Ectopic Calcification

Ectopic Calcification

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Analysis: pineal gland calcifications are chemically similar to dentin and bone.

Pubmed Data : Ann Anat. 1995 Jul;177(5):413-9. PMID: 7645736
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 1995
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Pineal Gland Calcification : CK(198) : AC(24)

Expectant management (i.e. doing nothing) of gallstone disease is a valid therapeutic approach in the majority of patients.

Pubmed Data : J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010 Apr;25(4):719-24. PMID: 20492328
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2010
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Cholecystectomy : CK(104) : AC(7), Gallbladder Surgery: Removal : CK(104) : AC(7), Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)
Therapeutic Actions : Doing Nothing : CK(54) : AC(6), Watchful Waiting : CK(33) : AC(3)
Anti Therapeutic Actions : Surgical Procedures : CK(103) : AC(9)

Pineal calcification may contribute to melatonin deficiency and circadian timing irregularities.

Pubmed Data : Neuropsychopharmacology. 1999 Dec;21(6):765-72. PMID: 10633482
Article Published Date : Dec 01, 1999
Study Type : Meta Analysis
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Diseases : Circadian Dysregulation : CK(518) : AC(8), Hormone Imbalances: Low Melatonin : CK(64) : AC(7), Pineal Gland Calcification : CK(198) : AC(24), Sleep Disorders : CK(168) : AC(17)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

Patients with gradual onset schizophrenia had pineal calcification size that was significantly larger than those with sudden onset.

Pubmed Data : Int J Neurosci. 1992 Nov-Dec;67(1-4):9-17. PMID: 1305641
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 1992
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Pineal Gland Calcification : CK(198) : AC(24), Schizophrenia : CK(247) : AC(29)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

A diet rich in refined carbohydrate increases bile cholesterol saturation and consequently gallstone formation.

Pubmed Data : Gut. 1983 Jan;24(1):2-6. PMID: 6293939
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 1983
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)
Additional Keywords : Refined Carbohydrate Diet : CK(10) : AC(1)

A vegetarian diet is correlated with significantly decreased risk for gallstones in women.

Pubmed Data : Indian J Med Sci. 2003 Sep;57(9):387-93. PMID: 3926039
Article Published Date : Sep 01, 2003
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

Aged Garlic Extract (AGE) inhibits the rate of progression of coronary calcification in patients receiving statin therapy.

Pubmed Data : Prev Med. 2004 Nov;39(5):985-91. PMID: 15475033
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160)
Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Arterial Plaque : CK(439) : AC(20)

Aged garlic extract supplemented with B vitamins, folic acid and L-arginine retards the progression of subclinical atherosclerosis.

Pubmed Data : Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004 Feb;83(3):221-31. PMID: 19573556
Article Published Date : Feb 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Arginine : CK(970) : AC(169), B-complex : CK(278) : AC(32), Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160), Vitamin B-12 : CK(752) : AC(94)
Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Atherosclerosis : CK(523) : AC(77), Hypertension : CK(2783) : AC(271)
Pharmacological Actions : Cardioprotective : CK(702) : AC(196)
Additional Keywords : Plant Extracts : CK(3572) : AC(1216)

Aged garlic extract with supplement is associated with increase in brown adipose, decrease in white adipose tissue and predict lack of progression in coronary atherosclerosis.

Pubmed Data : Int J Cardiol. 2013 Mar 1. Epub 2013 Mar 1. PMID: 23453866
Article Published Date : Feb 28, 2013
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Garlic : CK(485) : AC(160)
Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136), High Homocysteine : CK(368) : AC(57)
Pharmacological Actions : Cardioprotective : CK(702) : AC(196)

Among healthy postmenopausal women, although calcium with vitamin D supplementation resulted in a small but significant improvement in hip bone density, it did not significantly reduce hip fracture, and increased the risk of kidney stones.

Pubmed Data : N Engl J Med. 2006 Feb 16;354(7):669-83. PMID: 16481635
Article Published Date : Feb 16, 2006
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Kidney Stones : CK(157) : AC(28)
Problem Substances : Calcium Carbonate : CK(176) : AC(19)

Aortic valve calcium was associated with increased all-cause mortality, independent of the traditional risk factors and the presence of coronary artery calcium.

Pubmed Data : Am J Cardiol. 2010 Dec 15;106(12):1787-91. Epub 2010 Nov 4. PMID: 21055710
Article Published Date : Dec 15, 2010
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Aortic Calcification : CK(180) : AC(7), Mortality: All-Cause : CK(644) : AC(55)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

Arterial stiffness and vascular calcification in end-stage renal disease is adversely effected by the dose of calcium carbonate ingested.

Pubmed Data : Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2000 Jul;15(7):1014-21. PMID: 10862640
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2000
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Kidney Failure : CK(668) : AC(41)
Problem Substances : Calcium Carbonate : CK(176) : AC(19)

Calcified atherosclerosis is directly implicated in the pathogenesis of both abdominal aorta and iliac arteries.

Pubmed Data : J Vasc Surg. 2008 Jul;48(1):121-7. Epub 2008 Jun 2. PMID: 18515037
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Aortic Aneurysm : CK(52) : AC(6), Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

Calcium carbonate supplements are associated with aortic calcification in hemodialysis patients.

