Vitamin D May Help Stop Cancer Cells Becoming Drug-Resistant
Razi Berry What’s good for our bones may also help stop cancer cells that develop resistance to multiple chemotherapy drugs. Calcitriol and calcipotriol The vitamin D metabolite calcitriol and its analog calcipotriol can block one of the mechanisms through which cancer cells gain resistance to chemotherapy drugs; and can selectively kill those drug-resistant cells, according […]
Antacids in Childhood Could Increase Risk for Bone Fractures
Razi Berry Infants who are given antacids in their first year of life are more likely to fracture a bone later as a child, according to a new study published June 7th in Pediatrics. Early acid suppression and childhood bone fractures The study, “Early Acid Suppression Therapy Exposure and Fracture in Young Children,” was led […]
Osteoporosis: More Than Pills
Dr. Alethea Fleming, ND Simply standing on one foot – doing the Flamingo – may help prevent osteoporosis When patients or doctors talk about osteoporosis the tendency is to focus largely on the density of the bones, but there is much more to consider. Osteoporosis is defined as “porous bones”. The natural structure of healthy bone […]