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Calcium and vitamin D supplements have limited effectiveness in preventing fractures

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Calcium and vitamin D supplements have limited effectiveness in preventing fractures

Supplements with calcium, vitamin D, or their combination offer little or no clinically meaningful benefit in preventing fractures and falls in most older adults, a detailed review of the latest evidence published by the National Academy of Sciences has found. BMJ today. Almost one-third of people over the age of 65 fall each year, often … Read more

Tech-savvy contact lenses may be as effective as Prozac in treating depression: eye-opening study

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A sad teenage boy sits alone on his bed in his room, lost in thought.

Insightful new techniques have been developed to treat depression. Millions of adults in the United States use antidepressants like Prozac, but side effects such as weight gain and sexual dysfunction can make the drugs an unpleasant option. But a new drug-free treatment has surprisingly shown itself to be just as effective as one of the … Read more