Ira Ockene

"... include: "Preventive Cardiology The Time ls Now,” with Dr. Henry Richard Black, department of preventive medicine, Luke's Medical Center, Chicago. "Lipids Tho Good, the Bad and the Controversial," Dr. Ira S. Ockene, cardiovascular medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass. "Ventricular Remodeling' Secondary Prevention of Congestive Heart Failure," Dr. Wllson S. Colucci, cardiology department, Brigham and women's Boston. “Diabetes More Than ..."

"... humans, but in animal species it's thc light, thc length of lhe day. thal sets these things off," de Castro said. At lhe University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Dr. Ira Ockene has detected the blush of winter light on human lives. He found it in blood. When screening people for a study on cholesterol, Ockene found that the levels in winter averaged 20 points higher than those in summer "Which is the right one?" asked Ockene, a cardiologist. "I haven't a clue. Should people only have their cholesterol tested in the winter be cause it's at its highest? Wc don't know the answers to questions al ..."

"... as much as 18 points. it's Important for physicians to know this because they need to factor it into how they treat patients," said the study's lead author, Dr. Ira Ockene. a University of Massachusetts cardiologist The study appeared in yesterday's Archives of Internal Medicine. Ockene said the findings could be to patients who want to try lowering their cholesterol through lifestyle changes Instead of drugs. He said many patients could end up getting discouraged if ..."

"... heart attacks and strokes in humans. “1 don't think we have enough evidence for millions of human beings to go out and start taking cod Ilver oil,” sald Dr. Ira S. Ockene, a professor of medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center. “But there's no question it's good to eat more fish and more fish products." The study by researchers at ..."