium supplements
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Nov 18, 2011
Should I be taking calcium supplements? I'm a woman in my late thirties and had been told I should take them to ward off osteoporosis, but recently there have been reports that calcium is vital only during early growth spurts.… Full Story »
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An apple or a few vitamin pills a day?
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Nov 18, 2011
Every day I do something that, among my medical colleagues, would raise a few eyebrows. I bet lots of you do it, too. Each morning, I take a fistful of supplements. It started off innocently enough - a multivitamin while… Full Story »
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How to Choose a Multivitamin Supplement
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 18, 2011There are lots of good reasons to take a multivitamin. Even the best eating plans can fall short of meeting all of the 40-plus nutrients you need each day. Most Americans fail to meet dietary recommendations for many reasons, including… Full Story »
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What Vitamins and Supplements Can and Can't Do
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 18, 2011These are just a few of the promises found on the labels of vitamin and mineral supplements. But can vitamin and minerals really live up to these claims, or is it more hype than truth? Is there evidence that a vitamin or mineral supplement really can turn a bad diet into a healthy one, melt pounds away, or put the zip back in your step? Experts say… Full Story »
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Nutrition and Supplements at Any Age
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 18, 2011Good nutrition is important at all stages of life. Everybody needs the same nutrients, but the necessary amounts vary with age, and diet doesn't always provide all the nutrients you need from childhood through your adult life. Infancy is a stage of rapid growth… Full Story »
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High dose vitamin D pills 'can double heart condition risk'
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Nov 15, 2011
Taking high doses of vitamin D could more than double the chance of having a type of serious heart complaint, according to results of a large-scale survey. Those with "excess" levels of the vitamin in their blood were 2.5 times… Full Story »
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Vitamin D Shows Early Promise Against Lupus
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 8, 2011Nov. 8, 2011 (Chicago) -- In the first study of its kind, high doses of vitamin D were safe and appeared to temper some of the destructive immune system responses believed to cause lupus. It's too soon to draw any… Full Story »
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Are Acid Reflux Drugs Overused?
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Nov 7, 2011Nov. 7, 2011 (Washington, D.C.) -- Many people who take popular antacid pills like Aciphex, Dexilant, Nexium, Prevacid, Prilosec, and Protonix don't need them, according to a series of studies presented here at the American College of Gastroenterology's annual meeting.… Full Story »
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Vitamin D, Interferon Alpha Vaccine Show Promise Against Lupus
MedicineNet: Women's Health General &bull Nov 7, 2011
SATURDAY, Nov. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Two experimental treatments take aim at the destructive immune response believed to cause lupus, according to new research presented at the American College of Rheumatology annual meeting. One study looked at large doses of vitamin D, while the other was a trial of a potential vaccine against an immune system protein called interferon alpha. This is an incredibly exciting time in lupus research. The academic and pharmaceutical communities are involved in studies that will hopefully… Full Story »
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Is Soy Milk Better For Your Child?
Gagazine &bull Nov 4, 2011There are a lot of milk varieties in the market these days to fit the different nutritional needs of babies. After breast milk, dairy-based milk formula is known to be the next best complete food for babies. Cow's milk is… Full Story »
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Calcium supplements: the benefits and the risks
The Daily Telegraph: Health: Women's &bull Oct 16, 2011
Are calcium supplements the best thing since sliced bread? That seems to be the message from research published last week. The study of more than 40,000 older women found calcium was the only supplement to reduce the risk of dying… Full Story »
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Study: Some supplements may pose risks for older women
CNN: Women's Health &bull Oct 11, 2011
Of the 15 supplements included in the study, iron was most strongly linked to an increased risk of earlier death. Women who took iron supplements were 10% more likely to die during the 22-year study than women who did not take them, even after the researchers controlled for several other health and demographic factors. Folic acid, vitamin B6, magnesium, zinc, copper, and multivitamins were also associated with an increased risk… Full Story »
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Can Supplements Increase a Woman's Risk of Dying?
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Oct 10, 2011In a new study, multivitamins, folic acid, iron, copper, magnesium, zinc, and vitamin B6 supplements all increased an older woman's risk of dying from any cause. The greatest risk was seen with iron supplements. Calcium supplements, however, seemed to reduce a woman's risk of dying. The… Full Story »
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How Your Sleep Affects Your Heart
WebMD: Women: Pregnancy &bull Oct 7, 2011Of all the reasons to get a good night's sleep, protecting your heart might not be top of mind. But maybe it should be. Sleep duration has decreased 1.5 to 2 hours per night per person in the last 50… Full Story »
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Extra Calcium During Pregnancy Has No Benefits, Except To Prevent Hypertension
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Oct 7, 2011
Most physicians instruct pregnant women to increase their calcium intake, but a new evidence review of potential benefits of calcium supplementation for mom and baby found none, except for the prevention of pregnancy-related hypertension. Experts agree that during pregnancy, a mother's diet and nutritional status contribute significantly to the health and well-being of her offspring. Yet,… Full Story »
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Prevention Of Toxoplasmosis In Newborns Inadequate In The US
Pregnancy News & Obstetrics News from Medical News Today &bull Oct 7, 2011
North American babies who acquire toxoplasmosis infections in the womb show much higher rates of brain and eye damage than European infants with the same infection, according to new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Eighty-four percent of the North American infants studied had serious complications of the parasitic infection, including calcium deposits in the brain, water on the brain and eye disease that caused visual impairment or blindness. By contrast, few… Full Story »
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US not taking basic step to prevent toxoplasmosis in newborns, researcher contends
Science Daily: Pregnancy and Childbirth News &bull Oct 5, 2011
Eighty-four percent of the North American infants studied had serious complications of the parasitic infection, including calcium deposits in the brain, water on the brain and eye disease that caused visual impairment or blindness. By contrast, few European infants had these problems -- for instance, about 17 percent of French infants with the infection develop complications. It was a shock," said Jose Montoya, MD, the study's senior author and an associate professor of infectious diseases at Stanford. "We were dismayed to see so many little ones with severe eye disease, hydrocephalus and brain calcifications." The study, which will be published… Full Story »
