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28th September 2009
Ancient Greeks used hawthorn berries for heart disease. The Greeks and Romans looked to hawthorn as a source of happiness and hope for the future. The berries were used by the Chinese for digestion and circulatory problems. Christian legend says that t... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer25th September 2009
Pacemaker implant is becoming a very common phenomenon these days. Doctors generally recommend heart pacemaker implant to patients with slow heartbeats for a healthy heart with healthy heartbeats.
A heart pacemaker implant may also be done to treat fa... Read >
Author: Maria23rd September 2009
If you are looking for information about blood pressure monitors, you will find the below related article very helpful. It provides a refreshing perspective that is much related to blood pressure monitors and in some manner related to hypertension medicat... Read >
Author: monty11123rd September 2009
I am sure your quest for low blood pressure has come to an end as you read this article. Yes, gtwo are those days when we have to search endlessly for low blood pressure information or other such information like hypertension vitamins, controlling high bl... Read >
Author: monty11122nd 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: wbdoyle22nd September 2009
I did a short piece on adult stem cell research and how it helped with a windpipe transplant. After some thought, it occurred to me that most people do not understand how stem cells work in the body and what part they can play in future medicine, especia... Read >
Author: Gregg Camp22nd September 2009
While all cardiac conditions carry similar symptoms of chest pain and difficulty breathing, congestive heart failure generally presents with a very specific set of symptoms and lab results, giving doctors a very firm set of clues upon which to base a defi... Read >
Author: Alden Robinson21st September 2009
Angioplasty surgery in India
Angioplasty is a common medical procedure.It may be used to : -
* Improve symptoms of CAD, such as angina and shortness of breath.
* Reduce damage to the heart muscle from a heart attack. A heart attack occurs... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia21st September 2009
CABG - Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in India
Coronary bypass surgery performed in world class hospitals in India is a procedure to allow blood to flow to your heart muscle despite blocked arteries.
Just like all the other organs in your body, yo... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia21st September 2009
Heart bypass surgery in India
Q. What Is Heart Surgery ?
Heart surgery is used to correct heart problems in children and adults. This article discusses heart surgeries for adults.
The most common type of heart surgery for adults is coronary... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia21st September 2009
Dual Chamber surgery in India
Q. What is a pacemaker ?
Although it weighs just about an ounce, a pacemaker contains a powerful battery, electronic circuits and computer memory that together generate electronic signals. The signals, or pacing pulse... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia18th September 2009
CT Angiography Surgery in India
We Care India partner hospitals use a state-of-the-art multi-row detector CT scanner; the Siemens Sensation 64 Detector.
A Coronary CTA (CT Angiography) is a heart-imaging test currently undergoing rapid development... Read >
Author: WeCareIndia15th August 2009
I did a short piece on adult stem cell research and how it helped with a windpipe transplant. After some thought, it occurred to me that most people do not understand how stem cells work in the body and what part they can play in future medicine, espec... Read >
Author: Gregg Camp13th 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 Tavedorn10th August 2009
Angina pectoris, typically chest pain, is a common presenting symptom among patients with coronary artery disease, caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and oxygen demand. Myocardial ischemia can result from a reduction of coronary blood ... Read >
Author: jerry james31st July 2009
Quitting smoking can be difficult and daunting due to the two sides of addiction that it presents. Every type of addiction has a chemical or physical side and a mental or psychological side. These two combine to present a powerful barrier when trying to f... Read >
Author: Nick Wright27th July 2009
What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of your blood bearing against your artery walls. When you have your blood pressure checked the reading has 2 numbers; 1 on top and one on the bottom. The top number is your systolic force. This is the fo... Read >
Author: James Hunaban19th July 2009
Getting in shape takes more than aerobic working out. While aerobics are an important component to overall fitness, you also need to incorporate muscle building workouts several times a week to reach a well balanced exercise course.
The benefits of aer... Read >
Author: nordic17th July 2009
Anyone who has experienced weight gain around their stomach has probably wanted to know how to eliminate belly fat. Belly fat or visceral fat is a condition that affects a large number of people. It can show up at any time in life. Many middle aged people... Read >
Author: Butch Murray30th June 2009
Successful Weight Loss Program.
The essential elements of any successful weight loss program include eating a healthy diet, regular exercise and natural nutritional supplements. Many people fall short of their goals because they do not include all thre... Read >
Author: louisjeffries26th June 2009
Based on the data of the American Heart Association (AHA), almost one out of three Americans has high blood pressure. The sad part is that they are not aware that the disorder is already in their system.
Only when it becomes severe by manifesting symp... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson19th 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
Ventricular Fibrillation (also called v-fib or vf) is a lethal arrhythmia that originates in the ventricles. It commonly occurs in cardiac arrest patients and is the primary rhythm that AED’s (automated external defibrillators) are looking for to initia... Read >
Author: Vital Ethics18th June 2009
Sudden cardiac arrest which is also called sudden cardiac death, occurs when the heart suddenly and without warning stops beating. Blood stops flowing to the brain and death will occur within minutes if not treated.
Irregular heart rhythms called arrh... Read >
Author: Vital Ethics17th June 2009
Heart failure in dogs occur when any kind of heart disease becomes so severe that a dog's heart is unable to circulate enough blood to meet all the needs of his body tissues. As a result of associated blood-pressure abnormalities, fluid may begin to pool ... Read >
Author: JonJG16th 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 Ethics13th June 2009
If you want to avoid hypertension and having heart disease then you need to lower your blood pressure so that you can maintain a healthy lifestyle. There are some natural things that you can do that will keep your blood pressure low and you do not even ha... Read >
Author: John Adison12th June 2009
Members of International Machinists and Aerospace Workers Local 898 soon will start receiving a check from the union every week if the strike against CSC Applied Technologies LLC at Vance Air Force Base continues.
But those with medical conditions may ... Read >
Author: www.EasyToInsureME.com12th June 2009
One of the most exciting CoQ10 benefits is its potential as a treatment or even preventative for cancer. While studies have yet to yield conclusive proof in this area, they have provided some very encouraging results.
Interest in CoQ10 as a possible ca... Read >
Author: RA Butters11th June 2009
Ventricular fibrillation takes place when the ventricles beat at a severely abnormal rhythm. It is a life-threatening arrhythmia and can lead to sudden death. There is rapid contraction and relaxation of the heart muscle producing low
cardiac output, l... Read >
Author: Clivir Team10th June 2009
TMR is a new and simple procedure that aids in getting blood and nutrients to the heart muscle, when other methods have not worked or are no longer an option.
