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You've heard about the good fats and the bad fats, saturated fats and unsaturated fats. Can't keep them straight, between what you're supposed to eat and what you can? Unfortunately, many people who are dieting eliminate all fats altogether, which is as unhealthy as what they were previously putting into their body. Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids. They are essential to human health but cannot be manufactured by the body. For this reason, omega-3 fatty acids must be obtained from food. Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other marine life such as algae and krill, certain plants (including purslane), and nut oils.
We're here to help you make sense of one variety - the Omega Daily fatty acids, which offer immeasurable health benefits. Doctors and scientists are still only scratching the surface of the power of Omega-3. Including more of this essential nutrient in your diet will award you better health. Omega-3 Fatty Acids are a type of polyunsaturated fatty acids. Unsaturated fats are the healthy kind of fat that should be part of your regular diet.
Many of those who suffer from inflammation due to their arthritis, asthma, allergies or a number of other diseases have reaped the benefit of Omega-3 fatty acids, a known anti-inflammatory.
Scientists and doctors are finding new uses for Omega-3 all the time. The American Heart Association recommends eating fatty fish at least twice a week because of the benefits of Omega-3 fatty acids for cardiovascular disease. Ongoing research points that Omega-3 may help combat autism, low birth rate and psychological disorders, to name a few.
Other areas of study on the effects of Omega Daily include, but are not limited to:
Unfortunately our Western diet just doesn't include enough of this essential nutrient. Good sources of this essential fatty acid come primarily from certain kinds of seafood, like salmon, albacore tuna, herring and shellfish. Flax is the next best source of Omega-3, an alternative for vegetarians. While our body can convert flax into these types of acid, seafood is recommended over it. Since scientists and doctors have praised the fatty acid, many different types of foods are now enriched with Omega-3, from bread to yogurt to baby food, to just name a few. Again, while they do contain the nutrient, it's best to take it straight from the source.
Omega Daily is a supplement that offers all the Omega-3 your body needs. Based on a concentrate of New Zealand Green-Lipped Mussel, it takes the guess work out of what to eat and what not to eat.
It is advisable to talk to your physician before taking any supplement.
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2 Sep 2010 at 10:30pm InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510 clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration to market the LipiScan IVUS Coronary Imaging System. 2 Sep 2010 at 6:31pm Porter Health System was recently selected to participate in a clinical study to investigate the use of carotid stents in high surgical-risk patients. 2 Sep 2010 at 5:26pm Thomas Nygaard has received the John Bell Memorial Clinical Excellence Award from Centra. 2 Sep 2010 at 1:26pm Analysts Ratings: Madison Williams Begins Coverage on Stereotaxis Madison Williams analysts initiated coverage on shares of Madison Williams with a "buy" rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday. 2 Sep 2010 at 9:17am These important data add detail to those already published in the March 2010 issue of The Lancet on the clinical outcomes for the primary endpoint in the total population and in multiple subgroups at 9 months follow-up and on clinical outcomes at 18 month follow up of the randomized comparison of the CYPHER Stent and the Endeavor Stent. 2 Sep 2010 at 5:12am Genzyme Corp. has told a society of cardiologists that tests of its potential cholesterol drug, mipomersen, have yielded encouraging results. 1 Sep 2010 at 10:58pm It's well known that more men have heart attacks than women, but many men ignore their cardiac health or don't recognize warning signs. 1 Sep 2010 at 6:53pm Ennis has a new cardiologist in town - Dr. Meg Sullivan opened a practice at the Ellis County Medical Associates building today. 1 Sep 2010 at 2:47pm Doctors perform surgery in an operating room at WakeMed North. WakeMed Health & Hospitals has signed a deal with Raleigh Cardiology Associates to incorporate the physician group into WakeMed's physician practice. 1 Sep 2010 at 11:43am St. Jude Medical, Inc. applauds the updated class and level of evidence for Fractional Flow Reserve -guided treatment in the Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention announced Monday at the European Society of Cardiology congress in Stockholm. 1 Sep 2010 at 7:28am The European Society of Cardiology announces the release of new Clinical Practice Guidelines covering Myocardial Revascularisation. 1 Sep 2010 at 3:17am Interventional cardiologists and cardiothoracic surgeons throughout the United States and the world, who treat patients with congenital heart disease, will gather at the Hilton Columbus at Easton Town Center August 31-September 2, 2010 for the International Symposium on the Hybrid Approach to Congenital Heart Disease . 1 Sep 2010 at 12:08am Doctors outfits may never look the same again with a $1 iPhone app replacing the traditional metal stethoscope for doctors around the world, its creator said Tuesday. 31 Aug 2010 at 7:53pm Tags How obesity affects the cut-points for B-type natriuretic peptide in the diagnosis of acute heart failure. 31 Aug 2010 at 3:39pm For investors who have been asking themselves whether medium-size pharmaceutical companies can survive in an industry that has seen recent mega-mergers, the answer seems to be yes. |
