Calcium: normal values and causes of its increase/decrease #calcium #vitamind #bloodtest #rickets
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Doctor has compelling theory as to what exactly is wrong with Tiny Tim in 'A Christmas Carol'

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/tiny-tim-illness-explained

Calcium: normal values and causes of its increase/decrease #calcium #vitamind #bloodtest #rickets

Top 7 Reasons Rickets Is on the Rise Among Children
Rickets is more than just a historical disease. Uncover the seven lesser-known factors contributing to its increase in modern children's health.
https://ecency.com/ricket/@cancermedonline/top-7-reasons-rickets-is

#Rickets #ChildhoodIllness #VitaminD #CalciumDeficiency #BoneHealth #PublicHealth

Top 7 Reasons Rickets Is on the Rise Among Children

If you’ve noticed more news stories, doctor visits, or online searches about bone health in children lately, you’re not alone. One condition that’s quietly making a comeback is rickets, a disease many

Ecency
#rickets is a disease that causes #softbones in children and affects their #musculoskeletal growth; it leads to complications such as #bowedlegs, #knockknees, and even #scoliosis in the #spine. #VitaminD3 is essential for both a growing fetus and the child after it's born. While adults who are deficient do not typically develop rickets, their bones may become softer, a condition known as #osteomalacia. If vitamin D3 levels remain low, this can lead to #osteoporosis. #angstromminerals
Obesity is as much a symptom of a ruthless capitalist system as rickets.
#obesity #health #rickets #capitalism
"There has been a surge in cases of #scabies and #measles – both highly contagious – as well as #rickets and #scurvy, conditions we thought had been eradicated"
"...the surge...reflects the cost of living crisis and decade-long cuts to social services and public health, which have left Britain with one of the poorest and most vulnerable populations in Europe"
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/18/return-of-victorian-era-diseases-to-the-uk-scabies-measles-rickets-scurvy
🔸Consequences of electing a dysfunctional govt?🤔
#UK #PublicHealth
‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK alarms health experts

There has been a surge in cases of scabies and measles – both highly contagious – as well as rickets and scurvy, conditions we thought had been eradicated. Are public health cuts to blame?

The Guardian
‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the #UK alarms health experts - https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/18/return-of-victorian-era-diseases-to-the-uk-scabies-measles-rickets-scurvy "There has been a surge in cases of #scabies and #measles – both highly contagious – as well as #rickets and #scurvy, conditions we thought had been eradicated. Are public health cuts to blame?" rhetorical question, methinks...
‘It is shameful’: why the return of Victorian-era diseases to the UK alarms health experts

There has been a surge in cases of scabies and measles – both highly contagious – as well as rickets and scurvy, conditions we thought had been eradicated. Are public health cuts to blame?

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/dec/27/tories-consider-scrapping-inheritance-tax-and-helping-first-time-buyers

What percentage of the electorate even hits the threshold for inheritance tax?

When 29% of #children in the UK are living in #poverty, children are arriving at school too hungry to learn, and in East Anglia, #rickets is back with a vengeance, what kind of government prioritises #tax breaks for the already #wealthy?

#ToriesCriminalsUnfitToGovern

Reports of scrapping inheritance tax in budget ‘just speculation’, says No 10

Ministers looking for election boost for Rishi Sunak said to be thinking of tax cut along with help for first-time buyers

The Guardian