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22nd September 2009
A heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction. This occurs when the heart muscle is damaged or does not receive enough oxygen. Many cardiac related problems occur due to blockages in arteries that carry purified blood away from the heart to different... Read >
Author: wbdoyle18th 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: wbdoyle18th September 2009
Interventional Cardiology surgery india
Interventional cardiology refers to various non-surgical procedures for treating cardiovascular disease. Interventional cardiologists use catheters – thin, flexible tubes – to get inside blood vessels for d... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia18th September 2009
Heart Attack/Caridac Arrest Treatment In India
A heart attack is the death of a portion of heart muscle in an area where there is a sudden loss of blood supply. Without prompt treatment, this can lead to the affected part of the heart. Heart attack is ... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia17th September 2009
Sleep apnea refers to a sleep disorder characterized by interruptions of breathing during sleep, so that breathing stops for ten seconds or more, cutting off precious oxygen supply to the brains. This interruption of the breathing cycle of the human body ... Read >
Author: Trevor Taylor10th September 2009
Cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops circulating the blood throughout the body. Although cardiac arrest can be caused as a result of a heart attack, it differs in that a heart attack may prevent blood flow to certain parts of the body whereas a card... Read >
Author: cpraedcourse07th September 2009
On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson, well-known as the King of Pop, died of cardiac arrest.
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of mortality in the U.S. and the majority of CVD deaths are attributable to Sudden Cardiac Arrest (SCA) which cl... Read >
Author: HWNTeam25th August 2009
Both Viagra and Levitra have are different drugs used to Erectile Dysfunction (impotence). Both have some of the similarities and dissimilarities.
Understanding ED
Don’t be a expert doctor’s yourself, take advise from the specialist health car... Read >
Author: santosh01118th August 2009
If you or a loved one are one of the millions of children and adults in the United States suffering from congestive heart failure, there is reason now to be hopeful.
An effective treatment may be on the horizon, thanks to stem cell research being done ... Read >
Author: Colum Fitzroy13th August 2009
Heart attack, which is also known as myocardial infarction, is a major cause of worldwide deaths. Heart disease occurs when the arteries that supply oxygenated blood to the heart get blocked due to some stupid clot formation. This blood flow interruption ... Read >
Author: Blubert Tavedorn08th August 2009
Senior vitamins are a hot topic in the nutritionals market and will become even more so as our population ages. Older adults, like many other Americans are known to have inadequate intake of many vitamins and minerals. Common statistics show that 9 out o... Read >
Author: Anthony Antolics03rd August 2009
Heart plays an important role in the body. Heart is an organ which is responsible for supplying the body with oxygenated blood. The heart lies in the left side of the chest cavity between the lungs. The heart secures its oxygen supply through the set of c... Read >
Author: Bryan Len23rd July 2009
How long does it take to lower cholesterol? That is a question that seems to plague almost anyone who suffers from high cholesterol. If you’re suffering from high cholesterol, lowering your cholesterol level can never be fast enough; whether you're seek... Read >
Author: jerry12th July 2009
Understanding the cardiovascular system is like traveling through the wires of a supercomputer. The path of the blood vessels is directing the blood to the lungs for oxygen loading, and then back to the heart to drop it off. It is imperative, as an indivi... Read >
Author: Lisa Simmons12th July 2009
Emergency Medicine opportunities are abundant. Emergency Medicine is the field of medicine caring for acutely ill or injured patients. This care takes place in a hospital emergency room but may also be part of emergency medical services that render aid an... Read >
Author: Lisa Simmons28th June 2009
This question haunts just about everyone who drinks, men and women included. Not many of them know how or why they get this "beer belly", so lets indulge ourselves and figure this one out.
The how and the why.
