Article: CALCIUM SUPPLEMENT EASES PMS SYMPTOMS


United Press International
08-25-1998
Calcium supplement eases PMS symptoms

UPI Science News

NEW YORK, Aug. 25 (UPI) _ Calcium supplements may be an effective
solution for millions of women suffering monthly from the physical and
emotional discomfort of premenstrual syndrome.

A new study found that women who take calcium supplements of 1,200
milligrams daily for two to three months can reduce symptoms of PMS by
more than half. About 40 percent of women of childbearing age
experience some type of physical and emotional changes during the
14-day period before a woman's period begins. Led by researchers at St.
Lukes- Roosevelt Hospital in New York, the study appears in the
American Journal ...

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