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2 Sep 2010 at 6:00am Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (NYSE:MRK) and Cardiome Pharma Corp... 2 Sep 2010 at 4:00am InfraReDx, Inc., a medical device company developing intelligent cardiovascular diagnostic imaging technologies, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the LipiScan™ IVUS Coronary Imaging System... 2 Sep 2010 at 3:00am Sibutramine, brand name Meridia is an appetite suppressant, a weight loss pill. Editors at the NEJM (New England Journal of Medicine) write it is difficult for them to discern a "credible rationale for keeping this medication on the market", even though it is restricted for people without heart disease... 1 Sep 2010 at 8:00am St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) applauds the updated class and level of evidence for Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)-guided treatment in the Guidelines on Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) announced Monday at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) congress in Stockholm... 1 Sep 2010 at 7:00am Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. (J&JPRD), announced that the investigational, oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban successfully demonstrated non-inferiority compared to the standard of care1 for the prevention of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with acute symptomatic deep vein thrombosis (DVT), with a comparable safety profile... 1 Sep 2010 at 7:00am A study of the body system that deals with Americans' love affair with salt may yield more insight into why so many end up hypertensive and how to better treat them. A team of scientists from the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Utah and the University of Texas at San Antonio is looking at how the kidneys know you've eaten too much salt and what they do to eliminate it... 1 Sep 2010 at 5:00am Atrial Fibrillation (A Fib) a type of heart rhythm disorder that affects the electrical system, or "wiring," of the heart muscle is often referred to as the "silent killer," and can suddenly trigger a massive, debilitating stroke or even death. During September National Atrial Fibrillation Awareness Month physicians at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute (TCAI) at St... 1 Sep 2010 at 5:00am One in 20 Americans over age 50 has Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD), a condition that robs them of their independence and mobility by increasing the risk of heart attack, stroke, amputation and death. The Society for Vascular Medicine (SVM) is working to increase awareness of PAD, its diagnosis and treatment... 1 Sep 2010 at 5:00am A new study suggests yet another reason for Americans to abandon their current fatty diets in favor of one rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat. Choosing these healthier options appears to significantly reduce the long-term risk of heart disease in patients with mildly elevated blood pressure, particularly African Americans... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am A study carried out by cardiologists from the Medical University of Innsbruck has investigated the risk of myocardial infarction (heart attack) amongst winter sports tourists to the Tyrolean Alps... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am A detailed study conducted by a team from the University of Athens on the Aegean island of Ikaria has demonstrated that moderate consumption of coffee by hypertensive elderly individuals can lead to improvements in aortic distensibility... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am The University of Athens Medical School has conducted a comprehensive study to evaluate the relationship between diet quality, levels of physical activity and key lifestyle characteristics amongst a group of 12-17 year old schoolchildren. The objective was to determine the most appropriate health actions to reduce the risks of long-term cardiovascular disease... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am The DASH eating plan, known to reduce blood pressure and bad cholesterol, also reduces the 10-year risk of heart attack, especially among African-Americans, according to research reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am Masimo (Nasdaq: MASI) announced that a new randomized controlled trial published in Anesthesia & Analgesia shows that clinicians using Masimo Pleth Variability Index (PVI®) significantly improved fluid management and reduced lactate levels in patients during and after surgery, compared to patients managed by standard care without PVI(1)... 1 Sep 2010 at 4:00am Cordis Corporation, a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of interventional vascular technology, announced at European Society of Cardiology in Stockholm that the results of follow-up tests undertaken ten years after the first patient was treated with a CYPHER(R) Sirolimus-eluting coronary stent have proven outstanding long-term efficacy and safety and were publ... |
by Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2 Sep 2010 at 3:36am Functional or secondary tricuspid regurgitation typically refers to tricuspid regurgitation occurring secondary to left-sided heart disease, or pulmonary hypertensive disease, in the absence of organic lesions of the tricuspid valve. Until recently, âsurgical abstentionâ has been the norm in dealing with functional tricuspid regurgitation, with the assumption that tricuspid regurgitation should resolve once the primary cause (typically mitral stenosis or regurgitation) is eliminated. This historical conservative approach to tricuspid regurgitation continues to tailor surgical practice to the present day, and tricuspid valve annuloplasty remains an infrequent operation in most surgical practices. Increasingly, however, there are reports in the literature supporting a more aggressive rol...MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising. by Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2 Sep 2010 at 3:36am Functional tricuspid regurgitation (TR) is a common etiology of TR. Functional TR results from geometrical distortion of the normal spatial relationships of the tricuspid leaflets, annulus, chords, papillary muscles, and right ventricular (RV) walls. Functional TR results most commonly from left-sided heart disease, including mitral valve abnormalities and cardiomyopathy and RV dysfunction secondary to pulmonary disease (Cor pulmonale). The tricuspid annulus, which has a normal bimodal or saddle shape, becomes larger, flatter, and more circular with the development of functional TR. RV dilation can lead to papillary muscle displacement and tethering of the tricuspid leaflets, resulting in incomplete coaptation and development of functional TR. (Source: Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascul... by Seminars in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2 Sep 2010 at 3:36am Functional or secondary tricuspid regurgitation commonly is found in the setting of left-sided heart disease and, when severe, is associated with substantially poorer functional outcomes and survival if untreated. The