It is well accepted that Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, when taken in adequate servings, provide a significant cardiovascular benefit and may reduce the risk for cardiovascular disease.
Emerging research is now showing that Omega-3 fatty acids can reduce the risk of cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer’s and dementia. An article on WebMD dated Dec. 26, [...]
Pharmaceutical giants Merck and Bristol Meyers Squibb have seen significant declines in revenues from their leading cholesterol drugs (statin drugs) Zocor™ and Pravachol™, respectively. Partly due to patent expirations and the availability of generic drugs, this decline has prompted pharmaceutical companies to seek new, patentable drugs.
The pharmaceutical industry continues to search for the new [...]
A new article in the September issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition reports that the children of mothers who had high intakes of fatty fish during pregnancy showed to have higher development scores than those children of mothers with low fatty fish intake during pregnancy.
The study, led by Emily Oken of Harvard Medical [...]
On August 31st, the Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Sopravvivinza nell’Infarto Miocrdico Heart failure (GISSI-HF) trial was presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). The study was also published online in the Lancet.
The study reinforces other recent clinical evidence indicating that omega-3 fatty acids administered to patients with symptomatic heart failure can [...]
The recent publication in the Journal of American College of Cardiology about Marine Omega-3s and Atherosclerosis was widely reported by the media. The consumer response to good news about dietary supplements typically results in increased sales of the supplement or ingredient that is the object of the news. Remember when the first news about lycopene [...]
Fishing for ways to protect your heart? The first international study is out that compares omega-3 levels in Japan and the west.
The August 5, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology (JACC) reports that Omega-3 fatty acids from fatty or oily fish appear to prevent clogged arteries, even in middle aged [...]
A new STUDY published in the Journal of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2008; 26(3):484-91 discusses the association between vitamin K-dependent protein “osteocalcin” and the incidence of low bone mass in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
The study showed that a high vitamin K status in both healthy and diseased children was correlated with markedly better bone [...]
This month’s issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine contains an article linking prehypertension in young to middle aged adults to the future development of calcium buildup in the coronary arteries. Calcification of the coronary arteries is one sign of atherosclerosis and a stong predictor of heart attack and or stroke.
Researcher Mark J. Pletcher, MD, [...]
While over 64 million Americans deal with Cardiovascular Disease, Sudden Cardiac Arrests (Heart Attack) claim the lives of more than 310,000 people each year; an astounding 850 deaths per day! If you look at the numbers, that’s more deaths per year than breast cancer, stroke, and AIDS combined.
Research has provided us with some clearly [...]