March, 2006

Fish Oil May Improve Teenage Behavior

Monday, March 27th, 2006

Press Association
Monday March 27, 2006
Fish oil supplements can dramatically improve the behaviour of unruly teenagers, researchers claimed today.
Tests on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) revealed their behaviour significantly improved after taking the supplements.
The study, which follows on from work last year, focused on a group of 12 to 15-year-olds with ADHD at a […]

Omega-3 fish oil improves patient survival 37%

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

By Roman Bystrianyk, Health Sentinel
Long-term use of omega-3 fatty acids has been shown to be beneficial in patients with heart disease and those with cancer. Newer evidence is now showing that omega-3’s can have beneficial effects in other areas such as fighting infection.
A recent study in patients with acute respiratory syndrome showed improvement after only […]

Oily fish may reduce prostate cancer spread: study

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

LONDON (Reuters) - Eating foods rich in omega-3 fatty acids such as oily fish may help to prevent the spread of prostate cancer, scientists said on Tuesday.
Omega-3 and omega-6 are essential fatty acids that work together to promote good health. The body cannot make them, so eating a diet rich in the substances is important.
Fish […]

Myelization, Omega-3 and ADHD

Friday, March 17th, 2006

By LIDIA WASOWICZ
UPI Senior Science Writer
SAN FRANCISCO, March 17 (UPI) — Nutritionists are convinced that, just like everyone else, children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder are what they eat.
Specifically, the specialists have their eye on so-called omega-3 fatty acids as playing some role in the condition that, in general, is marked by trouble keeping still, difficulty in […]

Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) Protects against Inflammation and Bone Loss

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

The following is a summary of abstract #933, “RvE1 Protects from Inflammation and Bone Loss in Experimental Periodontitis”, by H. Hasturk, A. Kantarci, N. Ebrahimi, N. Petasis, C.N. Serhan, and T.E. Van Dyke, Goldman School of Dental Medicine, Department of Periodontology and Oral Biology, Boston (MA) University, USA, which was presented on Friday, March 10, […]

High-EPA Fish Oil Plus Statins Help Prevent Heart Disease

Monday, March 13th, 2006

At the recent American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2005, Dr. Mitsuhiro Yokoyama, M.D., Ph.D., chief of the division of cardiovascular and respiratory medicine at Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine in Kobe, Japan, presented some exciting news relating to the use of EPA in preventing heart disease.
Below is the American Heart Association’s press release:
DALLAS, Nov. […]

The good oil for chemo patients

Sunday, March 12th, 2006

By Sheryl Taylor
National Nine News medical reporter
To look at him, you’d never know Michael Isles is into his fifteenth cycle of chemotherapy for colon and liver cancer.
“I’ve still got my hair I haven’t had any mouth ulcers and there are many other side effects that I haven’t been affected by at all,” he says.
“I’m very […]

DHA Useless for Treating ADHD?

Friday, March 10th, 2006

Many fish oil companies are touting DHA as a viable treatment for ADHD, but did you know that a Mayo Clinic study published nearly 5 years ago showed DHA not only to be ineffective, but to be actually detrimental to children with ADHD?
Here is an excerpt from the study:
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) is a behavior-related disorder […]

Fish oil aids cancer treatment

Thursday, March 9th, 2006

With more Australians diagnosed with cancer, doctors are trying to find new ways to make treatments easier to tolerate.
They have found giving patients omega 3 or fish oil might help patients get through treatment with fewer side effects.
Scientists from Sydney’s Concord hospital wanted to know why some patients get side effects from chemo and not […]

Omega-3 fatty acids help influence moods

Saturday, March 4th, 2006

DENVER, March 3 (UPI) — Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may influence mood, personality and behavior, a University of Pittsburgh study found.
In a study of 106 healthy volunteers, the researchers at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine found that participants who had lower blood levels of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids were more likely to report mild […]

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