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New study shows that the amount of magnesium consumed and absorbed is the key predictor of children’s bone health; whereas dietary calcium intake was not significantly associated with total bone mineral content or density. Los Angeles, Ca (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 While it is known that magnesium is important for bone health in adults, few studies have analyzed magnesium’s crucial role in the bone density of young children. A new study presented on Sunday, May 5, at the Pediatric Academic...
Despite advances in medicine resulting in a longer average life span, baby boomers are less healthy than their parents’ generation and face more health problems. Magnesium deficiency, lack of exercise and lack of nutrient-rich foods are three reasons for a 46 percent increase in type 2 diabetes, a 38 percent increase in high blood pressure and a 10 percent increase in obesity. Los Angeles, Ca (PRWEB) May 09, 2013 In a new study, recently published in the Journal of the American Medical...
New version prepares clients for principles-based reserves SEATTLE, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., the international firm of consultants and actuaries, today announced the release of Version 9.0 of the MG-ALFA system. This release provides full support for the requirements of VM-20, which is becoming a critical issue for insurers as the regulation moves closer to adoption. This release includes support for all three components of the VM-20 reserve calculation,...
Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from Uppsala University in Sweden details the health benefits of maintaining a steady, moderate calcium level in older women. Prevailing medical wisdom typically recommends an increase in calcium intake for women as they age since the naturally occurring mineral plays a vital role in a variety of biological processes. Currently, more than 60 percent of middle-aged and older women in the US take calcium supplements....
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 31, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- A groundbreaking review of cardiovascular disease research studies dating back to as early as 1937 finds that low magnesium levels--not cholesterol or saturated fat intake--are the greatest predictor of all aspects of heart disease. Noted research scientist and author Andrea Rosanoff, PhD, who conducted the comprehensive review, which has been ongoing for over 10 years, and which builds upon the work begun by Mildred Seelig, MD, who...
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Magnesium expert and author Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, warns that magnesium deficiency in the earth's soil and, by extension, magnesium deficiency in an individual's diet plays a significant role in heart disease, arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation. As a validation of the vital role of magnesium as an intervention in heart arrhythmia, the UK-based Arrhythmia Alliance has given its 2012 Award for Outstanding Medical Contribution to Cardiac...
pur-Absorb Iron fulfills the body’s daily absorbed iron needs with a lower dose of iron. Better iron absorption reduces gastrointestinal side effects from excess dosage. North Andover, MA (PRWEB) October 18, 2012 Nelsons, a 150 year old privately owned company and the UK’s largest manufacturer of natural healthcare products, now offers Spatone® pur-Absorb Iron™, a 100% natural liquid iron supplement. With a clinically proven high absorption rate, pur-Absorb Iron fulfills the...
Tokyo, July 19, 2012 - (JCN Newswire) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the first data from clinical studies with E2609, a BACE (beta-site amyloid precursor protein-cleaving enzyme) inhibitor discovered and being developed in-house as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease, were presented during oral sessions at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) 2012.Beta-amyloid (Abeta) deposition in the brain is thought to be one of causes of Alzheimer's disease,...
SALT LAKE CITY, June 25, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthy, middle-aged women taking supplements of citicoline, a naturally occurring brain health nutrient, saw improved attention, focus and recall, according to a peer-reviewed study conducted by University of Utah scientists. The study was published Wednesday in Food and Nutrition Sciences. The double blind, placebo-controlled study composed of 60 healthy women between 40 and 60 years of age. After 28 days of citicoline administration,...
ORANGE, Calif., March 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- About 43 percent of the U.S. population (almost 70 percent of older women) use dietary supplements containing calcium(1), but Carolyn Dean, MD, ND, warns that, without balancing their calcium with magnesium, they may be at risk. Dean, magnesium expert and Medical Director of the nonprofit Nutritional Magnesium Association at http://www.nutritionalmagnesium.org, says most people, including the majority of MDs, do not understand key facts...
