News tagged with fish oil supplements

Use of omega-3 does not appear to reduce recurrence of atrial fibrillation

Although some data have suggested that omega-3 fatty acid supplements, such as from fish oil, may improve treatment of atrial fibrillation, a randomized trial with more than 600 patients finds that treatment with high-dose ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fish oil may reduce risk of breast cancer

A recent report in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, adds to the growing evidence that fish oil supplements may play a role in preventing chronic diseas ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jul 08, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals mounting evidence of fish oil's heart health benefits

There is mounting evidence that omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil supplements not only help prevent cardiovascular diseases in healthy individuals, but also reduce the incidence of cardiac events and mortality in ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Effectiveness of vitamin D, fish oil to be studied

Two dietary supplements -- vitamin D and fish oil -- will soon undergo a five-year test of their effectiveness in lowering the rates of several major diseases. Since nearly all African-Americans are deficient in vitamin D, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1