The reason most of us have the "beer be... Read >
Author: Bgriswold19th June 2009
A heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction. This occurs when the heart muscle is damaged or not receiving enough oxygen. Many cardiac related problems occur due to blockages in the arteries that carry blood to the heart purified from different par... Read >
Author: ali18th June 2009
It is a known fact that fish is better than meat. And this is so, because of fish oil. This supplement is taken from the tissue of oily fish and it is highly recommended for people who want to have a healthy diet because it has omega-3 fatty acids. So if ... Read >
Author: Diana Ketchen16th June 2009
Overview
Acute Coronary Syndrome or ACS is a catch all term used to describe a set of symptoms consistent with acute myocardial ischemia when the symptoms are not pathognomonic. Myocardial ischemia is a condition in which insufficient blood flow is rea... Read >
Author: Vital Ethics10th June 2009
Recent studies suggest that living in a city with major air pollution can have detrimental consequences on cardiovascular disease. Many hospital admissions are the result of the fine particulate matter present in the air, causing decreased blood flow, whi... Read >
Author: Clivir Team06th June 2009
It has already been established that more people die from heart attacks than any other condition known to man. More women than men die from it, and more blacks than whites are diagnosed with it. But these are just facts of the number of incidence of hea... Read >
Author: Clivir Team06th June 2009
A study of 515 women who had an acute heart attack (MI, Myocardial Infarction), reported symptoms that were not your typical heart symptoms. The most commonly reported symptoms were unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, indigestion, an... Read >
Author: Clivir Team06th June 2009
The primary organ of the cardiovascular system is the heart, and is the muscle that continually pumps blood to the rest of the body. The heart's blood supply comes by way of the coronary arteries, carrying the oxygen and nutrients required for it to funct... Read >
Author: Clivir Team04th June 2009
Healthy people who want to prevent heart attacks also find support at the Y. Motivated, often, by the illness or sudden death of a close friend or relative, they sign up for rigorous stress testing and blood tests to determine the health of their hearts a... Read >
Author: petersonbran18th May 2009
Most people are literally eating poison every day without giving it a second thought. Eating this substance can make you fat and even small amounts (2% of total energy intake) are consistently linked to coronary heart disease. The research also confirms ... Read >
Author: Tom Venuto12th May 2009
Methionine is an essential amino acid, meaning that it is not synthesized by the body, and so has to be taken as part of your diet. It also contains sulfur, one of two sulfur-containing amino acids that can form proteins, the other being cysteine. It is ... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer12th May 2009
Did you know that women rarely have the same dramatic symptoms that men have when experiencing heart attack (Myocardial Infarction)? You know, the sudden stabbing pain in the chest, the cold sweat, grabbing the chest and dropping to the floor that we see... Read >
Author: Vida Curnutt25th March 2009
remains the number one killer among adults and demonstrates similar statistics in many other modern countries. The surprise comes in knowing that the majority of heart disease is avoidable yet educated people continue to ignore the dangers and promote lif... Read >
Author: Jeanie Smith12th March 2009
Last week, we discussed energy sources in general terms, describing vibrational frequencies and the interactions between the currents of all kinds that flow around and through us. Today I want to propose some thoughts that may seem outlandish, but I’m ... Read >
Author: Stan Gardner, M.D.10th March 2009
After a steroid spree and usage, there could come about an over-dosage which could manifest itself. The management of such over-dosage, usually in an acute level can consist of a supportive kind of treatment that contains fluid replacements once the occur... Read >
Author: Mick Hart06th March 2009
It used to be that Vegetarians were considered nuts. Now they’re just another part of a vegan diet. The nuts, that is. That’s because Vegans are the strictest of Vegetarians. They abstain from eating all animals and animal products including poultry a... Read >
Author: Chip Tudor04th March 2009
After a steroid spree and usage, there could come about an over-dosage which could manifest itself. The management of such over-dosage, usually in an acute level can consist of a supportive kind of treatment that contains fluid replacements once the occur... Read >
Author: Mick Hart02nd February 2009
Pulmonary Embolism: Diagnosis & Management :What is a pulmonary embolism?A pulmonary embolism (P.E) is a condition where a pulmonary vessel in the either or both lungs becomes blocked. The blockage is usually caused by one or more blood clots which have t... Read >
Author: Vital Ethics13th January 2009
Consider of a heart attack sufferer and you will almost certainly picture a middle aged man, possibly a small paunchy, most probable a workaholic decision-making type. It is a stereotype that has been reinforced by the media and by the medical profession ... Read >
Author: jainish09th January 2009
When you gain weight, you lose attraction as well as your health. This is why obesity is disheartened by modern society. The incidence of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, angina pectoris and myocardial infarction is higher among obese individuals.