When the symptoms of heart disease become so severe that conventional methods for treating i... 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
The statistics for heart disease in women are astounding. Women comprise 60% of all heart attack related deaths in the US every year, and are more likely to die from heart disease than men. Women tend to ignore the early warning signs of impending heart... Read >
Author: Clivir Team05th June 2009
Jogging exercise is an excellent aerobic activity that helps burn a lot of calories in a limited span of time. The main objective of jogging as an exercise is to boost fitness at low stress levels, although like running, it is categorized as a high impa... Read >
Author: Valiik04th June 2009
Women need to understand that they also need to exercise when they are planning on losing weight. Completing a diet plan is not the only way to look great. Different types of exercise can give females the long and lean figure that they desire because they... Read >
Author: James Pendergraft04th June 2009
If you need a pacemaker, it is most likely because you have an arrhythmia not because you have some heart condition that is going to predispose you to a heart attack.
The purpose of a pacemaker is to regulate the electrical system of the heart to stabi... Read >
Author: Jo Ann LeQuang04th 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: petersonbran23rd May 2009
We have all been welcomed to a new day by a tickle in our throat, alerting us that something is not quite right. The question is, is this abnormal scratch forecasting we’ll be a little under the weather or that a major storm is about to blow through ou... Read >
Author: JMercado0919th May 2009
Ask a woman what disease they are most scared of and the vast majority will answer without hesitation: breast cancer. They may even be aware of the ominous statistic that 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer at some point in her life. Unfortunately, th... Read >
Author: Gen Wright18th May 2009
Doctors are now accepting that inflammation may be a contributory factor in a number of types of heart diseases. A paradigm shift is occurring in scientific opinion. Cholesterol may not be the real cause of heart disease. Inflammation is the body’s auto... Read >
Author: Brian Louden18th May 2009
Heart disease includes plaque-blocked arteries, congenital conditions, arrhythmia, and diseases of the actual heart muscle. Whether heart disease is detected early or not revealed until after heart failure, doctors have many kinds of remedies and treatmen... Read >
Author: John Adison12th May 2009
You only have three minutes to shock a cardiac patient back to life, short but important and if you would not be swift without delay, you would carry the pain of losing for lifetime. Believe it or not, Sudden Cardiac Arrest is accounted for the death an e... Read >
Author: shersinclaire08th May 2009
Heart disease includes plaque-blocked arteries, congenital conditions, arrhythmia, and diseases of the actual heart muscle. Whether heart disease is detected early or not revealed until after heart failure, doctors have many kinds of remedies and treatmen... Read >
Author: John Adison05th May 2009
What is heart disease and why should I be concerned?
Heart disease is a name given to a variety of conditions that affect the performance of the heart. Important examples of heart disease include:
angina, in which there is poor blood circulation to t... Read >
Author: Sajid Latif23rd April 2009
Regular exercise is an important part of effective weight loss. It helps to control your weight by using excess calories that would be stored as fat. Physical activity also helps prevent many diseases and improve your overall health.
Your weight is de... Read >
Author: Mercy17th April 2009
Cardiovascular Exercise
Of all the varied exercise programs available today, from power lifting and body building to yoga and Pilates, one form of exercise is essential.
Taxing the heart and lungs through sustained aerobic exercise is essential, as par... Read >
Author: Gregory Camp16th April 2009
Exercise
Is this really needed?
This article will tell you, why we need to exercise? What are the benefits when we are making exercised. Is exercise necessity? There is top 10 reasons why we need to exercise.
When I first try to exercise, I myself ... Read >
Author: Eva Barcelona09th April 2009
Kiss Your Money Monsters Goodbye:
Four Steps to Overcome Your Economic Fears
By Cindy Ashton
Life is a series of mountains and valleys, and with our current economy struggling in the valley, our money fears come out to play. We attempt to crush these ... Read >
Author: Cindy Ashton02nd April 2009
Of all the varied exercise programs available today, from power lifting and body building to yoga and Pilates, one form of exercise is essential.
Taxing the heart and lungs through sustained aerobic exercise is essential, as part of an overall fitness p... Read >
Author: Gregory Camp28th March 2009
Are you at risk of a heart attack?
A heart attack happens when a blood clot completely blocks a coronary artery and stops the flow of blood to the heart and the heart stops and dies. The blood clot is usually formed by a cholesterol deposit build up on ... Read >
Author: Dickie Boy25th March 2009
By Andrew Smith, Webmaster at UsanaInHealth.com
In my opinion, exercise is vital for everyone, regardless of personal goals and targets relating to health. Exercise is not just for sports people or individuals striving to reduce weight or gain muscle,... Read >
Author: Dr. Andrew Smith10th March 2009
Fasting is one of the widely used therapeutic procedures that help in complete detoxification of the body. The body will be purified due to fasting. The duration of the fast depends on the nature of disease, and amount and variety of drugs used and the im... Read >
Author: Nick Mutt02nd March 2009
First in first, we need to understand the real meaning of anxiety
• Anxiety can be defined as feeling of worry: nervousness or agitation, often about something that is going to happen.
• Anxiety can also be defined as something that worries somebod... Read >
Author: seyiari16th February 2009
One of the most common, congenital heart defects is a bicuspid aortic valve. A bicuspid aortic valve occurs when the human heart does not fully develop as the baby matures in the womb.
While normal aortic valves have three tissue leaflets to regulate t... Read >
Author: adampick03rd February 2009
One of the most common, congenital heart defects is a bicuspid aortic valve. A bicuspid aortic valve occurs when the human heart does not fully develop as the baby matures in the womb.
While normal aortic valves have three tissue leaflets to regulate ... Read >
Author: adampick28th January 2009
The benefits of Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10) have been known since the 1970's. Unfortunately, many doctors do not routinely recommend CoQ10 to their heart patients. If you've never heard of CoQ10, I'm going to explain what it is, how it works, signs of deficienc... Read >
Author: Lisa Nelson RD28th January 2009
As a muscle the heart is very effective, even remarkably so. In a single year, if your heart beats 80 times a minute, all your blood will be pumped through your body 42 million times. Blood is also pumped through the heart muscle. In order for your heart ... Read >
Author: Joe Gardener23rd January 2009
What is blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of your blood against your artery walls. When you have your blood pressure checked the reading has two numbers; one on top and one on bottom.
