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Vitamin D3 5000 IU and Vitamin D Deficiency: What to Know

Vitamin D is involved in several routine processes in the body. It helps with calcium absorption, supports healthy bones and teeth, and contributes to normal muscle and immune function.

inkl · Aug 20

A Bright Speck on His Brain Scan Was Calcium, and It Had Traveled from His Heart Valve

A 33-year-old dialysis patient had a major stroke. The blockage was not a clot, and imaging traced the calcium back to his mitral valve.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

A 27-Year-Old Arrived with Abdominal Pain, and Doctors Found a Calcified Fetus Beside Her Living Pregnancy

A woman 12 weeks pregnant came in with abdominal pain. Scans found a calcified fetus from an earlier pregnancy sitting beside her uterus.

Medical Daily · Aug 19

What Skipping Meals Does to Your Gallbladder: Bile, Stones, and the Fasting Risk

The Gallbladder Is Not a Storage Organ You Can IgnoreThe gallbladder's job is timed release. It holds bile produced by the liver and squeezes it into the small intestine the moment fat enters from a meal. That squeeze is triggered by eating. No meal, no squeeze. Bile sits. And bile…

Times Life · Aug 14

A Molecule Long Considered Inactive Switched On the Moment the Dish Reached Human Body Temperature

A compound thought inactive against TRPM4 became a potent activator at body temperature. Northwestern researchers say lab conditions hid the effect.

Medical Daily · Aug 13

The Sparkling Water Study Making Headlines Left Out the Flavored Cans You're Probably Drinking

A Purdue study found sparkling water barely dents mouth pH. It tested plain and calcium-fortified versions, not the flavored seltzers Americans buy.

Medical Daily · Aug 12

How Kidney Stone Formation Begins in Your Renal System and How to Stop It Early

What Actually Happens Inside the KidneyYour kidney filters roughly 200 litres of blood every day, pulling out waste and excess minerals and sending them out in urine. Most of those minerals stay dissolved. A stone begins when one of them stops dissolving and starts crystallising instead.The most common type is…

Times Life · Aug 12

Why Kidney Stones Are Striking Indians in Their 30s, and the Diet and Dehydration Link

The numbers have shifted, and urologists have noticedA 2022 study published in the Indian Journal of Urology found that nearly 12% of India's population will develop kidney stones at some point, with the incidence rising sharply among working-age adults between 25 and 45. The "stone belt", a geographic band running…

Times Life · Aug 11

8 Dietary Habits That Raise Your Risk of Kidney Stones, Ranked by How Common They Are in India

Not Drinking Enough WaterThe single most preventable cause of kidney stones is low urine output. When you do not drink enough water, urine becomes concentrated and minerals crystallise. The Indian Council of Medical Research recommends at least 2.5 to 3 litres of fluid per day for adults in tropical climates.…

Times Life · Aug 11

Full-fat milk, cheese and dairy every day? Canadian study delivers surprising findings on weight and cholesterol

In a groundbreaking Canadian research project involving 74 adults, evidence emerged showing that full-fat dairy does not contribute to weight gain. For 12 weeks, participants consuming three servings a day maintained stable cholesterol levels. Remarkably, those enjoying more dairy reported better blood pressure readings and an uptick in calcium, protein,…

The Economic Times · Aug 10