Usua... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt29th December 2008
Reperfusion of the Heart Muscle: Dissolution of clot (clot-busting) is the most important step in the treatment of myocardial infarction. There are agents like streptokinase, urokinase, alteplase, reteplase which dissolve the clot in the coronary artery o... Read >
Author: Alien12th December 2008
Heart attacks seem to be sudden, but that's not the truth. Signs and symptoms of a heart attack need to be recognized. These help in quick medical attention, as well as saving lives.
Heart attack or acute myocardial infarction occurs when one of the he... Read >
Author: peterhutch11th December 2008
First, The Causes
There are many causes of high blood pressure. The blood pressure in normal individuals rises about one point each year until the seventh decade and then it usually levels off. Early in life, women usually have slightly lower blood press... Read >
Author: Ben Branklin01st December 2008
Copyright (c) 2008 Katie Kelley
The Duke University Medical Center recently conducted a study on heart failure patients and how to administer more adequate care. The study found that patients who exercised were more likely to have an improved outcome t... Read >
Author: LegalView11th November 2008
How long have you been ‘trying’ to go on a diet? How many different ones have you tried? Can't seem to stick on one diet long enough or to see the results quick enough to keep you motivated? There is a technological device that has helped me and I thi... Read >
Author: Rodney George13th October 2008
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome corresponding to the inability of the heart to meet the metabolic requirements of the body at normal filling pressures. Although many times heart failure is mainly precipitated by left ventricular syst... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer10th October 2008
Adrenergic Beta-Blockers
Propranolol (Betalong, Betaspan, Ciplar, Corbeta, Inderal), Metoprolol (Betaloc), Atenolol (Betacard, Tenolol Tensimin), Acebutolol (Sectral-400), Oxprenolol (Trasicor)
These drugs result in slow and gradual reduction in bl... Read >
Author: Alien29th September 2008
Atherosclerosis is a disease in which plaque (plak) builds up on the insides of your arteries. It is a condition in which fatty material collects along the walls of arteries. This fatty material thickens, hardens, and eventually blocks the arteries. Arte... Read >
Author: jdobson15th September 2008
The modern American lifestyle leads to increase of developing of high blood pressure (HBP) or Hypertension, thorough U.S. population. The situation is getting even worse when people age. About half of older Americans have hypertension and in many cases, a... Read >
Author: Samuel05th September 2008
You say, “Heart attack.” Your doctor says, “Myocardial infarction.” Either way, heart attacks occur when the blood supply to your heart muscle is suddenly reduced or completely shut off. This reduction in blood supply is most commonly caused by a ... Read >
Author: sulamita05th September 2008
Many biochemical reactions in the body depend on oxygen utilization. Supply of oxygen to the tissues depends on many factors like ventilation, diffusion across alveolar-capillary membrane, hemoglobin, cardiac output, and tissue perfusion. Oxygen therapy i... Read >
Author: zerowarts28th August 2008
According to the Journal of the American Medical Association, reducing recent research sodium intake has a limited effect in lowering high blood pressure and a minimal effect on people with normal blood pressure. However, in the United States is finding o... Read >
Author: Emilia Klapp, R.D., B. S.21st August 2008
Introduction
Interest in the Mediterranean diet with its high content of Omega-3 fatty acids from fish has skyrocketed in recent years, after it has been observed that people living in regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea appeared to live longer and s... Read >
Author: Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S.21st August 2008
Introduction
Interest in the Mediterranean diet with its high content of Omega-3 fatty acids from fish has skyrocketed in recent years, after it has been observed that people living in regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea appeared to live longer and s... Read >
Author: Emilia Klapp, R.D., B. S.21st July 2008
A toothache, also known as odontalgia or, less frequently, as odontalgy, is an aching pain in or around a tooth. In most cases toothaches are caused by problems in the tooth or jaw, such as cavities, gum disease, the emergence of wisdom teeth, a cracked t... Read >