Pubmed Data : Ren Fail. 2008;30(10):952-8. PMID: 19016145
Article Published Date : Jan 01, 2008
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25)
Problem Substances : Calcium Carbonate : CK(176) : AC(19)

Degree of pineal calcification (DOC) is associated with polysomnographic sleep measures in primary insomnia patients.

Pubmed Data : Sleep Med. 2009 Apr;10(4):439-45. Epub 2008 Aug 27. PMID: 18755628
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Diseases : Insomnia : CK(471) : AC(56), Pineal Gland Calcification : CK(198) : AC(24)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)

Dietary intake of menaquinone is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease, cardiac mortality, aortic calcification and all-cause mortality.

Pubmed Data : J Nutr. 2004 Nov;134(11):3100-5. PMID: 15514282
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Vitamin K : CK(550) : AC(65), Vitamin K2 : CK(277) : AC(32), Vitamin K2: Menaquinone-7 : CK(88) : AC(14)
Diseases : Aortic Calcification : CK(180) : AC(7), Arteriosclerosis : CK(2154) : AC(123), Cardiac Mortality : CK(703) : AC(67), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136), Mortality: All-Cause : CK(644) : AC(55), Myocardial Infarction : CK(2632) : AC(117)
Pharmacological Actions : Cardioprotective : CK(702) : AC(196)

Disodium EDTA is safe and effective for the management of calcific tendinitis of the shoulder,

Pubmed Data : Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Jan 15;61(1):84-91. PMID: 19116968
Article Published Date : Jan 15, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Ectopic Calcification : CK(792) : AC(113), Tendinitis : CK(1433) : AC(7), Tendinopathy : CK(53) : AC(5)
Therapeutic Actions : Chelation Therapy: EDTA : CK(43) : AC(6)

Epilepsy with cerebral calcifications of unexplained origin may likely be caused by undiagnosed celiac disease.

Pubmed Data : Lancet. 1992 Aug 22;340(8817):439-43. PMID: 1354781
Article Published Date : Aug 22, 1992
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Celiac Disease : CK(1527) : AC(215), Cerebral Calcifications : CK(13) : AC(2), Epilepsy : CK(128) : AC(27), Epilepsy: With Cerebral Calcifications : CK(24) : AC(3)
Additional Keywords : Diseases that are Linked : CK(2122) : AC(270)
Problem Substances : Gluten : CK(1755) : AC(144), Wheat : CK(2542) : AC(309)
Adverse Pharmacological Actions : Neurotoxic : CK(1076) : AC(179)

Fish oil fatty acids reduce the cholesterol saturation index and nucleation time in obese subjects, which probably result in prevention of gallstone formation.

Pubmed Data : Appl Ergon. 2009 Nov;40(6):1047-54. Epub 2009 Jun 21. PMID: 11533270
Article Published Date : Nov 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Fish Oil : CK(615) : AC(95)
Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

Fluoride deposits in the pineal gland with age and is associated with enhanced gland calcification.

Pubmed Data : Caries Res. 2001 Mar-Apr;35(2):125-8. PMID: 11275672
Article Published Date : Mar 01, 2001
Study Type : Human Study
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Diseases : Ectopic Calcification : CK(792) : AC(113), Fluoride Toxicity : CK(146) : AC(40), Pineal Gland Calcification : CK(198) : AC(24), Pineal Gland Diseases : CK(10) : AC(1)
Problem Substances : Fluoride : CK(264) : AC(45)

Frequent nut consumption decreases the risk of cholecystectomy in women.

Pubmed Data : Am J Clin Nutr. 2004 Jul;80(1):76-81. PMID: 15213031
Article Published Date : Jul 01, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
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Substances : Nuts : CK(523) : AC(70), Peanut : CK(104) : AC(19)
Diseases : Cholecystitis : CK(13) : AC(3), Gallbladder Inflammation : CK(25) : AC(5), Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

Frequent nut consumption is associated with a reduced risk of gallstone disease in men.

Pubmed Data : Am J Epidemiol. 2004 Nov 15;160(10):961-8. PMID: 15522852
Article Published Date : Nov 15, 2004
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Nuts : CK(523) : AC(70), Peanut : CK(104) : AC(19)
Diseases : Gallstones : CK(160) : AC(30)

High dietary menaquinone (Vitamin K2) intake is associated with reduced coronary calcification.

Pubmed Data : Atherosclerosis. 2009 Apr;203(2):489-93. Epub 2008 Jul 19. PMID: 18722618
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Menaquinone : CK(20) : AC(2), Vitamin K2 : CK(277) : AC(32)
Diseases : Arterial Calcification : CK(154) : AC(25), Cardiovascular Diseases : CK(5138) : AC(641), Coronary Artery Disease : CK(1305) : AC(136)
Pharmacological Actions : Cardioprotective : CK(702) : AC(196)

Lactobacillus casei and Bifidobacterium breve reduce urinary oxalate excretion in nephrolithiasis patients.

Pubmed Data : Urol Res. 2009 Apr;37(2):95-100. Epub 2009 Feb 12. PMID: 19214493
Article Published Date : Apr 01, 2009
Study Type : Human Study
Additional Links
Substances : Bifidobacterium Breve : CK(57) : AC(9), Lactobacillus casei : CK(151) : AC(26)
Diseases : Hyperoxaluria : CK(22) : AC(3), Kidney Stones : CK(157) : AC(28), Oxaluria : CK(20) : AC(2)

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