- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids
- Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
- Asthmatics Who Quit Smoking May Reverse Lung Damage
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- The Zen Way to Pain Relief
- Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer
- ANIMAL CARE
- Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Safe Toys for Dogs
- BONES & JOINTS
- More Faces Being Spared in Motor Vehicle Accidents
- Bone Density Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer
- Autumn Sees More Women With Bunion Problems
- CANCER
- Healthy Behaviors Slow Functional Decline After Cancer
- Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets
- To Quit Smoking, Try Logging On
- CAREGIVING
- Hispanic Children More Likely to Have Hearing Loss
- Study of Everest Climbers Questions Oxygen Use
- Caregiving May Lengthen Life
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk
- Secondhand Smoke Quickly Affects Blood Vessels
- Salt Boosts Blood Pressure in High-Risk Patients
- COSMETIC
- Gum Chewing May Cut Craving for Snacks
- Get Sugared!.... Its a sweet choice for hair removal
- Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Hormones May Be to Blame for Women's Cavity Rates
- Gum Disease Might Boost Cancer Risk
- Amino Acid May Be Key to Strong Teeth
- DIABETES
- Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Updated
- Vitamin K Slows Insulin Resistance in Older Men
- Out-of-Control Blood Sugar May Affect Memory
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Holiday Eating Without the Guilt -- or the Pounds
- The High-Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) Debate
- Vitamin D Vital for the Heart
- DISABILITIES
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
- Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body
- Most Mt. Everest Deaths Occur Near Summit During Descent
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Diabetic Hispanics Missing Out on Eye Exams
- Too Much Sun, Too Few Antioxidants Spell Eye Trouble
- Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly
- FITNESS
- Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart
- You Can Get Great Exercise In The Garden
- Exercise Guards White Blood Cells Against Aging
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- HRT Use Raises Risk of Stomach Trouble
- Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
- Olive Oil May Protect Against Bowel Disease
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Coffee Cuts Liver Scarring in Hepatitis C
- Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
- Most Fast-Food French Fries Cooked in Unhealthiest Oil
- HEAD & NECK
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
- 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
- E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Most Fast-Food French Fries Cooked in Unhealthiest Oil
- Man's Best Friend Helps Mend Broken Hearts
- Heart Disease May Be Prevented By Taking Fish Oils, Study Shows
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Bacterial Infections May Succumb to Honey
- Hand Washing 10 Times a Day May Help Keep Flu Away
- Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in NYC
- KID'S HEALTH
- Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma
- School Phys. Ed. Injuries Up 150 Percent
- Scary Toxins Make Halloween Face Paints Questionable
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Vigorous Exercise Cuts Stroke Risk for Men, Not Women
- Noise Hurts Men's Hearing More, Study Shows
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Man's Best Friend Helps Mend Broken Hearts
- Keeping a Healthy Holiday Balance
- A Simple 'Thank You' Brings Rewards to All
- PREGNANCY
- Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year
- Sleeping Could Help Women Lose The Baby Fat
- Obesity May Affect Fertility in Young Womene
- SENIORS
- Seniors Who Volunteer May Live Longer
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
- Martial Arts Training May Save Seniors' Hips
Vitamin D Plus Calcium Guards Against Fractures
By eholistic.com Published: 01/13/2010
Daily supplements of calcium and vitamin D reduce the risk of fractures in women and men of all ages, even if they've suffered previous fractures, but vitamin D supplements alone don't offer significant protection, a new study has found.
Researchers analyzed data from 68,517 people, average age 70, who took part in seven studies that looked at the effect vitamin D or vitamin D plus calcium had on reducing fractures.
The analysis revealed that vitamin D given alone in doses of 10 micrograms to 20 micrograms per day doesn't prevent fractures. However, calcium and vitamin D given together reduce the risk of hip fractures, total fractures and possibly vertebral fractures.
The study, published online Jan. 12 in BMJ, called for additional studies of vitamin D, especially vitamin D given at higher doses without calcium.
There's a growing consensus that a combination of calcium and vitamin D is more effective than vitamin D alone in preventing nonvertebral fractures, Opinder Sahota, of Queen's Medical Center in Nottingham, England, wrote in an accompanying editorial.
Further research is need to determine the most effective dose, treatment duration and method of taking the calcium/vitamin D combination, Sahota said.
SOURCES: BMJ, news release, Jan. 12, 2010 Published on: January 13, 2010