The top number is your systolic pressure. This is the for... Read >
Author: Jeremiah Slivka 16th January 2009
HealingPowerInc.: An Introduction
HealingPowerInc. is a leading and ever emerging name in the arena of herbal remedies manufacturing and export. Since decades we are the pioneers in this trade with our constant endeavors to accommodate our society with... Read >
Author: Article Publisher09th January 2009
Potassium and magnesium are the two most common minerals found within the cells of your body. They each have specific individual functions within your body, and together help to maintain the correct balance of electrolytes and the proper functioning of s... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer07th January 2009
Often thought of as mysticism by non believers the spiritual energy system that flows though all of us is much like any other system in our body. For example: Our digestive tract regulates the amount of nutrients our body stores and eliminates, our bloods... Read >
Author: J_Mac05th January 2009
Cholesterol is oily in nature but is not the same as fat. It is an essential molecule for making cell membranes, steroid hormones, nerve sheaths, and much more. The liver makes most of the cholesterol in the body and the rest comes from the diet. Too much... Read >
Author: Sarah Albert29th 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: Alien29th December 2008
Several research and studies had discovered the benefits and importance of stem cells in saving lives. This article aims to help readers understand the two different types of stem cells and the diseases that can be cured based on the data gathered from se... Read >
Author: Ben 19th December 2008
If we can increase our flexibility this means that we can have a wider range of comfortable movements. The more we can move comfortably then the less likely we are to injure ourselves when lifting heavy objects or exercising.
Stretching
It also ... Read >
Author: Aniruddha16th December 2008
Chronic hypertension is basically the equivalent of high blood pressure. Blood pressure is judged by the force of the constriction of the blood vessels as the heart pumps the blood into the arteries.
If the blood flow rate is elevated this is called h... Read >
Author: Alvin Hopkinson11th December 2008
There are many causes of heart trouble. Frequently there are wrong eating habits that cause obesity, thereby placing and extra strain on the heart. Too much salt in the diet also causes a strain on the heart by elevating the blood pressure.
Palpitation o... Read >
Author: Ben Branklin05th December 2008
Heart Attack is a condition in which a portion of the heart muscle is damaged due to inadequate supply of Oxygen to that area. If immediate first aid and medical attention is not given, there may be a Cardiac arrest. That is, the heart stops to pump eno... Read >
Author: Dev Saras03rd December 2008
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Definition of CAD and Its Cause
As you all know, you heart works 24 hours; pumping and sending blood around your body. This hard working pump also requires blood to sustain the heart muscle itself. The blood travels throug... Read >
Author: marketingignite1@gmail.com03rd December 2008
The world of big girls is pretty interesting. It is filled with many challenges and it is often very frustrating. Big girls are sometimes referred to as plus size girls and this simply means that they have extra weight than what is usually observed in oth... Read >
Author: Francis K Githinji02nd December 2008
Among many of the life threatening diseases, heart attack is one of the most frequently witnessed diseases. Heart attack is all about flow of blood which gets blocked and oxygen supply get hampered. This can result in a severe damage to heart muscle that ... Read >
Author: Jim White13th November 2008
The risk of coronary heart disease can be reduced by taking a number of steps to prevent and to control the adverse factors that put specific people at greater risk for heart disease and heart attack. Knowing the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, call... Read >
Author: peterhutch23rd October 2008
The most regular cause of clogged arteries is called atherosclerosis. It occurs as a course when plaque resides in inner lining of the artery. This plague is in fact made of fat, cholesterol, fibrin, cellular waste products and calcium deposits. The more ... Read >
Author: Ling21st October 2008
Myositis is the medical term for inflammation of muscle tissue and one type of muscle arthritis is dermatomyositis. (Without the rash, the condition is called polymyositis.) In this form, there is soreness and inflammation and pain in the muscles but ther... Read >
17th October 2008
Myocarditis is collection of diseases of infectious, toxic, and autoimmune etiologies characterized by inflammation of the heart. Myocarditis can be caused by a diversity of infections and conditions such as viruses, sarcoidosis, and immune diseases (syst... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen06th October 2008
Pacemakers have been around for decades, yet there is still a lot of misunderstanding about how they work, what they do, and who needs them. Millions of people around the world wear pacemakers, yet it is something that is rarely talked about.
People ge... Read >
Author: Jo Ann LeQuang29th 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: jdobson24th September 2008
Infectious myocarditis is a disease in the muscles of the heart, most commonly caused by the Coxsackievirus that follows upon a respiratory or viral disease. Myocarditis may be a snag during or after diverse viral, bacterial, or parasitic infectious disea... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen23rd September 2008
Know your heart for hearts sake
When I was staying in the center of Bangkok a few years ago, I had the most unfortunate experience.
Chest pains in the middle of the night, so painful I could barely walk! What did I do? I managed with the aid of a friend... Read >
Author: marketingignite1@gmail.com18th September 2008
What do you think of first when someone speaks about Heart Disease? Some diseases like acid reflux, Alzheimer's or aids connote a pretty clear picture of what problem our body has, but heart disease leaves a vague picture. In human beings,"disease" is oft... Read >
Author: Ric Bai15th 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: Samuel08th September 2008
Anorexia is an eating disorder. Anorexic people basically starve themselves in order to lose weight. They have a distorted view of their body. For this reason, it is considered to be a psychiatric disorder. They think they still need to lose weight even w... Read >
Author: jdobson08th September 2008
There are many medical devices used in the health industry to help save lives or to improve the quality of life of millions of individuals. In general, defibrillators are an electrical device used to counteract fibrillation of the heart muscle and restore... Read >
Author: Legal08th September 2008
Chocolate contains theobromine, a naturally occurring stimulant found in the cocoa bean; theobromine increases urination and affects the central nervous system as well as heart muscle. While amounts vary by type of chocolate, it's the theobromine that is ... Read >
Author: Zachary05th 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
The dog parvo virus is probably the most common viral illness of dogs at the moment. The virus is extremely small (the Latin word for small is "parvo") - just a few grams of stool can contain millions of virus particles. The dog parvo virus has been known... Read >
Author: Steven Gray03rd September 2008
Recent studies have found the importance of magnesium as a nutrient and its impact on general and heart health. Nutritional magnesium is deeply involved in the production of energy, the uptake of oxygen, the function of the central nervous system, the ba... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer02nd September 2008
Chest pain is one of the most terrifying symptoms a person can have. There are various likely causes of chest pain. Some causes are softly inconvenient, while other causes are serious, even life-threatening. Chest pain may be caused by poor blood flow to ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen28th August 2008
Heart disease is the number one killer in the United States today. If you have certain risks factors, it is critical that you take measures to improve and maintain good cardio health. Keep reading to discover what you can do to naturally improve your hear... Read >
Author: Lambert Klein28th August 2008
If you enjoy eating chocolate, probably you will remember to give your Toy Poodles their own share of the sweet goodness chocolates offer. A very small tidbit of chocolate won't kill a dog neither cause serious harm to his health. But take note, once your... Read >
Author: Richard Cussons21st August 2008
With coronary heart disease being the single largest killer of American men and women, one in five deaths in the US is caused by a heart attack, which includes about 250,000 women each year. Almost all heart attack survivors die from a second attack or r... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer16th August 2008
The word defibrillator is heard more and more these days. You hear it on the news and even about external defibrillators being installed at sports centers and public places. But what is a defibrillator, really? And why are they important?
