David Becker, M.D. et al
A great deal of scientific evidence shows that cholesterol-reducing medications known as statins can help prevent coronary artery disease. Although the safety of these medications has been well documented, as many as 40 percent of patients who receive a prescription for statins take the drug for less than one year. Doctors [...]
Author: Deepa Kumar
According to an article published in the New York Times (2006), in Europe it is fish oil after heart attacks but not in the U.S. In fact, in Italy it would be considered tantamount to malpractice if the doctor fails to prescribe fish oil.
There is substantial supportive research for the benefits of fish [...]
Author: Lisa Jenkins
Fish has achieved health food status due to research that shows eating fish lowers the risk of heart disease. Public health agencies have recommended eating fish for several years. But new research continues to support additional links between diets that include fish and various measures of heart health.
While fish is a healthy source [...]
