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Following the recent report into the lack of help given to osteoporosis sufferers, GPs are to give new priority to identifying and treating patients with bone thinning diseases under changes to their contracts.[More]

A recent report shows that every year hundreds of thousands of people who have a broken bone because of osteoporosis are given no help to prevent repeat fractures.

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Caused by a lack of vitamin D, the disease can lead to deformities like bowed legs and stunted growth, but it largely disappeared last century.

 

 

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Ordinary tomatoes  – which are already viewed as one of the superfoods – have been enriched with selenium, a powerful anti-oxidant that boosts the immune system and may prevent cancer.

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Many of us are lacking a nutrient that could be vital to protect the body against a range of illnesses. Could you be at risk too?

For years we’ve been told to cover up, stay out of the sun and wear factor 50 to protect ourselves against skin cancer but now some experts are admitting that overdoing the “safe-sun” message could contribute to a new health epidemic – vitamin D deficiency.

 

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A typical teenager probably thinks nothing of a diet packed with pizza, sweets and sugary drinks.

But by that age what they eat is already taking a severe toll on their health, research shows.

Millions of teenagers are dangerously low in key vitamins and minerals, experts have warned – with girls faring worst.

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A recent survey has shown that most people in the UK have joints that age faster than the rest of their body. According to the study of 13,000 people the average person has joints 12 years older than their actual age. Joint health depends on a number of factors such as your genes, weight, diet and even your profession.[More]

According to Sport Wales and the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) regular exercise can help to keep your bones healthy.

Sport Wales and the NOS have collaborated following the launch of a sector wide vision for sport in Wales designed to highlight the positive impact of sport, whether that be a healthy lifestyle, providing a boost to the economy, or re-engaging young people.

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Researchers have suggested that hundreds of women taking bisphosphonate drugs for 5 years could be at double the risk of thigh fractures but 24% less likely to suffer other more typical fractures such as hip, wrist or spine.[More]

One in three women and one in five men aged 50 or older in Britain has osteoporosis, an age-related disease that affects the way the bone cells renew. As a result bones are less dense and more prone to breaks.[More]

A report, published by the NHS Information Centre, found major variations between local health authorities in the use of six drugs to treat and prevent the brittle bone condition, which affects up to a third of people over 50.[More]

We want to advise you that we have refreshed our BIOCALTH website to give you even more information, a much more user friendly experience and more importantly better deals on our great product. Our initial buy one get one free offer has now expired so we have introduced a buy one get one half price offer to replace it. We will regularly be updating the site with new offers on BioCalth and our other products so keep checking back to see what great savings you can make.

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A new study has found that having too much fat around the middle may compromise bone health and raise the risk of osteoporosis in women.

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A recent article in the daily mail suggests that women are being denied vital treatment due to cost leaving many osteopenia sufferers untreated

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Principle Healthcare, the makers of BioCalth, have distanced their product from the findings of a meta-analysis of calcium supplements, published by Prof Ian Reid’s group from the University of Auckland.

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