The popular n... Read >
Author: Jo Ann LeQuang16th August 2008
It is proven by many researches that people who take breakfast including whole-grain cereals maintain their cholesterol and insulin levels. This kind of breakfast gives you different types of health benefits also.
The use of seal oil is also best for h... Read >
Author: James A. Peterson16th August 2008
DHA is a fatty acid that is essential for many body processes and structures. Fatty acids are the building blocks that create lipids, which are important nutrients that make up 25 to 45 percent of total body energy for most of those who are living in ind... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer13th August 2008
Triple bypass surgery is a certain type of heart bypass surgery in which three coronary veins and or arteries are bypassed during the surgery. In a triple bypass surgery the three vessels that are bypassed are the LAD, RCA, and LCX. The number of bypasses... Read >
Author: Paul Justice13th August 2008
Heart Bypass surgery is a surgical procedure to reduce chest pain of the heart muscle, due to stress on the hearts blood vessels, and to reduce the threat of coronary artery disease. A heart bypass typically involves taking a vein or artery graft from oth... Read >
Author: Paul Justice13th August 2008
Stem cells can be found in multiple locations within our body. Research has discovered the potential life saving importance of these cells, and are currently using them for treatment in a number of diseases. This article is to help the reader understan... Read >
Author: Melvin29th July 2008
Having a high cholesterol level has become a very serious problem for many people today. This has been credited to a majority of the population getting accustomed to a diet rich in fats, bad habits such as smoking and leading a sedentary lifestyle. And be... Read >
Author: Jan Richards24th July 2008
Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when an area of your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood.
Angina may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The pain also may occur in your shoulders, arms,... Read >
Author: Rich james22nd July 2008
Congestive heart failure (CHF), congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ability of the heart to fill with blood or pump a sufficient amount ... Read >
Author: peterhutch16th July 2008
It is not unusual for a person who finds out that he or she (or a loved one) needs a pacemaker to feel suddenly isolated and alone. There is not a great deal of information online, either. But here's a surprise. Pacemakers have helped literally millions o... Read >
Author: Jo Ann LeQuang14th July 2008
Angina pectoris is a phrase that comes from Latin and translates as 'tight chest'.People with angina experience pain in the centre of the chest. The chest can feel constricted and tight, but the pain can also be oppressive, as if something is crushing you... Read >
Author: peterhutch09th July 2008
Fen-Phen, also known as fenfluramine and phentermine, and Pondimin (fenfluramine) and Redux - dexfenfluramine - were highly sought after weight loss drugs that become popular in the 90's. The drugs worked by lowering the hunger urge with alterations to th... Read >
07th July 2008
What is heart failure?
Heart failure means your heart muscle does not pump as much blood as your body needs. Failure does not mean that your heart has stopped. It means that your heart is not pumping as well as it should. Congestive heart failure can b... Read >
Author: peterhutch06th July 2008
Angina (an-JI-nuh or AN-juh-nuh) is chest pain or discomfort that occurs when an area of your heart muscle doesn't get enough oxygen-rich blood. Angina may feel like pressure or squeezing in your chest. The pain also may occur in your shoulders, arms, nec... Read >
Author: peterhutch01st July 2008
Medication or no, your first response to angina should be to sit down and relax, says Dr. Ouyang. If you're having an arterial spasm, it will subside in a minute or two and release its grip on your artery. If clogged arteries are to blame, relief upon res... Read >
Author: peterhutch01st July 2008
Not long ago, the answer to this question would be no. Today, due to the progress of Anti-Aging Medicine, The answer to the question "Can you delay aging?" is Yes, without any ambiguity. The products and technologies exist; they can delay, suspend, or eve... Read >
Author: Raphaelo23rd June 2008
According to the studies on acid reflux disease and GERD, more than 80 per cent of sufferers smoke, many of them heavily. That in itself makes a point - as fewer than 30 per cent of those in most developed countries now smoke, there must be a strong link ... Read >
Author: MichelleS06th June 2008
Physical inactivity is a major risk factor for developing coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease is characterized by deposits of fatty substances, cholesterol, calcium and other substances in the inner lining of arteries that supply blood to the... Read >
Author: peterhutch04th June 2008
Dilated cardiomyopathy also known as congestive cardiomyopathy. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a condition of the heart muscle. The heart dilates and pumps blood less well. It occurs more frequently in men than in women, and is most common between the ages of ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen27th May 2008
An Ayurvedic cardioprotective botanical being used in Ayurveda since 2500 B.C. has remarkable cardioprotective, heart muscle strengthening properties. Arjuna bark has been used in Ayurvedic herbalism for more than three centuries to support a healthy hea... Read >
Author: Wilsondrugs26th 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 Brown26th May 2008
Cardiomyopathy (including peripartum cardiomyopathy and alcoholic cardiomyopathy), which involves dilation or enlargement of the heart’s ventricles and an increase in the size of the heart overall. This condition may be caused by heart disease, viruse... Read >
Author: Corwin Brown21st May 2008
Alstrom syndrome is an acquired disorder marked by blindness, deafness, diabetes, and obesity. This condition is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern, which means both copies of the gene in each cell have mutations. The disorder is characterized by... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen20th May 2008
Chest pain is a common symptom that is caused by many different conditions. Some causes require prompt medical attention, such as angina, heart attack, or tearing of the aorta. Other causes of chest pain that may not require immediate medical intervention... Read >
Author: peterhutch20th May 2008
Angina usually occurs during exertion, severe emotional stress, or after a heavy meal. During these periods, the heart muscle demands more blood oxygen than the narrowed coronary arteries can deliver. Angina typically lasts from 1 to 15 minutes and is rel... Read >
Author: peterhutch20th May 2008
In a woman's world, strength training with weights has more misconceptions and myths than any other area of women's fitness.
