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All About Hypocalcemia (Calcium Deficiency Disease)

Hypocalcaemia occurs when the total serum calcium concentration is less than 7.0 mg/dL and the ionized calcium is less than 3.5 mg/dL in your body. It is a commonly seen biochemical condition in which there are lower than average level of calcium in plasma. Calcium has many important functions in your body.

How to Prevent Osteoporosis?

Each person has got a unique body structure. Height and the strength of the skeleton are determined by the genes of an individual. Lifestyle factors are the culprits that make our bone fragile and weak. And prevention of osteoporosis includes bringing some positive changes in the lifestyle. Read about the prevention measures for osteoporosis in the article.

What You Should Know About Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is a disease of bone that occurs with a decrease in the density of bones resulting in soft bones that are prone to fracture easily. It occurs particularly when the body loses too much bone or makes too little of them. Osteoporosis literally means porous bone (that is a bone that is compressible.