Dear Dr. Blonz: I wanted to ask a few questions about calcium. Have you heard anything about the absorbability or bioavailability of calcium hydroxyapatite? I have heard arguments that it is the most ...

DEAR DR. BLONZ: I read that the best calcium supplements are made from bone. I have also heard that milk is not the best source of calcium because of the protein binding. What are your thoughts? R.T.

A team led by MIPT Professor Artem Oganov has used computer simulation to predict the existence of five completely new compounds of carbon and calcium with varied chemical and physical properties, ...

Calcium is nature's most renowned structural material. Indeed, calcium is a necessary component of all living things and is also abundant in many non-living things, particularly those that help ...

Several calcium compounds are found in supplements. Calcium carbonate and calcium citrate are the most popular, but one is not necessarily better than the other. Calcium carbonate tends to cause more ...

A team of researchers from McGill University has advanced the scientific understanding of abnormal mineral accumulation in arteries, a complication often seen in patients with chronic kidney disease ...

Your body contains about 1.2 to 2.5 pounds of calcium. Most of it, 99 percent, is in your bones and teeth. The remaining 1 percent is distributed across your body in your cells, the membranes that ...

A MODERATE increase in the survival of X-irradiated rats has been observed when either parathyroid extract or ethylenediamine tetraacetate (EDTA) was injected before or after mid-lethal doses of ...

According to the National Institutes of Health, calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body and 99 percent of it is stored in bones and teeth. Calcium compounds help give enamel — your teeth’s ...