Basic Rules of Strength Training
Whoever is lifting the weight, be it male or female, the old rule will apply. So let's get ... Read >
Author: Dori Schwaiger15th May 2008
Palpitations occur when a person can feel abnormalities in the normal beating of the heart. These palpitations can be an isolated extra beat, or they can run together and last for prolonged periods of time. Each part of the heart has the potential to be i... Read >
Author: peterhutch15th May 2008
Duane retraction syndrome, too called duane syndrome, is a group of heart muscle disorders. Duane retraction syndrome is the almost popular reason of inborn abnormal ocular innervation. In duane syndrome, the sixth cranial heart that controls the lateral ... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen15th May 2008
Diphtheria is an upper respiratory parcel sickness caused by corynebacterium diphtheriae, an aerobic organism gram-positive bacteria. Diphtheria is an infectious disease scatter by immediate physiological link or breathing the aerosolized secretions of co... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen15th May 2008
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously. Dilated cardiomyopathy is a circumstance in which the eye becomes diminished and expanded, and cannot pump blood expeditiously.... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen08th May 2008
If you experience any signs or symptoms of a heart attack, do not hesitate. Get medical help immediately. Every minute is important in a heart attack situation. Always keep emergency phone numbers in a convenient location near the telephone so no time wil... 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: Alien06th May 2008
The sport of body building has grown steadily in popularity over the years. From its heyday in the 1970's to now, technological advances as well as nutritional advances have made body building a sport that focuses on the art of the human body and what is... Read >
Author: The Bodybuilding Trainer16th April 2008
Every person needs blood pressure to live. Without blood pressure the blood will not be able to be pumped in the arteries through heart beats. The blood pressure rises with every heart beat and comes down when heart relaxes in between the beats. But at ti... Read >
Author: Article Manager13th 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 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: Alien27th March 2008
Whether your Labrador Retriever is out in the field working or just right beside you enjoying the dog show, chances of contracting parvovirus exist. Parvovirus is a contagious virus affecting dogs, more frequently puppies. Canine Parvovirus or CPV is a hi... Read >
Author: Richard Cussons25th March 2008
Potassium is one of the most important minerals for human health, playing an essential role in maintaining the correct electro-chemical balance in cells and the proper functioning of cell membranes. This role makes potassium vital for muscle contraction ... Read >
Author: Steve Smith14th March 2008
Without a doubt, one of the most popular and most beneficial fitness programs is aerobic exercise. Aerobic exercise is one of the key ingredients to a healthy body. While weight training is helpful in sculpting a great figure, aerobic exercise is the corn... Read >
Author: Alien28th February 2008
Aerobic exercise, which includes dancing, jogging, and walking, should be the foundation of your beauty-health fitness plan. That's because aerobic exercise trains the heart, lungs, and cardiovascular system to process and deliver oxygen more quickly and ... Read >
Author: Alien26th February 2008
A thallium scan-a radionuclide study-can help evaluate heart muscle perfusion. The examiner injects thallium I.V. and then performs the scan. Ischemic and infarcted areas of heart muscle don't take up the thallium, and they appear as cold spots on the sca... Read >
Author: David Jones22nd February 2008
Exercise
Exercise is also known as physical activity and includes anything that gets you moving, such as walking, dancing, or working in the yard. You can earn the benefits of being physically active without going to a gym, playing sports, or using fa... Read >
Author: Peter sams21st February 2008
Dieting Pitfalls:
Weight Loss Programs To Beware Of
Most diet and weight loss programs have a depressingly high failure rate, with people either never reaching their weight goals or reaching them and regaining all the weight they lost (and sometimes mo... Read >
Author: Antonio LeMaire19th 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 sams04th February 2008
This supplement formula is designed to target common heart problems. Recovery and prevention are addressed with known antioxidants. All-natural ingredients have been included to provide effective support; for example, hawthorn, which improves coronary art... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team25th January 2008
A new study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati suggests that experiencing brief periods of blocked blood flow may condition a person to survive a full-blown heart attack later. The five-year laboratory study showed that experiencing short peri... Read >
Author: Alvaro22nd January 2008
Diagnosing cardiovascular disease is becoming more sophisticated. Diagnosis begins with a medical examination and patient history. This procedure may be supplemented with a variety of tests that may confirm or refute the physician's suspicions of the pres... Read >
Author: David Jones22nd January 2008
Heart failure can be a serious and long-term condition. Congestive heart failure (CHF), or heart failure, is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs. Congestive heart failure can be caused by weaken the heart musc... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen18th January 2008
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African horse sickness, a potentially fatal, untreatable illness of equines, has a 95% fatality rate in some forms. It is infectious, and seems to be spreading further north with global warming. If a cas... Read >
Author: www.TheNaturallyHealthyPet.com18th January 2008
The Nerves
Spinal nerves are pairs of sensory and motor nerve bundles that have their root in the spinal cord. Sensory spinal nerves send information from the sense organs and the body receptors to the central nervous system, and motor spinal nerves tr... Read >
Author: Alien14th November 2007
When we talk about fitness, it can either be performance-related fitness or health-related fitness. This teen fitness article focuses on both type of fitness that affects both the mind and the body of teen guys and teen girls. Being fit gives you more e... Read >
Author: asterisk.submitter05th 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 Leverton01st October 2007
Stenosis by all means narrowing. Normally, oxygen rich blood is pumped from the left ventricle, through the aortic valve and into the aorta. Significant aortic stenosis is relatively uncommon affecting about 6 of every 1000 babies born and occurs more oft... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st October 2007
Angina pectoris is the result of myocardial ischemia caused by an imbalance between myocardial blood supply and oxygen demand. In most cases, the lack of blood supply is due to a narrowing of the coronary arteries as a result of arteriosclerosis. This pai... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen25th September 2007
The heart is the most important muscle in our body, it's our life pump. It is one of the few organs that are expected to work continuously, without rest, for a lifetime.The heart beats about 70 times a minute, 100,000 times a day and about 36 million time... Read >
Author: Alexander Holt11th September 2007
Magnesium is a metallic element that is essential to the body�s biochemistry, and is an important cardiovascular mineral. Although over half of the total magnesium content of the body is contained in bone, the rest is found in the cells of the body inc... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer02nd September 2007
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the myocardium, the thick muscular layer of the heart wall. It is an uncommon disorder that is usually caused by viral infections such as coxsackie virus, adenovirus, and echovirus. It may also occur during or after vario... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
The pericardium is a thin, sac-like covering (a membrane) that surrounds the heart. The outer layer of the pericardium surrounds the roots of the heart's major blood vessels. Ligaments attach this layer to their spinal column, diaphragm, and other parts o... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
This is a type of heart surgery. It's sometimes called CABG ("cabbage"). The surgery reroutes, or "bypasses," blood around clogged arteries to improve blood flow and oxygen to the heart.
