Over 40% of Americans do not consume enough calcium, which puts them at an increased risk of osteoporosis, bone fractures, ...

Kidney stones form when certain substances bind together in your urine, and there are many medical and lifestyle factors that ...

Calcium is often considered the mineral that keeps bones strong. It’s the mineral that’s the essence of the bones! Without ...

Cara Harbstreet, M.S., R.D., L.D., of Street Smart Nutrition; Rachel Gargano, M.S., R.D., C.S.S.D., the chief registered dietitian at Live it Up. In addition to low calcium intake, there are other ...

Dear Dr. Roach: The results for my last bone density test show not only a T-score but also a Z-score. For my spine (L1 through L4), the T-score is -3.4, while the Z-score is -1.4. Can you please ...

Your parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located at the four corners of your thyroid gland. They are about the size of a pea and produce hormones to regulate the calcium levels in your blood and ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The findings of a series of animal studies indicate that calcium deficiency, which accelerates the rate that calcium is absorbed back into the bone, promotes breast cancer ...

A large new study of more than 40,000 patients from heart researchers at Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City finds that a zero coronary artery calcium score continues to be an accurate indicator of ...