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Anchor lead: Does it make sense that an EPA product would help in cardiovascular disease? Elizabeth Tracey reports Vascepa is the name of a concentrated omega-3 fatty acid product that the manufacturer has released results about ahead of any scientific …
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Anchor lead: An industry conducted trial is raising hopes about a fish oil product, Elizabeth Tracey reports Results from an industry-sponsored clinical trial of a concentrated fish oil product seems to show impressive reductions in cardiovascular events. The manufacturer of …
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Anchor lead: If you’re at increased risk for a cardiovascular event, statins may be your best prevention strategy, Elizabeth Tracey reports In the wake of the ASPREE trial, where daily aspirin in healthy older folks didn’t reduce cardiovascular disease but …
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Anchor lead: Is there anyone who still should use aspirin daily? Elizabeth Tracey reports A daily aspirin didn’t help reduce cardiovascular events in healthy older people, a recent large study called ASPREE found. Erin Michos, a cardiologist at Johns Hopkins, …
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Anchor lead: A large study using aspirin in healthy older people increased their risk of cancer, Elizabeth Tracey reports Healthy elderly people given daily aspirin in a study known by the acronym ASPREE didn’t have fewer cardiovascular events, but they …
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Anchor lead: Most people shouldn’t be taking aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease, Elizabeth Tracey reports Aspirin really doesn’t help otherwise healthy older people avoid cardiovascular disease, a major new trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine reveals. Erin …
