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Early Signs Of A Heart Attack
Suffering from a heart attack does not come suddenly. In fact, there are certain early signs and symptoms that people with heart trouble may experience way before they feel a heart attack coming. Here are some of those early signs to watch out for which may come days or even weeks before an impending heart attack. Jaw And Ear Pain People feeling some pain radiating from their jaw and up to their e... [Read More]
Tips In Preventing Heart Attacks
With the type of lifestyle that most people have grown accustomed to today, it is not that surprising that heart disease has become the number one killer in the US. The risk of a heart attack becomes even higher as people age. Here are some tips that might help you and your loved ones prevent the potential damaging effects of heart attacks. Know the early warning signs. Before the onset of a heart... [Read More]
Statin Benefits Unclear For Low Risk Heart Disease Patients
Statins have been considered as a safe and effective treatment for those with heart disease. It is now even being used increasingly as a preventive measure for heart disease, even among those who are at low risk of the said condition. But recent research has found out that the benefits of using statins for those with no prior history of heart disease may be questionable at best. Cardiovascular dis... [Read More]
Two Hours Watching TV Can Boost Heart Disease Risk
Habitual couch potatoes should better watch it. Recent research indicates that watching TV regularly for as much as two hours can dramatically increase heart disease risk. Spending more and more time in front of the TV or computer screen for two hours or more may lead to a twice likely chance for people to experience a cardiac event that can lead to hospitalization or even death. The study was con... [Read More]
Heart Disease Still The America's Top Killer
Heart disease has long been on the top of the list when it comes to mortality rates in the US. Unfortunately, it still remains to be the number one killer among Americans, according to the recent Mortality Report released by the National Center for Health Statistics of the CDC. The latest statistics covered data taken from 2008. But despite this, there is still some positive news to come out of th... [Read More]
Hair May Help Predict A Heart Attack
Doctors may someday be able to predict a heart attack by means of a person's hair. Researchers from the University of Western Ontario in Canada have found out that the stress hormone called cortisol may actually be measured in hair. Cortisol is a type of hormone that the body releases during stress and has been associated with heart attacks. The team of researchers, led by Gideon Koren, took hair ... [Read More]
Tips to Cut Heart Disease Risk
Heart disease has become a major cause of death around the world. Poor lifestyle choices and diet seem to play a big role on the worsening of this condition among more and more people. The only way to prevent it is to work towards maintaining a healthier heart. Here are some tips that might be useful. Choose Heart Healthy Fat If you need to include fat into your diet, make sure that you choose tho... [Read More]
Maintaining Good Heart Health
Achieving good heart health involves following a lifelong heart-friendly habit. With heart attack, heart disease and other cardiovascular conditions still considered as major causes of death, maintaining a healthy heart would definitely help prevent one from becoming part of the statistic. Many experts believe that there are various factors that may help people maintain good heart health. Here are... [Read More]
Understanding Heart Block
A heart block is actually one of the results that doctors may derive from tests such as an ECG or electrocardiogram or an echo cardio stress test. It may be caused by certain conditions that may affect the electrical system of the heart. Heart blocks may occur in the different levels of electrical conduction system of the heart. Heart Block Causes Electrical pulses to the heart usually signal it t... [Read More]
Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Linked to Heart Disease
Some research have discovered that drinking large amounts of high-fructose corn syrup, which has been used as a sweetener in many processed foods, may increase the risk of obesity and heart disease. Recently, a controlled and randomized study suggested that drinks sweetened with fructose can lead to higher levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides among overweight test subjects. In r... [Read More]