DEAR DR. BLONZ: Calcium citrate and calcium carbonate are sold as supplements to build strong bones and prevent osteoporosis. Can you help me understand the advantages or disadvantages of these and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Have there been randomized, controlled studies about taking calcium supplements in people with osteoporosis? Do they really make a meaningful difference? -- M.A. ANSWER: That’s a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Many women still take ...

Seniors are wasting their time and money taking calcium and vitamin D supplements to ward off the brittle bones of old age, a new review concludes. It turns out there's little evidence supplements ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most people are aware that calcium is a vital mineral for developing and strengthening your bones and ...

New research suggests that dietary calcium in the form of supplements, but not calcium-rich foods, might have a harmful impact on the heart. The study couldn’t prove the supplements help cause heart ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: As I set my pills up for the week, I wonder why calcium supplement pills are so huge? There are “minis” on the market, but they require taking four pills to equal two “regular” pills.

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 55-year-old woman. To date, I have had two bone scans - one around age 50 and the other quite recently. Both times, I was told that I have osteopenia. I understand I have to ...

New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU), Curtin University and the University of Western Australia has found no evidence that calcium monotherapy increases the long-term risk for dementia, ...