May 13th, 2013
Selections from Richard Lehman’s Literature Review: May 13th
Richard Lehman, BM, BCh, MRCGP
This week’s topics include the ADVANCE III trial, the latest fish-oil supplement study, and a review of management strategies for asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
May 9th, 2013
Another Disappointing Study for Fish Oil Supplements
Larry Husten, PHD
Another large study has failed to find any benefits for fish oil supplements. The Italian Risk and Prevention Study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, enrolled 12,513 people who had not had a myocardial infarction but had evidence of atherosclerosis or had multiple cardiovascular risk factors. The patients were randomized to either a fish oil supplement […]
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