Month: June 2021

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Calcium: Important mineral in management of Osteoporosis

June 24, 2021 by admin

The skeletal disease of bone thinning and compromised bone strength, osteoporosis, continues to be a major public health issue as the population ages. This disease is characterized by bone fragility and an increased susceptibility to fractures, especially of the spine and hip, although any bone can be affected. Risk for osteoporosis has been reported in […]

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Hypocalcaemia in COVID-19 patients leads to severe illness

June 5, 2021 by admin

Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) is an acute viral infection of public health importance caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2).1 The SARS CoV-2 emerged from Wuhan, the largest and capital city of Hubei Province in Central China.1 The first outbreak was reported as an unexplained pneumonia among persons connected to a seafood market in Wuhan.2 It […]

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Low serum calcium predicts hospitalization in COVID-19 patients

June 1, 2021 by admin

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARSCoV-2), presents primarily with fever, dry cough, and fatigue or myalgia.1 Although most patients have a favorable prognosis, infection may not infrequently lead to a severe syndrome requiring hospitalization and assisted ventilation with high lethality.2 Previous studies have reported that calcium played a central […]

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