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22nd September 2009
Determined by the indirect calculation of weight in kilograms to the square of height in meters (kg/m2), BMI is a simple and convenient proxy measure for excess adiposity in clinical settings. Many health-related indices, such as mortality risk, heart dis... Read >
Author: sulamita20th September 2009
A heart healthy diet is not glamorous. The new DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) is endorsed by the American Heart Associations along with the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. See what it is and how to make minor changes in you... Read >
Author: Dave Harm18th September 2009
The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol ... Read >
Author: wbdoyle17th August 2009
Millions of people are affected by high cholesterol. Over time it can lead to such serious health conditions as heart attack and stroke. To maintain good heart health it is necessary to understand your cholesterol levels and how to control them. Every yea... Read >
Author: World Vitamins Online10th August 2009
This is a diet plan promoted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (it’s apart of NIH, a U.S. Gov organisation) to control hypertension. This dieting plan focuses on limiting the intake of sodium, and also encourages you to consume food like ... Read >
Author: kiduka03rd August 2009
You know you want to lose weight. As if your home scale isn't pointing out that fact every morning, your doctor says it frankly every time you see him. But it's so much work - altering your diet, giving up the foods you love, getting up early to exercise ... Read >
Author: Francis Robbins30th July 2009
Diabetes is a metabolic disorder that disables the body from utilizing digested food properly. More over, food is essential in that it is the main source for growth and energy for the body. This is why diabetes treatment diet must be implemented to ensure... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson23rd July 2009
It's been getting worse every year. Father's Day is right around the corner. I'm not saying the actual day is bad. I'm saying your dad is getting worse every year.
There is something called metabolic syndrome X floating around. It's a scary condition. ... Read >
Author: Jason Yun19th July 2009
Diet pills have created a huge following among the masses. With more and more number of people resorting to them for a quick weight loss, different types of diet pills have hit the shelves. But before becoming a part of the bandwagon, one needs to ensure ... Read >
Author: jameshanrry09th April 2009
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According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, the prevalence of asthma around the world has doubled in the last 15 years. In the US, the Centers for ... Read >
Author: Tina Allen Liddle Kidz09th March 2009
A recent issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine found that heart failure patients consuming nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may be at an increased risk for NSAIDs side effects and dangers. The article, from January 26, reported that, "no... Read >
Author: Legal20th February 2009
The DASH diet was formulated by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to help people control hypertension. In fact, DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. The diet encourages fruits, vegetables and whole grains while discouragi... Read >
Author: Dan Carlin18th February 2009
You may not have heard of the DASH diet, created by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to help control hypertension. DASH is an abbreviation for Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension. The diet encourages fruits, vegetables and whole grains while... Read >
Author: Kalidas10th February 2009
The commonplace practice of using blood transfusions among traumatic brain injury patients has recently met controversy following reports from the National Anemia Action Council (NAAC) that the practice may actually increase the risk of fatality among pat... Read >
Author: Legal31st January 2009
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, every month more than 50,000 Americans experience a stroke. That’s every month. A third of those people die as a direct result of the stroke, and another third are permanently disabled. Want to... Read >
Author: Healthy Directions16th January 2009
To understand hypertension (also known as high blood pressure), it is important to understand the heart. The heart is a pump. It pumps blood through our arteries, sending nourishment to all parts of our body. A pump works by generating pressure. But too m... Read >
Author: India Internet09th January 2009
The DASH diet was formulated by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to help people control hypertension. In fact, DASH is short for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. In general the diet plan limits sodium intake and encourages people to ea... Read >
Author: jonsager04th January 2009
To understand hypertension (also known as high blood pressure), it is important to understand the heart. The heart is a pump. It pumps blood through our arteries, sending nourishment to all parts of our body. A pump works by generating pressure. But too m... Read >
Author: India Internet01st December 2008
High blood pressure or hypertension is the result of elevated pressure in the arteries. The disease can lead to heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, and even death if not treated properly. There is no known cause for this condition, yet there ... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson01st December 2008
Gina stands for Global Initiative for Asthma. This is a project conducted in collaboration with the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the World Health Organization (WHO). Gina Asthma tries to sensitize the condition. It also helps those who h... Read >
Author: Mercy01st December 2008
This news can either be to sensitize people on the magnitude of the condition or help those living with the condition. Asthma news can be found in the form of newspapers, magazines, web sites, books and television programmes. This news is very important.... Read >
Author: Mercy12th September 2008
The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) recently reported that approximately 7 to 9 million out of 20 million sufferers of asthma are children.
While many asthma sufferers also suffer from allergies, the two don't always go hand-in-hand. As... Read >
Author: Legal24th August 2008
Severe childhood asthmatics require the addition of oral corticosteroids. These patients continue to have several attacks a week and reduced airflows despite maximal therapy. The adverse effects are similar to those of adults but are more significant in r... Read >
Author: Alien07th July 2008
Menopause
Menopause is the absence of menstrual periods for 12 months. The menopausal transition starts with varying menstrual cycle length and ends with the final menstrual period. Perimenopause means "the time around menopause" and is often used to ... Read >
Author: peterhutch03rd July 2008
According to National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI), overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Millions of Americans are overweight or obese, which puts them at risk for many diseases and conditions.
To los... Read >
Author: Raphaelo20th June 2008
Hypertension diets are commonly used to lower high blood pressure. Foods enriched in nutrients, mainly calcium, potassium, magnesium, protein and fiber are recommended to lower blood pressure. Decreasing salt and sodium enhanced foods are typically includ... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson08th May 2008
Mirror, mirror on the wall, What risks heart disease most of all-high blood pressure or high cholesterol, lack of exercise or too much stress, Type A behavior or a fatty diet, family history or cigarettes? If scientists had the answer, heart disease might... Read >
Author: David Jones08th May 2008
As you can see, heart disease comes in a variety of life-threatening forms. All heart diseases are referred to as cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). CVDs include high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, stroke, rheumatic heart d... Read >
Author: Alien23rd February 2008
Eating two bananas a day can significantly reduce high blood pressure. According to a recent study reported in The New England Journal of Medicine, including bananas in your everyday diet can cut the risk of death from strokes by up to 40%. The key ingred... Read >
Author: John Kaduwanema16th June 2007
Like it or not the first line of attack in combating obesity is the traditional diet and exercise plan and most doctors will not even consider such things as gastric bypass surgery until they are satisfied that you have tried dieting and exercise seriousl... Read >
Author: Donald Saunders01st June 2007
Two recent large scale studies of the effects of long-term home oxygen therapy have been launched during the past year by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NFLBI) and the non-profit research organization the Rand Corporation. Although oxygen... Read >
Author: Chuck Jaymes27th March 2007
One of America�s most dangerous killers will be responsible for 40% of all deaths this year, attacking men, women, and children alike* ...
This year, 910,000 Americans will die of heart disease.** The incidence of congestive heart failure has triple... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer06th March 2007
It is a modern-day disease and can be a silent killer. That is why it’s necessary to keep an eye open for high blood pressure symptoms so that the condition can be treated before it gets out of hand. The primary cause of high blood pressure symptoms,... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team08th February 2007
Let's face it folks. We are not getting any younger anytime EVER! As important as it is to start saving for retirement, or live a comfortable retired life, it's just as important to be healthy to even enjoy retirement, no matter what age. What keeps you... Read >
Author: Keisha17th January 2007
Obesity or overweight has always been identified as one of the risk factors for heart disease. Unhealthy foods and lifestyle have created many obese children around the world. Most health researchers have usually attributed the correlation between adultsâ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock15th November 2006
Like the literary split personality, it has a good side
because it is needed for certain important body functions.
But for many Americans, cholesterol also has an evil side.
When present in excessive amounts, it can injure blood
vessels and cause ... Read >
Author: percy miller18th June 2006
This is how staggering the rise of obesity has become: according to the Surgeon General's office, the number of obese or overweight adults in this country is 50% higher than it was just a decade ago. Recent studies have projected that 1/3 of the children ... Read >
Author: David Silva05th May 2006
As many as 3 million U.S. women may be unknowingly at risk of heart disease because they suffer from coronary microvascular syndrome (CMS), according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) st... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily30th April 2006
According to latest research, high dosage of a strong cholesterol-lowering drug seems to reverse heart disease - not only prevent it from getting worse.
People involved in the study got their "bad cholesterol" to the lowest levels ever and, as a result... Read >
Author: Paul Douglas28th March 2006
The body needs cholesterol for digesting dietary fats, making hormones, building cell walls, and other important processes. The bloodstream carries cholesterol in particles called lipoproteins that are like blood-borne cargo trucks delivering cholesterol ... Read >
Author: chester ku-lea06th March 2006
The body mass index, or BMI, helps clarify an important distinction between being overweight or being obese. If you weigh too much, you are obviously overweight. But if you have a very high proportion of body fat, you are said to be obese. Based on your b... Read >
Author: Dana Smith13th December 2005
We've all known for some time that breakfast is an integral part of the day. Now research has shown that, regardless of physical activity, eating high fibre cereal in the morning at least three times a week leads to having a lower body mass index. This st... Read >
Author: Rebecca Prescott06th November 2005
If you secretly sashay across your living room when you're home alone or long to cha-cha with your significant other, you're in luck. Not only is dancing an exceptional way to let loose and have fun, but it also provides some terrific ... Read >
Author: Brian Vaszily
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