However, having a chronic calcium deficiency is considered a common risk factor for osteoporosis, a bone disease marked by decreases in bone mass or strength. Dasgupta notes that having low calcium ...

Millions suffer from nutrient deficiencies, particularly in India, leading to health issues like microcytic anemia, poor immunity, and fatigue. Common deficiencies include iron, vitamin D ...

While some studies link Vitamin D deficiency to increased fibroid risk, conclusive evidence is lacking. Managing Vitamin D levels through sunlight exposure and diet may help mitigate symptoms.

Once the nymphs feed on a host, they change into adults. Hard ticks carry the germs that cause Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and other diseases. Their bite doesn’t hurt.

Background: Mineral deficiencies, such as iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), and selenium (Se), play crucial roles in inflammation and immune responses and are linked to chronic inflammatory skin diseases. This ...

Addison’s disease, in many cases, is an autoimmune condition. But the diagnosis can be used as an “umbrella term” to refer to many different forms of adrenal gland deficiency, said Tony P.

Vital for cognitive health and function, vitamin D3: Some evidence suggests that vitamin D deficiency, when it occurs both before birth and throughout life, may contribute to the development of ...

Scurvy, or vitamin C deficiency, is not just an 18th-century seafarers' disease, as a case study of a 65-year-old woman with mobility issues and social isolation shows. In an article published in ...

ISLAND LIFE is famously idyllic, but it’s long been known that islanders tend to experience disproportionately high rates of some rare genetically transmitted diseases. Faroe islanders ...

Children with primary nocturnal enuresis may have vitamin D insufficiency and deficiency as well as vitamin B 12 deficiency, according to a study published online June 10 in Annals of Medicine.

Clarkand Company/Getty Images Iron deficiency is linked to poorer brain ... consumption — in excess — is also linked to increased disease risk. “The dose makes the poison,” Boakye said.