Skipping sleep 'hardens arteries'

People who scrimp on sleep are more likely to develop hardening of their arteries, a precursor to heart disease, research suggests." Calcified arteries were found in nearly a third of people who slept fewer than...

Balancing the Calcium/Phosphorous Ratio in a Raw Diet for Dogs

Balancing Calcium and Phosphorous in a dog's diet is often based on the total amounts of those elements measured in the food; conclusions based on such oversimplified chemistry are often outright incorrect.

China Blames US for Tainted Dairy Products, 100 children Sick

China Blames US for Tainted Dairy Products 100 sick China Radio Internationals world-wide broadcast today is blaming the United States for Tainted Calcium that caused more than 100 children to get sick.  The...

Supercarrot to the rescue!

It's a root veggie...it's a tuber...no, it's supercarrot! That's right--US scientists have apparently engineered a high-calcium carrot that could fortify your bones without fattening up your butt. "Someone eating...

"Superfoods" worth the hype?

Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor I guess there is a lot to say about foods in the old days before the advent of meats, fruits and vegetables scientifically and or genetically modified, fortified,...

Diabetics: Eat your Chia Pet

The Ancient Aztec seed grains used in growing your Chia pet have been found to help diabetics and those with blood pressure and heart disease problems.  Who knew eating your Chia pet may save you thousands in...

Parkinson's Disease - 30 Year Discovery in the Making

There has not been an advancement in the treatment of Parkinson's disease in 30 years as was published this past week.A research team, led by D. James Surmeier at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL have made a...

Low-Cost Ways to Protect Your Bones

"If you have osteoporosis -- or are at high risk -- odds are you're not getting the care you need. A 2004 Stanford study determined that more than half of all people with osteoporosis remain undiagnosed. What's more, even high-risk patients -- such as those who have already...

Tarbosaurus: Rare dinosaur fossil unearthed by Korea-led team

From The Hankyoreh (Korea): An international team supported by the Gyeonggi provincial government has excavated a rare dinosaur fossil in the Gobi Desert in Mongolia.Hwaseong City in Gyeonggi Province and an international dinosaur excavation team led by Lee Yung-nam, a...

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"The D-CIXS instrument on ESA's Moon mission SMART-1 has produced the first detection from orbit of calcium on the lunar surface. By doing this, the instrument has taken a step towards answering the old question: did the Moon form from part of the Earth? According to a news...

Diets rich in calcium and vitamin D may decrease risk of PMS

A diet rich in calcium and vitamin D may lower the risk of developing premenstrual syndrome (PMS), according to a study in the June 13 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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