A calcium blood test checks your calcium levels to monitor bone, kidney, and thyroid diseases. You may get one of two main types of calcium blood tests: total calcium and ionized calcium tests. Too ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: A friend has been diagnosed with high blood calcium, and when I googled it, the results concerned me. Can you give information on this and how to discuss it with the doctor? I want to ...

Calcium is a mineral that is known to have several health benefits. It benefits your bones, teeth, muscles, nerves and more. Hence, it is crucial that your diet includes calcium-rich foods such as ...

Q: I am a 62-year-old white male who is 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds. I have diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol. I was recently diagnosed with “moderate to significant ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have been diagnosed with vitamin D toxicity, according to the blood work from a month ago -- my result was 122 ng/mL. I was taking high doses of vitamin D3 in pill form (15,000 IU a ...

A 53-year-old woman continued vitamin D supplements long after her prescribed course ended. The result was dangerously high calcium levels, kidney injury and calcification of her aorta ...

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