The most comprehensive study of calcium and vitamin D supplements for older women released this week showed they offered only limited protection against broken bones.

Prompting questions over what has long been much preached by health care professionals and nutritionists

The most comprehensive study of calcium and vitamin D supplements for older women released this week showed they offered only limited protection against broken bones.

Prompting questions over what has long been much preached by health care professionals and nutritionists

The biggest study ever conducted into calcium and vitamin D for older women shows the supplements may not provide the type of protection they were supposed to against broken bones.

Researchers found that the supplements appear to reduce the risk of broken hips in women over 60. And they also help those women who take the supplements more regularly

A powerful form of vitamin D may help treat prostate cancer, according to a new study. Researchers say the results suggest that getting a daily dose of the vitamin from milk, the sun, and a multivitamin may also help reduce invasion and spread of the deadly disease. The American Cancer Society estimates that there will be more than 230,000 new cases in American men this year.

But researchers warn against taking large amounts of vitamin D without medical supervision

US health Experts are in talks about making a diet pill similar to prescription powerhouse Xenical, available over the counter, making it the first weight loss drug of its kind to be approved by the FDA in this manner.

A prescription diet drug that blocks the absorption of fat is "no magic pill" but will aid in controlling calorie intake according to the drugs manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline