Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research

Do you really need to be taking supplements?--

Fish Oil Claims Not Supported by Research - NYTimes.com: "Dr. Manson says that although she recommends eating fatty fish first, she usually does not stop people from taking fish oil, in part because it does not seem to have major side effects in generally healthy people. “But I do think people should realize that the jury is still out,” she said, “and that they may be spending a lot of money on these supplements without getting any benefit.”" (emphasis added, read more at the link above)

Mark it down to the magical effects of Placebos?

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Dogs, Breast Cancer, Research

From Dogs, Answers About Breast Cancer - NYTimes.com: ".... Because dogs typically have 10 mammary glands and often develop tumors in several glands at the same time, they present a unique research opportunity, enabling scientists to study lesions that are at different stages of development — from benign to cancerous, and at transitional stages — all in the same animal. “The dog gives us the potential to answer the question: When did something go wrong at the molecular level?” said Dr. Karin Sorenmo, chief of medical oncology at Penn Vet’s Ryan Hospital, who founded the Penn Vet canine mammary tumor program in 2009. “We can also study the benign tumors and ask: What’s different in that one tumor that doesn’t change and become malignant versus another one that does change?”...."

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