traditional view that functional tricuspid regurgitation generally resolves with surgical correction of the primary lesions is no longer held. Data showing late development of severe tricuspid regurgitation in patients with mild regurgitation at time of mitral valve surgery have heralded a new era of aggressive intervention on the tricuspid valve. Tricuspid ring annuloplasty can be performed with minimal incremental morbidity and negligible additional mortality. Therefore, in addition to patients with severe regurgitation, annuloplasty is now also recommended for patients wit... by Journal of Internal Medicine 2 Sep 2010 at 2:20am (Source: Journal of Internal Medicine) by Johns Hopkins Medicine News 2 Sep 2010 at 1:52am A new study suggests yet another reason for Americans to abandon their current fatty diets in favor of one rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fat. Choosing these healthier options appears to significantly reduce the long-term risk of heart disease in patients with mildly elevated blood pressure, particularly African Americans. (Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News) by Health News from Medical News Today 2 Sep 2010 at 1:00am A majority of adults in California are obese or overweight, and more than 2 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to a new study from the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research. Both conditions - which are related to each other as well as to heart disease - increased significantly in just six years, with the prevalence of diabetes alone jumping nearly 26 percent between 2001 and 2007. The "epidemic" of obesity and diabetes leaves no racial, ethnic, economic or geographic segment of the state unscathed, according to the researchers... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising. by Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1 Sep 2010 at 11:22pm Conclusions: Overall prevalence of IART was lower in this cohort (7.3%) than previously reported. Lower functional status, an atriopulmonary connection, and paced rhythm were determined to be independently associated with development of IART after Fontan. (Relationship Between Functional Health Status and Ventricular Performance After FontanâPediatric Heart Network; NCT00132782) (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology) by Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1 Sep 2010 at 11:22pm The history of pediatric electrophysiology as a subspecialty is inextricably bound up with the development of surgery for complex congenital heart disease, and in particular, the treatment of the arrhythmias that result from these palliative and corrective operations. In a pediatric electrophysiology center, the most problematic of these post-operative arrhythmias are arguably the re-entrant atrial arrhythmias, which account for many hospitalizations and interventions. Of all the types of repairs that are performed, it is the Fontan repair that has over the years created the most trouble with respect to atrial arrhythmias (). (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology) by Journal of the American College of Cardiology 1 Sep 2010 at 11:22pm Conclusions: In patients with stable CHD, somatic symptoms of depression were more strongly predictive of cardiovascular events than cognitive symptoms, although the CIs surrounding these estimates had substantial overlap. These findings are highly consistent with those of previous studies. Further research is needed to understand the pathophysiological processes by which somatic depressive symptoms contribute to prognosis in patients with CHD. (Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology) by Health News - UPI.com 1 Sep 2010 at 11:06pm BRINDISI, Italy, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The heart attack rate among young women rose in Italy by almost 30 percent from 2001 and 2005, researchers say. Italy - Myocardial infarction - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Heart Disease (Source: Health News - UPI.com) by CNN.com - Health 1 Sep 2010 at 3:40pm Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. (Source: CNN.com - Health)MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm's medical advertising network, and receive $5 free advertising. by JBJS [Am] 1 Sep 2010 at 11:31am Conclusions: Perioperative stroke is a rare but potentially devastating complication of total joint arthroplasty, with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. Vigilant attention to prevent, detect, and treat this complication in a timely manner may alter the course of the disease. Level of Evidence: Prognostic Level II. See Instructions to Authors for a complete description of levels of evidence. (Source: JBJS [Am]) by Mayo Clinic Proceedings 1 Sep 2010 at 11:01am CONCLUSION: Patients have the right to refuse or request the withdrawal of any unwanted treatment, and we argue that this right extends to VAD support. We also argue that the cause of death in these cases is the underlying heart disease, not assisted suicide or euthanasia. Therefore, patients with heart failure supported with VADs or their surrogates may request withdrawal of this treatment. In our view, carrying out such requests is permissible in accordance with the principles that apply to withdrawing other life-sustaining treatments. (Source: Mayo Clinic Proceedings) by NHS News Feed 1 Sep 2010 at 10:33am Conclusion This well-conducted trial benefits from its relatively large size, accurate provision of the three randomised diets and high study completion rates (95%). It also featured a reliable study outcome by using the average of a series of blood pressure measures, which is preferable to relying on a single blood pressure reading. The study found that eight weeks of the DASH diet, which was rich in fruit and vegetables and low in saturated fat, lowered blood pressure and cholesterol. This contributed to a decrease in predicted 10-year CHD risk. The DASH diet reduced this risk by 18% compared to a high-saturated fat âAmericanâ diet and by 11% compared to a diet similar to the American diet but with higher intake of fruit and vegetables. Some points to note when interpreting this stud... by PEDIATRICS 1 Sep 2010 at 9:03am CONCLUSIONS: PCQLI scores are valid and reliable for children and adolescents with congenital and acquired HD and may be useful for future research and clinical management. (Source: PEDIATRICS) |
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