Author: peterhutch18th July 2008
High blood pressure may seem like a minor inconvenience, but we shouldn’t downplay its dangers. It is directly or indirectly responsible for about 35,000 deaths in North America every year. About four million Canadians suffer from high blood pressure at... Read >
Author: Article Manager04th June 2008
Cerebral autosomal predominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy is the almost popular kind of genetic shot disorder. CADASIL is an inherited kind of shot and new impairments. This circumstance affects tiny blood vessels, main... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen26th May 2008
Cardiomyopathy is a type of heart disease in which the heart becomes abnormally enlarged (enlarged heart), thickened and/or stiffened. As a result, the heart muscle’s ability to pump and/or receive blood is impaired. This condition is generally progre... Read >
Author: Corwin Brown25th May 2008
The Maverick point of view is that to truly "move the needle" on quality, a hospital or health system must begin by clearly defining and it. While there is no standard healthcare industry definition of what constitutes "quality" in acute care services, we... Read >
Author: Scott Hodson21st May 2008
Cogan's syndrome is an uncommon, rheumatic disease characterized by inflammation of the ears and eyes. Cogan’s syndrome causes symptoms that are related to those of syphilic keratitis although there is no evidence of pox transmission in Cogan’s syndro... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen08th 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: Alien06th May 2008
The blood circulating in the body consists of blood cells and a straw coloured liquid called plasma. Plasma is made up chiefly of proteins and water, and fats (lipids) are carried with these proteins. These are described according to their density. The lo... Read >
Author: Alien01st May 2008
Introduction :
Hypertension (defined as a blood pressure 140/90 mmHg) is an extremely common comorbid condition in diabetes, affecting 20–60% of patients with diabetes, depending on obesity, ethnicity, and age. In type 2 diabetes, hypertension is oft... Read >
Author: peterhutch28th April 2008
Androgenetic alopecia is an extremely common disorder affecting both men and women. This is essentially a cosmetic disorder. A variety of genetic and environmental factors likely play a role in causing androgenetic alopecia. Other than affecting the patie... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen16th April 2008
Major Cardiovascular Disorders:The United States Government noted in their Report on Chronic Disease Overview (1999) that cardiovascular disorders alone caused 30% of all deaths in America. This is startling information!The American Heart Association sta... Read >
Author: Kevin Agrawal13th April 2008
Congestive heart failure happens when the heart is unable to effectively pump the blood through the body. It occurs when the heart muscle is weak because of disease or stressed beyond its ability to function. Congestive heart failure is in general, a seco... Read >
Author: doyourock07th April 2008
It seems as though many Americans are living a life that leads to high blood pressure or hypertension. As people age, the situation gets worse. Nearly half of all older Americans have hypertension. This disease makes people five times more prone to stroke... Read >
Author: Jill Smi02nd April 2008
Heart disease, also known as cardiovascular disease, includes a number of conditions affecting the heart: congestive heart failure, congenital heart disease, and heart attack, among others. If you don’t know the symptoms, you could be at risk and not ev... Read >
Author: peterhutch27th March 2008
A decrease of blood flow to the distal toes regularly results in the development of nail dystrophy. The nail changes found in these circumstances are nearly identical with those seen in onychomycosis; the two diseases can be correctly identified only when... Read >
Author: David Jones27th March 2008
A heart attack (also known as a myocardial infarction) is the death of heart muscle from the sudden blockage of a coronary artery by a blood clot.. The term myocardial infarction is derived from myocardium (the heart muscle) and infarction (tissue death d... Read >
Author: Alien03rd March 2008
Emergency hypertension can result from several disorders, drugs, and procedures. Be alert for any of the following in your patient's history.