The arteries that bring blood to the heart muscle (coronary arter... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Angina is a symptom of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease. This happens when the plaque builds up in the coronary arteries. This build up of plaque is called atherosclerosis. As the plaque builds up, the coronary arteries... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th 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
Angina is caused by reduced blood flow to an area of the heart. This is most often due to Coronary Artery Disease. Sometimes, other types of heart disease or uncontrolled high blood pressure can cause angina.
In CAD, the coronary arteries, that carry ... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Severe chest pain is the main symptom. The pain may also travel up into the jaw, down the left arm, or down both arms. The person may also be sweating, feel sick, and feel faint. The pain may be similar to angina; however, it is usually more severe and la... 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
Any irregularity in your heart's natural rhythm is called an arrhythmia. Almost everyone's heart skips a beat now and again, and these mild palpitations are usually harmless.
Electrical impulses from the heart muscle (the myocardium) cause the heart t... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Heart Disease is one of the world’s largest health problems today. It not only affects the wealthier nations it is also affecting the poorer ones. Heart Disease covers a wide range of health ailments relating specifically to the heart.
There are man... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Angina is a symptom of Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), the most common type of heart disease. Angina happens when the plaque builds up in the coronary arteries. This build up of plaque is called atherosclerosis. As the plaque builds up, the coronary arteri... 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 Wong29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
The heart is the center of the body’s cardiovascular system. Throughout the body's blood vessels, the heart pumps blood to all of the body's cells. The blood carries oxygen, which the cells need. Heart disease is a group of medical problems that occur w... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
The term Cardiovascular Disease covers a large number of diseases that directly affect the heart and the blood vessel system. It especially affects the veins and arteries that lead to and from the heart. Research has suggested that women who suffer with c... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong29th August 2007
Heart disease is a term that applies to a large number of medical conditions relating to the heart. These medical conditions relate to the abnormal health conditions that directly affect the heart and all its components. Heart disease is a major health pr... Read >
Author: Li Ming Wong24th August 2007
The model definitions you will find as you read further in the article has been taken from the ABI’s best practice for critical illness cover (May 2002). Insurance companies, members of the ABI must adhere to these model definitions when they sell crit... Read >
Author: Billy Leverton24th August 2007
Most people who are used to exercise on a regular basis, often tend to stick to a program that consists of moving from one exercise directly to another without taking a short break or resting for the whole duration of their routine.
An alternative way... Read >
22nd August 2007
There are many forms of heart disease including ischemic heart disease (plaque-blocked arteries), congenital conditions, arrhythmia, and diseases of the actual heart muscle. Whether heart disease is detected early or not revealed until after heart failur... Read >
Author: Paul Schaverien07th August 2007
What you should be doing is changing your eating habits and your lifestyle; doing something about getting rid of that plaque in your system not taking a STATIN...
What exactly is arterial plaque? It's a yellow, swollen area in the middle muscular layer... Read >
Author: Clark Haroldson01st 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
Myocarditis is an inflammation of the heart muscle. Myocarditis is collection of diseases of infectious, toxic, and autoimmune. Myocarditis may develop as a complication of an infectious disease, usually caused by a virus. It can occur in people of all ag... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st August 2007
Heart failure also called is congestive heart failure. Heart failure becomes more common with advancing age. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't... Read >
Author: Juliet Cohen01st 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
If you suffer from ischemic heart disease then is important to know how to constantly improve your condition or prevent it from getting worse. What is most important is your will and self control in order to reduce the risk factors of ischemia. In other w... Read >
Author: Keysha31st July 2007
If you suffer from ischemic heart disease then is important to know how to constantly improve your condition or prevent it from getting worse. What is most important is your will and self control in order to reduce the risk factors of ischemia. In othe... Read >
Author: Keysha31st July 2007
There are several causes for the development of Ischaemic heart disease. Among them we can count: diabetes, cholesterol level, smoking, obesity, hypertension (high blood pressure), emotional stress, high-fat diet, lack of exercise, abnormal heart val... Read >
Author: Keysha11th July 2007
1. Hip dysplasia
Hip dysplasia is a common concern among Ragdoll owners. Although there are no recorded cases, the possibility is high because of the Ragdoll’s bulk and weight distribution. It’s important to get a written health guarantee from your... Read >
Author: Drew Pilton05th July 2007
Records have shown that a number of ailments have begun reversing their effects when cord blood cells are transplanted to patients. Researchers have shown that cord blood stem cells offer diverse treatment strategies for treating over 70 diseases. But, th... Read >
Author: apurva01st July 2007
It's the pressure inside the arteries. The top number (systolic) is the pressure exerted against the arteries during the contraction phase of the heartbeat. The bottom number is the (diastolic) that's the pressure exerted between contractions, when the he... Read >
Author: Suma G Nathan07th 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: LA05th June 2007
It is important to recognize the signs of anorexia, because it is a common eating disorder that can be fatal if not treated. Anorexia, also known as anorexia nervosa, is an eating disorder in which one restricts food intake. People with anorexia do not ... Read >
Author: Scott Mogul30th May 2007
We may hear about heart attack all the time. And most of us will probably know that it is a very serious medical condition that could end the life of the victim. But, how many of us really have a good understanding of this condition?
Heart attack resul... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock25th May 2007
Two brothers from Illinois who were running out of time and were beyond conventional medical help in the U.S. have had their heart failure treated successfully in Bangkok, Thailand.
BANGKOK, Thailand, 18 May 2007 - Faced with massive heart problems bey... Read >
Author: Jon Bradshaw23rd May 2007
A previously active American man with dilated cardiomyopathy, that meant he could not even walk around the block, was fortunate enough to have a supportive cardiologist who recommended Theravitae's VesCell adult stem cell therapy.
