New England Journal of Medicine
New Fish Oil, Vitamin D Studies Focus in on Who Benefits
Big studies on fish oil and vitamin D offer suggestions on who does and does not benefit from these popular nutrients. Results were revealed on November 10 at an American Heart Association conference in Chicago, IL and published by the New England Journal of Medicine in a study titled “The Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).” The ...
Omega-3 Supplements May Prevent Childhood Asthma
Taking certain omega-3 fatty acid supplements during pregnancy can reduce the risk of childhood asthma by almost one third, according to a new study from the Copenhagen Prospective Studies on Asthma in Childhood (COPSAC) and the University of Waterloo. The study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, found that women who were prescribed ...
Product Safety Expert Debunks Research Questioning the Safety of Supplements
Dr. Richard Kingston told an audience of almost 50 congressional staffers, industry executives and public affairs professionals that research purporting to raise significant questions regarding the safety of dietary supplements often lacks context and appropriate data to draw meaningful conclusions, which contributes to the misinterpretations of the new science by the consumer media covering those ...
New England Journal of Medicine Reports on Niacin Safety and Effectiveness
Recent studies published in The New England Journal of Medicine are adding to concerns about the safety and effectiveness of niacin, which is used for the prevention of cardiovascular disease. According to a report in the New York Times, scientists designed these two new studies to determine whether niacin helped patients avoid heart disease and ...
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