Fish oil may reduce the risk of psychotic disorders in high-risk individuals
ScienceDaily (2010-02-02) — Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report. … > read full article
Rising Healthcare Costs
Rising healthcare costs remains the talk of the nation. It is interesting to note that research commissioned by the Dietary Supplement Education Alliance (DSEA) couple of years ago shows that appropriate use of select dietary supplements would improve the health of key populations and save the nation more than $24 billion in healthcare costs [...]
Macular degeneration and glaucoma among the top areas Americans have the most misunderstanding according to the American Optometric Association
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 16 /PRNewswire/ — It’s a fact of life that eyes change with age, and baby boomers – Americans born between 1946 and 1964 – are at the stage when many are affected by vision [...]
DENVER, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ — Researchers are seeing more benefits of omega-3 fatty acids (omega-3s), such as their ability to help prevent and slow age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that is the leading cause of severe vision loss in older people. Fish consumption also seems to benefit seniors by thwarting dementia and [...]
A new study published in the Oct. 21 (2009) issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, find that fish oil does not enhance the results of the antidepressant, sertraline (Zoloft) when taken with Omega-3 fatty acids found in fish.
“Unfortunately, it’s not where we wanted to be. We were kind of disappointed, to [...]
Most scientists now agree that fish oil benefits various inflammatory conditions like arthritis, heart disease etc. However, the mechanism of how fish oil benefits these conditions has been a mystery. Now, in a joint study between British and American scientists that recently was published in the journal Nature, there are clues to how fish oil [...]
A new government-sponsored study is underway to study vitamin D and fish oil to see whether either nutrient can lower a healthy person’s risk of getting cancer, heart disease or having a stroke.
The study targets a specific racial group – African Americans who tend to have higher risk of heart disease. It is believed that [...]
