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Drinking beer can avoid osteoporosis
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Drinking beer can avoid osteoporosis

A recent study by Spanish scientists has shown that women who regularly drink beer can reduce the risk of postmenopausal osteoporosis.

December 14, 2018
Artificial bone made from wood
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Artificial bone made from wood

Italian scientists have developed a process of turning wood into artificial bone with the ultimate goal of transplanting into the human body.

December 14, 2018
Vitamin D deficiency in children
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Vitamin D deficiency in children

About 70% of US children have low vitamin D levels, which puts them at risk for bone and cardiovascular disease, the researchers said.

December 14, 2018
Correction of the spine deviates nearly 60 degrees
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Correction of the spine deviates nearly 60 degrees

It was hard to tell if Koryn McFadden had just undergone an 8-hour surgery to correct a piece of his spine that was so bent that it pushed her heart to the other half of…

December 14, 2018
Older people still need sunbathing
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Older people still need sunbathing

The habit of sun exposure not only helps us be smarter when we get older, but also helps older people prevent memory impairment.

December 14, 2018
Wine and beer are good for bones
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Wine and beer are good for bones

According to a new study, a glass of wine, one or two beers a day can make the bones of older people stronger, but drinking more than that can weaken the bones.

December 14, 2018
Practice: The best medicine
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Practice: The best medicine

4 recently published studies all offer the same prescription for health improvement: exercise.

December 14, 2018
Inject bone into the fracture
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Inject bone into the fracture

Scientists are studying how to make bones faster, by injecting a mixture into a fracture.

December 14, 2018
The 42-year-old man is cured of AIDS
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The 42-year-old man is cured of AIDS

For more than a decade of HIV infection, a man seems to have escaped this death 20 months after a bone marrow transplant.

December 14, 2018
Calcium with human health
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Calcium with human health

Calcium is particularly important for bone-tooth formation, coagulation, neuronal signaling and muscle contraction.

December 14, 2018
Calcium - new flavor for daily meals
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Calcium - new flavor for daily meals

Florists have recently announced the discovery of expanding human appetites - formerly including sour, spicy, salty, and bitter tastes - to add a new flavor that they ca…

December 14, 2018
Vitamin D: A new way to treat heart failure?
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Vitamin D: A new way to treat heart failure?

In addition to strengthening bones, strengthening the immune system, preventing some cancers, a recent study suggested a new benefit to list the benefits of vitamin D. V…

December 14, 2018