Four years ago Buck B... Read >
Author: Jon Bradshaw11th May 2007
Did you know that each year hundreds of thousands of Americans are diagnosed with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Many of these individuals and others who suffer from various lung diseases will be required to receive oxygen therapy. Numero... Read >
Author: Chuck Jaymes03rd April 2007
The hawthorn is extensively used in Europe as a treatment for heart ailments, especially congestive heart failure, which involves fatigue of the heart muscle, fluid buildup around the body, and shortness of breath after mild physical exertion. This miracl... Read >
Author: Jason Hunter30th March 2007
Find the Time- There is No Excuse Not to Exercise I know you’re thinking that it’s so hard to find the time to exercise. I understand, at times it can be very frustrating. I am just like you, and many of my friends struggle with this also. It may be v... Read >
Author: Kimberly Jamieson27th March 2007
Pregnant women
Early results of new studies show that paroxetine increases the risk of birth defects, particularly heart defects, when women take it during the first three months of pregnancy. Paroxetine should usually not be taken during pregnancy, b... Read >
Author: Jennifer Alinio27th March 2007
If you get help during the first hour from the heart attack known as the golden hour you have great chances of recovery, people are often embarressed to go to the emergency room and see that everything is all right with them. Digestive disturbances and le... Read >
Author: groshan fabiola26th March 2007
Heart attacks are a major cause of death and disability. Most people assume that the onset of a heart attack is accompanied by a series of symptoms such as chest pain and pain in the right arm or passing out. For the victim of the silent heart attack this... Read >
Author: Sven Ullmann15th March 2007
CoQ10 is a nutrient produced naturally in the body and found in the energy-producing centers of the cell, called mitochondria. CoQ10 plays an important role in energy metabolism and production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP), a basic energy molecule th... Read >
Author: Mitamins Team15th March 2007
HOW LACK OF EXERCISE SHORTENS LIFE
By Fatima Jiwani
People die from inactivity, not just from aging. We know that as people age,they lose muscle, their immunities weaken and because of their weakened immunity, they are more likely to die of cancer and ... Read >
Author: Fatima Jiwani14th March 2007
Because more than 40% of all deaths in the U.S. are from cardiovascular disease, one of the most important things people can do to improve their overall health and life expectancy is to improve their heart health. With diet, exercise, and the use of a fe... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer07th March 2007
Our basic daily energy needs are dictated by our Basal Metabolic Rate - this is your energy use in a rested state to support normal body functioning.
When we add exercise into our day our energy requirements increase. If we don't add sufficient calories,... Read >
Author: Nicola Carr06th 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 Ullmann01st March 2007
Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease explained
The heart is the most important organ of the human body; ensuring blood circulation in the body, without which life would not be possible. With great strides modern medicine has advanced ... Read >
Author: Suresh U Vatakethil28th February 2007
We live in a country where cardiovascular disease is the chief cause of death and disability in the United States. Yet, most people live in fear of getting cancer and a host of age-related diseases. But there's plenty you can do to lower your risk of succ... Read >
Author: HFN13th February 2007
We add salt into our food to make it tasty. Occasionally, we also put salt into our mouth if we have ulcer because it can make the ulcer healed faster. In older time when we do not have refrigerator, salt was used to preserve our food for longer period of... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock29th January 2007
People die suddenly are mostly caused by heart conditions, though people can also die in their sleep from an asthmatic attack, a stroke, the rupture of an enlarged blood vessel or sleep apnea. Sleep apnea is a condition when one’s breathing stops due to... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock24th January 2007
There is an all natural alternative for arthritis pain, joint health and gout. Flex Protex. Many of the medications available to treat these diseases are being pulled off store shelves due to harmful and possibly deadly side effects. Inventors have been g... Read >
Author: Chris Schaller08th January 2007
Only 1 out of 200,000 athletes per academic year had sudden cardiac death. This finding was revealed by a study conducted in the United States among high school and college athletes.
Sportsmen, especially those renowned in their respective fields will ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock02nd January 2007
Heart failure in dogs occur when any kind of heart disease becomes so severe that a dog's heart is unable to circulate enough blood to meet all the needs of his body tissues. As a result of associated blood-pressure abnormalities, fluid may begin to pool ... Read >
Author: John Edwards13th December 2006
Right now medical science is discovering why and how the human body ages. Recent discoveries on the hormonal and genetic control of the aging process have brought about many new possibilities to "slow down the clock". One tried and true anti-aging m... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer25th November 2006
Heart fails when the heart is unable to pump blood effectively. So, why does this happen? Now, let us look at the various causes of heart failure.
The major causes of heart failure, according to cardiologist, are coronary artery disease, high blood pre... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock17th November 2006
DO WOMEN REALLY NEED TO WORRY ABOUT HEART DISEASE?
Coronary heart disease is a disease of the heart's blood vessels that causes heart attacks. Heart disease is the number one killer of American women, claiming more female lives than the next 16 causes ... Read >
Author: Chris Chenoweth16th November 2006
Aerobic Activity is one of the key ingredients to a healthy body. While weight training is helpful in sculpting a great figure, aerobic Activity is the cornerstone to any workout and it is the foundation for a healthy lifestyle. Not only can aerobics help... Read >
Author: Richard Henderson15th 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 Riaz20th October 2006
The heart is divided into four chambers, or rooms: the left atrium, the right atrium, the left ventricle, and the right ventricle. Each chamber is sealed by a valve, so that blood can go one way but not the other.
When you listen to a heartbeat, you... Read >
Author: Annabel Cruz17th October 2006
Understanding High Blood Pressure
Comprehending the Numbers
When your doctor says, "Your blood pressure is 135 over 85," for example, what do the numbers really mean?
The first number is the systolic blood pressure (SBP) -- the amount of pressu... Read >
Author: Annabel Cruz21st August 2006
Defibrillators have been around, and successfully treating a particular heart ailment, since the mid 1900's. However, they have never once been used (or at least used correctly) on a heart attack sufferer.
There is a general misconception, within our ... Read >
Author: Graham Hobbs17th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Douglas Alp
Aerobic exercise is one of the key ingredients to a healthy body. While weight training is helpful in sculpting a great figure, and assisting in burning fat even when you sleep, aerobic exercise is the cornerstone to any work... Read >
Author: Douglas Alp13th August 2006
Food is vital to our life. Each day, we consume at least 2 to 3 meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner). In order to make our foods tasty and variety, condiments such as salt,sugar,pepper, chilies, etc. are added to our foods. Sometime, soft drinks, wines or ... Read >
Author: Ng Peng Hock13th August 2006
A heart attack is a life-threatening event. It is a need to know about the basic things so that it can help you at the sudden causes. The information should be there so that it may enable us to take sudden and correct decisions for curing it when it appea... Read >
Author: Good Health07th August 2006
A defibrillator is any device used in the defibrillation of the heart muscle. It is made up of the main unit and is equipped with a set of two electrodes. The electrodes are placed directly on or in the patient. In the case of an internal implanted def... Read >
Author: Graham Hobbs29th July 2006
Getting in shape takes more than aerobic exercise. While aerobics are an important component to overall fitness, you also need to incorporate muscle building workouts several times a week to achieve a well balanced exercise program.
