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Heart Drug: After 13 years, they find it doubles the chances of killing the patient - Aprotinin is a drug that’s routinely given to patients as they undergo coronary artery surgery.

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Calcium arrests bone loss - A study from the Department of Medicine, University of Auckland, New Zealand, is the latest to demonstrate that taking calcium can slow or prevent ost...

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Bone building without calcium - It is estimated that over 25 million people in the United States are affected by osteoporosis, or thinning of the bones. The condition increases the r...

Calcium may cut colon cancer risk, says study - Calcium supplements may reduce the risk of colon cancer, according to a new report. ...