Didronel PMO - Didronel PMO a combination of the drug etidronate and calcium is licensed specifically for the treatment of established vertebral osteoporosis, or ser...

Hip fractures - Cancer treatment is a major cause - Hip and pelvis fractures are a major health worry, especially among older, postmenopausal women. The risk of a fracture rises to 17 per cent in women...

Vitamin D and Osteoporosis - I am writing to see if you can offer further advice about vitamin D and osteoporosis (WDDTY vol 6 no 7).

Vitamin d: levels vary - Cow's milk and infant formula rarely contain the amount of vitamin D stated on the label and may be either underfortified or overfortified which could...

Vitamin d may cut diabetes risk in children - Children in a recent study who took vitamin D supplements early in life had a much lower risk of developing diabetes than those who didn’t, say resear...

Vitamin d and cancer - It works, but above the rda - The news that high doses of vitamin D can halve the risk of some cancers may well have had a poor reception in Brussels. While the EU bureaucrats are...

Epilepsy: Half of all victims are deficient in vitamin D - Almost every week a new piece of research finds out something else about the importance of vitamin D to our health. Now researchers have discovered t...

Hip fractures are linked to smoking in new study - Among all women, one hip fracture in eight is attributable to smoking, regardless of body weight, early menopause and physical activity, according to...