Taking calcium plus vitamin D supplements improved hip bone density in postmenopausal women. A large-scale, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial — part of the Women’s Health Initiative — ...

A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new study. A combination of ...

Philadelphia, PA, August 15, 2013 – A team of investigators systematically analyzed the effect of calcium and vitamin D supplementation on joint symptoms in a rigorous and controlled study of ...

Postmenopausal women who take calcium and vitamin D supplements may gain less weight than those who do not, although the overall effect is small, according to a recent article. The benefit is greater ...

A follow-up analysis of data from the landmark Women's Health Initiative trial found the supplement combination lowered a woman's long-term odds of dying from cancer by 7%. However, it also raised her ...

Taking calcium and vitamin D doesn't necessarily protect the bones of older women. That's the news from the same Women's Initiative Study that said low-fat diets aren't all that beneficial in fighting ...

NEW YORK – Taking calcium and vitamin D supplements may help overweight women to lose body fat, but only if their calcium intake from food is already quite low, a small study suggests. The study, ...

Once regarded as a potent silver bullet for preventing fractures, vitamin D appears to need calcium to exert a preventive effect. Neither intermittent nor daily consumption of standard doses of ...

STANFORD, Calif. — A combination of calcium and vitamin D may cut the chance of melanoma in half for some women at high risk of developing this life-threatening skin cancer, according to a new study ...

Women who have gone through menopause and hope that supplemental vitamin D plus calcium might shield them from disease may be disappointed by new data. A follow-up analysis of data from the landmark ...