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Brand name: Calcium (Health Plus Vitamins) TM
Active ingredients: calcium
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Calcium and vitamin D for bone health - MSK
Calcium & vitamin D are essential for strong bones, muscles & overall health. Find out more & how MSK can help you.
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Rickets (osteomalacia) information | myVMC
Rickets is a skeletal condition of babies and young children caused by vitamin D or calcium deficiency, related to lack of sun exposure.
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Phosphate - Lab Tests Online AU
Why and when to get tested for phosphate
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Cheese in the diet - myDr.com.au
Cheese is a good source of protein, calcium, vitamins and minerals and is a good way to fulfil one of the 2-3 recommended daily serves of dairy.
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Strong muscles and bones
Being active, having enough vitamin D and eating the right foods are all important to help us stay healthy, keep our bones and muscles strong and our brain working well.
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Milk and Milk Products (Dairy Products) | myVMC
Children and adolescents should be encouraged to consume milk products because this is the period of their lives in which they are building their peak bone mass and developing lifelong habits. This article highlights the benefits of milk and milk products, as well as common misconceptions.
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Grains (Cereals) | myVMC
Grains, also called cereal or cereal grains, are the seeds of grasses. Grains constitute a major source of energy in most households today, and occupy the base of food pyramids. Examples of grains are wheat, maize, rice, barley oats, millet and sorghum.
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Vitamin D | Osteoporosis Australia
Vitamin D plays an essential role in bone health
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Rickets - Better Health Channel
Rickets is a preventable childhood bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D.
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Calcium
Almost 99% of the body’s calcium is found in the bones. Calcium combines with other minerals to form the hard crystals that give your bones their strength and structure. A small amount of calcium is dissolved in the blood; this calcium is essential for the healthy functioning of the heart, muscles, blood and nerves.
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Calcium and vitamin D for treating osteoporosis caused by the use of steroids | Cochrane
Corticosteroids are widely used to treat inflammation. Bone loss (osteoporosis) is a serious side effect of this therapy. We reviewed a total of 5 trials which included 742 patients. We found that after two years of treatment, the bone mineral density of the lumbar spine and forearm of patients taking calcium and vitamin D therapy improved more than patients who had no treatment. There was no difference in the number of fractures or laboratory measures of bone density between the two groups. We found that calcium and vitamin D is effective at preventing and treating corticosteroid-induced bone loss at the lumbar spine and forearm. The treatment appears to be safe.
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Vitamin D compounds for people with chronic kidney disease requiring dialysis | Cochrane
People with reduced kidney function (chronic kidney disease; CKD) develop changes in circulating blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. The kidney gradually loses the ability to remove phosphorus from the blood and cannot activate adequate amounts of vitamin D, to maintain normal levels of calcium. The parathyroid gland senses these changes and compensates to increase calcium by elevating production and release of parathyroid hormone. These metabolic changes alter bone metabolism to release calcium and accordingly lead to bone abnormalities including altered bone production. Consequently bone deformation, bone pain, and altered risks of fracture may occur.
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The use of regular vitamin D preparations for children and adults with cystic fibrosis | Cochrane
Cystic fibrosis with pancreatic insufficiency can mean that fat-soluble vitamins, such as vitamin D, are poorly absorbed. This can lead to vitamin deficiencies. Lack of vitamin D (vitamin D deficiency) can cause specific problems such as bone deformity and bone fractures. It may also be associated with poorer general and respiratory health. Therefore, people with cystic fibrosis are usually given regular vitamin D preparations from a very young age. However, excess vitamin D can also cause respiratory problems and problems with high calcium levels. The review contains six studies, however we could only analyse data from three of these studies. Three studies were only published as conference abstracts.
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Measuring vitamin D | Issue 1 | Volume 38 | Australian Prescriber
When assessing vitamin D status, measure serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration as this reflects total body vitamin...
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Vitamin D compounds for people with chronic kidney disease not requiring dialysis | Cochrane
People with lower kidney function (chronic kidney disease; CKD) develop changes in circulating blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. The kidney gradually loses the ability to remove phosphorus from the blood and cannot activate adequate amounts of vitamin D to maintain normal levels of calcium. The parathyroid gland senses these changes and compensates to increase calcium by elevating production and release of parathyroid hormone (PTH). These metabolic changes alter bone metabolism to release calcium and accordingly lead to bone abnormalities including altered bone production. In turn, bony changes may result in bone deformation, bone pain, and altered risks of fracture.
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Calcium channel blockers versus other classes of drugs for hypertension | Cochrane
Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) are used as a first-line antihypertensive drug for patients with hypertension, but whether this is the best way to reduce adverse cardiovascular events is unknown. We aimed to evaluate the effect of first-line CCBs on preventing adverse cardiovascular events as compared to other antihypertensive drugs. We found 18 trials in 141,807 participants to answer the question. All-cause mortality was not different between CCBs and any other antihypertensive drug classes. Diuretics were found to be better at reducing total cardiovascular events than CCBs and CCBs were found to be better at reducing total cardiovascular events than -blockers. This information will be helpful for health professionals and patients to assist them in choosing the best drug for initial treatment of hypertension.
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Calcium Supplements a patient guide - Australasian Menopause Society
The use of calcium supplements has long been considered an integral part of managing osteoporosis, with detailed reviews of medical research indicating a reduction in fracture risk when calcium and vitamin D are prescribed. In addition to the bone health benefits, there is also evidence that calcium supplements may improve cholesterol levels, blood pressure, clotting risk and other cardiovascular risk factors. However, a 2008 study from Auckland, New Zealand, designed to assess the efficacy of c
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Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults | Cochrane
The available evidence on vitamin D and cancer occurrence is intriguing but inconclusive. Many observational studies as well as randomised trials suggest that high vitamin D levels in the blood are related to reduced cancer occurrence. However, results of randomised trials testing the effect of vitamin D supplementation for cancer prevention are contradictory.
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Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults | Cochrane
To assess the beneficial and harmful effects of vitamin D for prevention of mortality in healthy adults and adults in a stable phase of disease.
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Vitamin D for improving bone density in children | Cochrane
This summary of a Cochrane Review, presents what we know from research about the effect of vitamin D supplements on bone density in children.
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