Chemotherapy literally means treatment of a disease by drugs. But the term has become synonym with chemotherapy of tumors. Tumor chemotherapy, along with surgery and radiotherapy form the basic pillars of cancer treatment. Tumor chemotherapy drugs are also called anti-neoplastic drugs. Chemotherapy works by killing the cancerous cells which are fast growing cells lacking the […]
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Breaking Calcium Myth – Increased Dietary or Supplemental Calcium Not Associated with Better Bone Health
Increasing calcium intake unlikely to boost bone health or prevent fractures, say experts Increased calcium intake, either from dietary source or calcium supplements is not likely to improve bone health and is not associated with decrease in risk of fractures in older people. This has been suggested by study published in British Medical Journal. Conventional […]
