Page 9 - HOSPITAAL

A27
CLASSIFIED Monday 12 noveMber 2018
HEALTH
Big studies give mixed news on 527 4000
Hospital

fish oil, vitamin D Imsan- San Nicolas
524 8833

DOCTOR ON DUTY
By MARILYNN MARCHIONE statin such as Lipitor or Zo- Oranjestad
AP Chief Medical Writer cor to lower cholesterol. Dr. Algera Tel. 588 9660
CHICAGO (AP) — Taking Half were given Vascepa
fish oil or vitamin D? Big and the rest, mineral oil San Nicolas
studies give long-awaited capsules as a comparison. Dr. Wever Tel. 584 5155
Women in Difficulties
answers on who does and After five years, about 17 PHARMACY ON DUTY
does not benefit from these percent of those on Vas-
popular nutrients. cepa had suffered one of Oranjestad:
Fish oil taken by healthy these problems — a heart Central Tel. 585 8077
San Nicolas
people, at a dose found attack, stroke, heart-relat- San Lucas Tel. 584 5119
in many supplements, ed death or clogged arter- Women in Difficulties
showed no clear ability to ies requiring medical care OTHER
lower heart or cancer risks. — versus 22 percent of the Dental Clinic 587 9850
Same for vitamin D. others. Blood Bank Aruba 587 0002
But higher amounts of a That worked out to a 25 Mobility Equip . Gire
purified, prescription fish percent reduction in risk. This undated photo provided by Amarin in November 2018 568 5165
oil slashed heart problems Looked at individually, shows capsules and packaging for the purified, prescription fish Urgent Care 586 0448
Women in Difficulties
and heart-related deaths heart attacks, heart-relat- oil Vascepa. EMERGENCY
among people with high ed deaths and strokes all Associated Press Police 100
triglycerides, a type of fat were lower with Vascepa. ers cover it. Amarin spon- called that “a substan- Oranjestad 527 3140
in the blood, and other risks Only 21 people would sored the study and some tial benefit,” but several Noord 527 3200
for heart disease. Doctors need to take Vascepa for study leaders work or con- independent experts dis- Sta. Cruz 527 2900
cheered the results and five years to prevent one sult for the company. agreed because of the San Nicolas 584 5000
said they could suggest a of the main problems stud- A BROADER TEST way the study was set up Police Tipline 11141
new treatment option for ied — favorable odds, Stein The other study tested a to track this and certain Ambulancia
hundreds of thousands of said. Side effects may be a lower 1 gram daily dose of other results. Fire Dept. 115
582 2219
Red Cross
patients like these. concern: More people on a different type of fish oil — “These findings are specu-
Up to 10 percent of U.S. Vascepa were hospital- an EPA/DHA combo sold lative and would need to TAXI SERVICES
adults take fish oil . Even ized for an irregular heart- as Lovaza or Omacor and be confirmed in a separate Taxi Tas 587 5900
more take vitamin D , de- beat — 3 percent versus 2 in generic form — in 26,000 trial,” said the Cleveland Prof. Taxi 588 0035
spite no major studies to percent of the comparison people with no prior heart Clinic’s Dr. Steven Nissen.q Taxi D.T.S. 587 2300
support the many health group. Doctors say that’s problems or cancer. Taxi Serv. Aruba 583 3232
claims made for it. puzzling because other re- After about five years, rates A1 Taxi Serv. 280 2828
Women in Difficulties
“Those who peddle it pro- search suggests fish oil low- of a combined measure TRAVEL INFO
mote it as good for every- ers that risk. of heart attacks, strokes
thing,” but in this definitive The concern with the and other problems were Aruba Airport 524 2424
American Airlines 582 2700
test, vitamin D “showed heart rhythm problem is similar for fish oil users and a Avianca 588 0059
a big nothing,” said Dr. that it can raise the risk comparison group. Cancer Aruba Airlines 583 8300
James Stein, a heart spe- of stroke, but there were rates and deaths also were Jet Blue 588 2244
cialist at the University of fewer strokes among those similar. Surinam 582 7896
Wisconsin-Madison. He on Vascepa, said study There were fewer heart at- Venezolana 583 7674
had no role in the studies leader Dr. Deepak Bhatt tacks in the fish oil group — Women in Difficulties
or ties to the companies in- of Brigham and Women’s 145 versus 200 in the com- CRUISES
volved. Hospital in Boston. parison group. The study
Results were revealed Sat- Vascepa costs around leader, Dr. JoAnn Manson
urday at an American $280 a month; many insur- at Brigham and Women’s,
Heart Association confer-
ence in Chicago and pub-
lished by the New England November 11
Marella discovery 2
Journal of Medicine. November 13
ABOUT FISH OIL britannia
royal Princess
These oils, also called ome- Women in Difficulties
ga-3 fatty acids, are found AID FOUNDATIONS
in salmon, tuna and cer- FAVI- Visually Incapasitated
tain other fish. They reduce Tel. 582 5051
triglycerides and inflamma-
tion and may have other Alcoholics Anonymous
Tel. 736 2952
effects . There are different Narcotics Anonymous
types, including EPA and Tel. 583 8989
DHA. Women in Difficulties
One study tested 4 grams a Tel. 583 5400
day of Amarin Corp.’s pre- Centre for Diabetes
scription Vascepa, which Tel. 524 8888
is concentrated EPA, in Child Abuse Prevention
Tel. 582 4433
more than 8,000 patients
with high triglycerides and Quota Club Tel. 525 2672
Women in Difficulties
a greater risk of heart prob- General Info
lems for various reasons.
All were already taking a Phone Directory Tel. 118