Cardiovascular Disorders
acute left ventricular failure
acute myocardial infarction
dissecting aor... Read >
Author: David Jones19th February 2008
Any of a number of conditions that can affect the heart. Some examples include coronary heart disease, heart attack, cardiovascular disease, pulmonary heart disease and high blood pressure. Heart disease is a big problem in today's society because of life... Read >
Author: Peter sams22nd January 2008
Many times in the selling process we are so focused on what we need to accomplish that we forget about the wants and needs of our customer, the doctor. As our time with the doctor has diminished in the past few years to about 80 seconds per call we tend ... Read >
Author: Jim Price18th January 2008
Heart disease is not really disease of the heart itself, but of the blood vessels supplying it. Conditions such as "hole-in-the-heart" and problems with heart valves (sometimes a consequence of rheumatic fever) can occur, but most problems with heart valv... Read >
Author: Alien05th November 2007
The survival period can be very important in a critical illness policy. So let’s have a look at the survival period in detail. To obtain payment from additional critical illness cover, it may be wise to make an agreement about a survival period. The sur... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton05th November 2007
For some time, there may have been some analysis regarding claims on critical illness products. Figures may not be as accurate so that a sound study could be made about the rate at which people made critical illness claims. However, results were managed t... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton05th November 2007
In part 2 of this article we looked at the critical illness definition recommended by Munich Re. We will now see the critical illness definition accepted by Munich Re.A definition accepted by Munich Re may be as follows:The death of a portion of the heart... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton05th November 2007
Losing weight can be challenging as well as tiresome as one does not get the satisfactory results. Now with the advancement in the field of science and technology, losing weight has become achievable and easy too. So, if you want to loose weight without g... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen22nd October 2007
Losing weight is a tiresome as well as a time consuming effort that usually gets unpaid; but leaves a hole in the pocket of a person who tries to shed weight by visiting weightloss centers and gymnasiums. Sometimes, even follow diets that nearly starve th... Read >
Author: Nicholas Bowen11th October 2007
Psoriasis is a disease which affects the skin and joints. Psoriasis is a persistent, long-lasting (chronic) disease. It commonly causes red scaly patches to appear on the skin. Plaque psoriasis is the most common type of psoriasis. About 80% of people who... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen04th October 2007
While eupnoea is normal breathing, hypopnea is an abnormal type of breathing when the airflow is labored because of some pathology of the respiratory system. In other words it’s underbreathing. Hypopnea comes from the Greek roots hypo- (meaning low, und... Read >
Author: Devin Greenfield25th September 2007
It appears that for heart attack patients, the rating by U.S. News & World Report may be justified. A new study published in the July edition of Archives of Internal Medicine found that patients treated at hospitals ranked by U.S. News & World Report are ... Read >
Author: EmpoweredD21st September 2007
Today people are eating unhealthier and are in worse shape then ever before, and the average age for people having a myocardial infarction is dropping fast. Here are some things to help avoid a heart attack. There are many things a person can do and avoid... Read >
Author: Ellie Schneider02nd September 2007
Pericarditis is a disorder caused by inflammation of the pericardium, which is the sac-like covering of the heart. The pericardium has an inner and outer layer with a small amount of lubricating fluid between them. Pericarditis frequently causes a charact... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen02nd September 2007
Heart disease is an umbrella term for a number of different diseases which affect the heart and is the leading cause of death in the United States as of 2007. Heart disease is synonymous with cardiac disease but not with cardiovascular disease which is a... Read >
Author: J&G Reay31st August 2007
According to National Statistics online, nearly 15% of the population of the UK are suffering or have suffered from a cardiac health event in their lifetimes. That means that for every 100 people in the room, about 15 of them will have a heart attack or ... Read >
29th August 2007
Myocardial infarction (MI) means that part of the heart muscle suddenly loses its blood supply. Without immediate treatment, this can lead to damage to the affected part of the heart. An MI is often called a heart attack or a coronary thrombosis.
The ... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
The most common cause of a Myocardial Infarction (MI) is a blood clot known as thrombosis. This forms inside a coronary artery, or one of its branches. This blocks the blood flow to a part of the heart.
Blood clots do not usually form in normal arteri... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Ischemia is a condition in which the blood flow (and thus oxygen) is restricted to a part of the body. Cardiac ischemia is the name for lack of blood flow and oxygen to the heart muscle.
What is ischemic heart disease?
