Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Coping With Heartburn Acid Reflux

Heartburn is referred to as a burning sensation in the chest area, just at the back of the breastbone. Meanwhile, acid reflux or medically known as Gastroesophageal Reflux, is a health disorder manifesting an acidic backflow towards the esophagus from the stomach .........
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Monday, August 27, 2007

Heart Disease & Smoking

Without doubt cigarette smoking is a major cause of 'avoidable' heart diseases, such as heart attack, stroke, and peripheral vascular disease.Heart Disease & Smoking; some facts: ........
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Congestive Heart Failure

Congestive heart failure is a dramatic and potentially deadly occurrence. When there is no longer enough oxygen being transported in the blood stream, the heart cannot maintain its function. Many people who have a first heart attack do not know that they have congestive heart failure .........
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Causes and Symptoms of Heart Disease

Cholesterol is a type of a lipid, a soft, fat-like substance that serves as a source of fuel. Excessive cholesterol can cause build-up of atherosclerotic plaque. Accumulation of plaque in arteries can block blood flow and lead to a heart attack.....
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Monday, August 20, 2007

Another Option for Heart Disease Patients

Terry Areford of Morgantown, West Virginia is one patient who wasn't told by his cardiologist that the option of adult stem cell therapy existed for him. He was a patient at the prestigious teaching hospital attached to the University of West Virginia where he could reasonably have expected to receive the best and most advanced treatment options available to medical science. He believed that his imminent death was unavoidable because he did not want a transplant and after several heart attacks, six bypasses and more than half a dozen ...........
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Saturday, August 18, 2007

Reversing Heart Disease - Can It Be Done?

The correct answer seems to be, “It depends.” The heart disease itself might be reversed or at least slowed, but any heart muscle which has died from lack of oxygen because of blocked coronary arteries cannot be repaired. So the best chance of improved health in those who have heart scarring from one heart attack is to reverse heart disease causing the blockage in their coronary arteries to prevent another one........
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Friday, August 17, 2007

Reducing Salt Use Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease

Researchers from the American Dietetic Association report that reducing the amount of salt in your diet can lower your risk of developing heart disease by 25 percent, and the risk of dying from heart disease by 20 percent.Salt or sodium has long been known for its adverse ......
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Coronary Heart Disease and Atherosclerosis

Although testing can be valuable in detecting existing blockages in your coronary arteries before sudden death, angina pectoris, or a heart attack occurs, ideally you should try to prevent blockages from forming in the first place. This why it is important for you to understand how Atherosclerosis develops, and what factors accelerate it. Even if you already have coronary heart disease and have had coronary artery bypass surgery, you will want to decrease the chance that the blockages will return.......
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Coronary Heart Disease

One of the common heart disease is nonetheless, coronary heart disease. Coronary heart disease results from a restricted suupply of blood to the heart muscle. When arteries become clogged, or narrowed, by deposits of hardened fat, cholesterol, and other substances called plague, blood does not flow through them easily.......
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Saturday, August 11, 2007

How Much Can You Reduce The Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease?

Man from group that took active drug: his cholesterol level at the beginning of the trial was 281, and at the end was 199. Man from group that was on placebo starting cholesterol level was 273, and at the end was 274. The men taking the cholestyramine had significantly greater decrease in there blood cholesterol than the men taking placebo. Therefore it is known that you can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease ........
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Wednesday, August 8, 2007

Preventing Congestive Heart Disease

For most people who have it congestive heart disease is preventable or even reversible if caught early enough. Its causes and effects are directly related to lifestyle choices and in some cases to other underlying diseases that can cause it symptoms. Smoking, obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure, physical inactivity, metabolic syndrome, and diet are all risk factors for this most deadly of diseases ......
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Monday, August 6, 2007

Prevent Heart Disease

With the advancement in medicine over the last 30 years Heart Disease is one of the most preventable diseases known to science. A much more pro-active approach is taken by both the patient and the doctor in preventing and treating heart disease. One of the best ways to prevent heart disease is to modify the patient's outlook on diet and exercise......
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Saturday, August 4, 2007

Heart Problems

In the end, when you're talking about the heart, it mostly comes down to the myocardium -- the heart muscle. The danger of coronary heart disease, for example, is that it starves the myocardium of oxygen and kills it. The danger of a valve problem is that it forces the myocardium to work too hard .......
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Friday, August 3, 2007

Cardiology Heart Disease in Men & its Prevention

Cardiology Heart Disease ranks second after cancer as the major cause of death in America. For men in general, cardiology heart disease is more likely than women. This is because men apparently, acquire cardiovascular disorders 10 to 15 years earlier than women do. Men are more likely to die at their prime age. Heart-disease-related deaths often come to men in ages 35 to 65 ......
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