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A person would need to eat 32 brussels sprouts, five cups of cooked broccoli or three-quarters of a cup of almonds to get the same amount of calcium as one glass of milk.Reap the extra benefitsDairy also contains vitamin A, vitamin B12,…

Hot summer temperatures may have you reaching for a fan and an iced drink in your quest to keep cool. But now, researchers from Japan have found that some mutant proteins are even less tolerant of the heat, getting trapped in a cycle of…

Kidney stones can cause not only excruciating pain but also are associated with chronic kidney disease, osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. If you've experienced a kidney stone once, you have a 30% chance of having another kidney stone…

New York, July 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to the World Health Organization, roughly 10 million deaths, or nearly one in six deaths, were caused by cancer in 2020, making it the top cause of death globally. Breast, lung,…

TORONTO and COLIMA, Mexico, June 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Conkrite Capital Corporation (CCC) and Desarrollos Agropecuarios De Colima (DADC) announced today a definitive management agreement to manage, operate and mine up to five…

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am now 78 years old. My mother’s two brothers died of heart attacks at 55 and 65, so when I was in my 50s, I had a calcium scan of my heart. Since then, I have been taking 10 mg of atorvastatin along with…

Scientists have long known that learning requires the flow of calcium into and out of brain cells. But researchers at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute have now discovered that floods of calcium originating from within neurons can also boost…

On average more than half of the women have been reported with some nutritional deficiencies. It’s mandatory to know how the right kinds of nutrition can help prevent many diseases in women. By Dt. Aneeta Karthikeyan, Women are always…

Calcium and calcium supplements: Achieving the right balanceCalcium is important for bone health. See how much you need and how to get it.By Mayo Clinic Staff Calcium is important for bone health throughout your life. Although…

The heart is a tireless organ, beating an average of 100,000 times a day. However, conditions that stop the heart from pumping blood efficiently can cause serious problems and ultimately require a heart transplantation. In a study published…