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Calcium Benefits
Calcium channel blockers, also called calcium antagonists, are a newer category of medications which are used to treat heart disease and hypertension. They can slow the heart rate and relax blood vessels and they work by diminishing the flow of calcium between cells.
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Question of the Week: Does Calcium and Vitamin D Prevent Fractures?
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Are You Taking Your Calcium Yet?
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Calcium and Increased Risk for Heart Attacks
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What Calcium Means for Your Heart
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Vitamin D and Calcium: No Breast Cancer Benefit
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Calcium and vitamin D supplements do not protect postmenopausal women from breast cancer, a new study reveals. Researchers... Read more »
Vitamin D, Calcium Supplements Safe for Women's Arteries
According to a new study published in the journal Menopause, moderate doses of calcium and vitamin D supplements don't raise women's coronary artery... Read more »
Support Strong Bones
Research continues to point to the link between prebiotics and calcium absorption, and food choices play an integral part in this process. Foods such... Read more »
Vitamins: Dietary Health Benefits
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Dietary Health BenefitsThe benefits of any dietary factors are very difficult to prove, and to date, there is little evidence that most dietary... Read more »
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