The benefits of aer... Read >
Author: Vita Vee25th July 2006
So angiogram was in my immediate future. I'm told this is a safe and relatively painless procedure and not to worry. There were plenty of things to worry about however. They don't want to shove a camera up through my body and into my heart because of n... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks17th July 2006
If you take 100 Americans and put them in a large room, it is likely that approximately 33 of them have high blood pressure.
Blood pressure is a measurement of the force of blood flow against the walls of your arteries. When blood pressure is taken, t... Read >
Author: Debra Augur08th July 2006
It all started innocently enough. I went to my primary care physician complaining of dizziness and a pain in my back. A quick ECG or electrocardiogram revealed a very fine and operational heart muscle. Still, being at an age where heart disease is cons... Read >
Author: Abigail Franks29th 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 Walsh26th June 2006
Has high blood pressure been bugging you for numerous years? Thousands of people feel the same way. It is in the top ten major causes of death everywhere. Supported studies, HBP will have a 60% growth by year 2025 where it will be highest in the 3rd w... Read >
Author: james ellison23rd June 2006
It is well known that men are much less likely than women to seek basic
or routine preventative medical care. However, there are certain
common men's health problems that are treatable if caught early enough, but
can be permanently debilitating or ... Read >
Author: Simmi Virdi22nd June 2006
The human heart is an extraordinary organ. Many of us take our hearts for granted and forget how important our hearts are. One thing for sureif our hearts stop pumping, we stop living.
Therefore, it seems logical that a number one priority for us ... Read >
Author: Dr. Leslie Van Romer16th June 2006
Heart attacks come in all sizes, from minor to major, and the symptoms of a pending heart attack can be deceiving in many cases. Some symptoms of a pending heart attack may have been showing up for quite awhile and were ignored as something else.
Pend... Read >
Author: George Phillips09th June 2006
adjustable bed mattress
If you're looking for adjustable bed mattress, then it is understood that you are someone who values better quality of life. But sadly, to find a good adjustable bed mattress is very easy as adjustable bed mattress are widely sold... Read >
Author: Nguek-Fluek Nguang25th May 2006
What Is Hawthorn?
Hawthorn (Crataegus oxyacantha), a rose family member popularly planted along hedges to deter trespassers with its prickly branches, has heart-healthy properties that ancient Greeks and Native Americans recognized centuries ago. Its mo... Read >
Author: Home herb07th 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 VR03rd May 2006
Hawthorn (Crataegus Monogyna) is a small deciduous tree or shrub, with lovely white spring flowers, followed by oval red fruits, or berries. These Hawthorn Berries have been used for heart and circulatory problems for generations. Hawthorn Berries have b... Read >
Author: nutrovitasub nutrovitasub30th April 2006
A coworker of mine at work brought in a mangosteen supplement drink and she was selling it for $30 (her price) for a 25 fl oz bottle. She also gave me information and these 22 reasons why everyone should be drinking mangosteen juice:
1. prevents harde... Read >
Author: Steven Chang25th 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 Wilson13th April 2006
L-Carnitineis an amino acid found in high levels in muscle tissue & is synthesized in the body from Lysine and Methionine. L Carnitine plays an essential role in fat metabolism, by transporting long-chain fatty acids into the Mitochondria; which act like ... Read >
Author: nutrovitasub nutrovitasub04th April 2006
Being physically active can literally save your life! Being fit can affect every aspect of your life not just your physical health, but your emotional and mental well being, too. Only 30 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity for 5 days out ... Read >
Author: Linda Geyer20th March 2006
Fitness in general includes both aerobic and anaerobic aspects. According to the priorities of the sportsman, one or the other of the two aspects will be emphasized, but the second one will not be neglected. The purpose of doing fitness exercises is, idea... Read >
Author: Isabel Curini07th March 2006
Copyright 2006 Kristy Haugen
The term heart disease is a very broad term. Problems can arise within the heart muscle, arteries supplying blood to the heart muscle, or the valves within the heart that pump blood in the correct direction. Understandin... Read >
Author: Kristy Haugen23rd February 2006
One of the main causes of hyperthyroidism is Graves' Disease. Graves' Disease, an autoimmune disease that sees an individual's thyroid gland as a foreign object invading the body and produces antibodies to attack the gland. This causes the thyroid gland... Read >
Author: Amanda Baker09th February 2006
Factors leading to and Increase in Cholesterol
Poor eating habits
Diet that is high in saturated fat tends to elevate cholesterol. Saturated fats are found mostly in foods that come from animals. Saturated fat raises you LDL ("bad") cholesterol level ... Read >
Author: Linda Giles05th February 2006
Factors leading to and Increase in Cholesterol
Poor eating habits
Diet that is high in saturated fat tends to elevate cholesterol. Saturated fats are found mostly in foods that come from animals. Saturated fat raises you LDL ("bad") cholesterol level ... Read >
Author: Linda Giles07th January 2006
Research on stem cells is advancing knowledge about how an living bodies develop from a single cell and how healthy cells replace damaged cells in adults. This promising area of science is also leading scientists to look at the possibility of cell-based t... Read >
Author: Derek Miller05th January 2006
L-Carnosine Amino Acid
L-Carnosine is a dipeptide, which is a combination of two covalently bonded amino acids, in this case alanine and histidine. It naturally occurs in high concentrations in skeletal muscle tissue, and therefore may support muscle vit... Read >
Author: Chris Jones24th 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 Ruane24th December 2005
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Chronic fatigue symptoms are different from drowsiness. In general, drowsiness is feeling the need to sleep, while fatigue is a lack of energy and motivation. Drowsiness and apathy (a feeling of indifference or not caring ... Read >
Author: Marc Deschamps14th November 2005
A study of Australian Ironman Triathlon finishers strongly suggests ultra-endurance athletes can cause damage to their heart muscle that can result in abnormal heart rhythms.This problem specifically affects the right ventricle. It was found in nearly 90 ... Read >
Author: Joseph Mercola12th October 2005
The onset of the portable defibrillator has single-handedly taken the life saving measures of the cardiac defibrillator out of the exclusive domain of the emergency room, and into the hands of a general public now able to help fight the tragedy of death b... Read >
Author: Steve Valentino24th August 2005
Heart is the most significant organ of the body. It controls and regulates the entire body. An individual can survive the loss of other organs of body but not of a heart. The moment heart ceases pumping blood to the body, it results in a heart stroke and ... Read >
Author: Mansi Gupta22nd August 2005
Each time your heart beats, the contractions and relaxations of the heart muscle emit electrical current. An electrocardiogram (EKG) is a medical recording of the electric impulses from the heart. Electrodes that send impulses to the EKG machine are attac... Read >
Author: Damian Sofsian
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