It is the term given to heart... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
There are various types of Cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy is when the heart’s tissues or muscles become diseased and don’t function properly. Heart disease is a huge health problem affecting both rich and poor nations.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy is a ... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong01st August 2007
Cardiogenic shock is characterized by a decreased pumping ability of the heart that causes a shocklike state (ie, global hypoperfusion). Cardiogenic shock has a death rate of about 60% and is the major cause of death in patients hospitalized for a heart... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st August 2007
Pericarditis is inflammation of the pericardium, a membrane that surrounds the heart and its major blood vessels. Pericarditis can be caused by infection, heart attack, autoimmune disorders, chest trauma, cancer, kidney failure, or drugs. Pericarditis mos... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st August 2007
Cardiogenic shock is characterized by a decreased pumping ability of the heart that causes a shocklike state (ie, global hypoperfusion). Cardiogenic shock has a death rate of about 60% and is the major cause of death in patients hospitalized for a heart a... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st August 2007
THE ESKIMO EVIDENCE
There is a variety of persuading evidence that the fatty acid content of modern human and domesticated animal diets should be altered. The ability of fish oils to affect cardiovascular disease has recently become widely known. However... Read >
Author: Dr. Randy Wysong01st August 2007
It seems as though many of us are living a life that leads to high blood pressure or hypertension. As people age, the situation gets worse. Nearly half of all older people will have hypertension. This disease makes people five times more prone to strokes,... Read >
Author: Marcus Ong31st July 2007
Ischemia also known as ischemic cardiomyopathy is a disease seen on patients with congestive heart failure caused by coronary artery disease.
“ischemic” means that the heart isn’t getting an adequate amount of blood and oxygen.
“cardio”... Read >
Author: Keysha19th July 2007
Coreg is a prescription drug used in addition to diuretics, ACE inhibitors and digitalis for the treatment of mild to severe ischemic or cardiomyopathic heart failure. Patients who have passed through an acute myocardial infarction and have only partial ... Read >
Author: rohit07th June 2007
There are millions of people diagnosed with high blood pressure/hypertension and they don't have a clue as to what they can do to
control it naturally. So they rely on the medication and that's it. They never seek alternatives when there are plenty out ... Read >
Author: LA06th May 2007
Ischemic Heart Disease occurs when the coronary arteries (the arteries that bring oxygen and blood to the heart) are blocked. Ischemic heart disease is the main cause of congestive heart failure-heart is no longer able to pump the blood at normal para... Read >
Author: Keysha06th May 2007
Ischemic Heart Disease
Cardiovascular disease involves the heart and its two networks of blood vessels, the system which circulates the blood throughout the body and the system which circulates the blood through the lungs.
One of the most important car... Read >
Author: Keysha06th May 2007
How to prevent a heart attack
Heart is the most important part of human body;it is the hardest working organ and we can call it a living pump. Its defeat is,in most of the cases,equivalent to death.
Ischemic Heart Disease is a disease characterized by r... Read >
Author: Keysha12th March 2007
Also known as acute myocardial infarction, heart attack is the leading cause of death worldwide. An average of 1.2 million Americans suffer from a heart attack annually and 40% of these people die. This condition is characterized by an interruption of th... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann06th March 2007
Today, people mistake heart attack for cardiac arrest. The differene between the two is actually very distinct. Cardiac arrest is the medical situation when your heart stopped beating. It does not necessarily mean there is something wrong with your heart.... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann20th February 2007
Vitamin E in the form of alpha-tocopherol is beneficial to over all cardiovascular health primarily because of the role it plays in protecting low density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidization. This form of cholesterol is considered to be harmful when it i... Read >
Author: vincent platania20th February 2007
Much of the latest published research reports on coronary heart disease focus on treatment and the use of statin drugs to lower LDL cholesterol levels. The coronary heart disease research studies mentioned here focus primarily on causes and the need for ... Read >
Author: Patsy Hamilton24th January 2007
Glycated LDL is a form of low-density lipoprotein with a sugar molecule attached. This blood component is known as "the bad cholesterol" and last researches show that whether diabetic people or not are at increased risk of a heart attack with highest lev... Read >
Author: Hector Milla24th January 2007
Maurizio Trevisan, professor of social and preventive medicine and dean of the "School of Public Health Professions" conducted a research that concluded people with high levels of glycated LDL have twice the risk of having a heart attack.
Glycated LDL ... Read >
Author: Hector Milla19th December 2006
Terminalia Arjuna is an herb that has proven its worth in heart related illness. No matter what kind of heart disease a person suffers from, it is given blindly in any of the heart diseases to derive benefit. Arjuna is powerful heart stimulant, which has ... Read >
Author: Dr John Anne17th November 2006
A person with persistent high blood pressure is categorizes in a high risk group of people being associated with for strokes, heart attacks, heart failure and arterial aneurysm and is a leading cause of chronic renal failure.
