Fish oil again linked with health benefits
In a group of chronic heart failure patients, one daily prescription fish oil capsule (1 g/day over a period of four years) in addition to standard medical therapy, significantly reduced the number of hospital admissions and deaths according to Italian researchers from the GVM Hospitals of Care and Research.
Although the absolute reduction in mortality was quite small (just 1.8%), it was statistically significant, and even more importantly, this study adds to the growing body of literature surrounding the health benefits of fish oil.
Read more important facts and precautions about taking fish oil supplements.
via MedPage Today, August 31, 2008
via “Effect of rosuvastatin in patients with chronic heart failure (the GISSI-HF trial): A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial” Lancet 2008; Published online Aug 31.
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