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Wednesday, November 20, 2002In fact, heart disease appeared to progress more quickly in women who took hormones, high doses of vitamins E and C, or both, than in those on placebos. That finding was not statistically significant, but the researchers said the trend was worrisome [emphasis mine] If it isn't statistically significant, then it certainly isn't clinically significant, as the results make clear: The new study, to appear on Wednesday in The Journal of the American Medical Association, involved 423 postmenopausal heart patients over three years. By its end, 2 women on placebos had died, compared with 4 who took hormones, 6 who took high doses of vitamins C and E, and 10 who took both vitamins and hormones. So why are they shouting from the mountaintops that hormones accelerate heart disease? You can read the abstract here. (And for a handsome price, the whole article, too.) posted by Sydney on 11/20/2002 08:32:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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