The term hypertension refer... Read >
Author: Lance Teo15th 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 miller15th November 2006
Heart attack is called as Myocardial Infarction in medical terminology. Heart is supplied by right and left coronary arteries. Whenever these arteries are blocked, blood supply to heart stops and wall of heart damages, result is Heart Attack with symptoms... Read >
Author: Armughan Riaz09th November 2006
What exactly is this “Bad Cholesterol”?
Cholesterol is categorized under “Lipids” or “Fats”. They form part of the cell membranes and are very important in cellular functions. In the blood the fats are attached to proteins and they form grou... Read >
Author: Markus Wahlgren31st August 2006
William Walters
Heart-Condition-Guide
Wednesday, 2:48 pm
Today we are going to talk about the effects of Heart Disease and Cholesterol
Heart Disease is one of the major causes of death in the United States, not to mention its global figures. The t... Read >
Author: William Walters12th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Ted Crawford
EVERYONE knows that smoking is bad for you and affects the heart and lungs AND causes cancer. Cigarette smoking is the #1 preventable cause of premature death in the United States; accounting for more than 440,000 deaths eve... Read >
Author: Ted Crawford29th June 2006
There are a variety of ailments related to the heart and providing information on all the types of cardio vascular disease could be quite a task. Yet a look at conditions that affect the heart and blood vessels can give you a broad view of cardiovascular ... Read >
Author: Paula Walsh28th June 2006
Most people are deficient in magnesium due to the refining of foods- find out how increasing your daily intake of this important mineral can make a big difference to your overall heath and also prevent allergies and asthma.
Magnesium is a trace minera... Read >
Author: Susan Millar08th June 2006
Heart Health:
Heart disease is the number one killer today. Men and women are both likely to become victims. Men typically suffer more heart attacks, but women's can be deadlier, so it is important for both genders to monitor their heart health by ... Read >
Author: Michal john10th May 2006
Copyright 2006 Michael V. Gruber, MPH
Diabetes Mellitus comes in two forms, Type I and Type II. Unlike Diabetes Type I, Type II Diabetes Mellitus occurs later in life. The majority of Type II Diabetics are women. Documented in medical journals, drinkin... Read >
Author: Kristin Royce07th May 2006
Many people are having fear of heart attack by deciding themselves with the symptoms which mimic heart attack.
What is a Heart Attack?
The Heart Attack is the term used by the general public.
It is divided into two categories
1)Ischemic Heart Di... Read >
Author: Dr Eswararamanan VR25th April 2006
A heart attack is known as a myocardial infarction. This occurs when the heart muscle is damaged or does not receive enough oxygen. Many cardiac related problems occur due to blockages in arteries that carry purified blood away from the heart to different... Read >
Author: Paul Wilson28th 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-lea12th February 2006
Surgical castration by orchidectomy
Surgical castration is the simplest and cheapest way to treat metastatic prostate cancer. The obvious disadvantage is the psychological effect of the loss of the testicles.
LHRH-analogues
LHRH-analogues and o... Read >
Author: Fritz Frei24th December 2005
To look at it simply, the heart is just a mechanical pump, made up of very powerful muscles. Its job is to pumps blood around your body constantly every day of your life. Like any muscle in your body, it requires its own blood supply which brings it oxyge... Read >
Author: Christopher Ruane19th December 2005
A heart attack is a sudden serious medical condition in which someone's heart stops working, causing them great pain. It is the most common of the heart diseases and occurs when blood flow to the heart and part of it is blocked, often by a blood clot, whi... Read >
Author: Hector Milla17th December 2005
An interesting review of studies in the British Medical Journal may shed some light on why pet ownership is beneficial to human health.Decades of ResearchMany years of research has shown that pet ownership can result in benefits such as:Higher survival ra... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola10th July 2005
Introduction
The baby boomers is the population which haven taken birth after second world war till 1965 when there was a tremendous increase in birth rate due to the social and economic development in the USA. Now this population is going into the old a... Read >
Author: Mansi Gupta
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