Heart Disease Effects - Articles
How Effective Is Crestor In Preventing Heart Disease?
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Ng Peng Hock
Being manufactured by AstraZeneca, Crestor is a cholesterol-lowering medicine that aims to reduce levels of bad cholesterol (low-density lipoprotein, or LDL) and triglycerides in the blood, and in the meantime increase levels of good cholesterol (high-density lipoprotein, or HDL). It has been approved for use in over 95 countries with nearly 15 mil ...
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UW begins study of effects of estrogen lack on women's heart disease
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Cathy T.
A study of the effects of estrogen deficiency on body-fat distribution and cholesterol metabolism has been launched by the University of Washington, to determine why and how the risk of coronary artery disease increases in women as they age.The two-year study, a joint effort of the School of Medicine and the School of Nursing, will be supported by ...
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Heart Disease
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Weight Master E.
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Did you know that an estimated 80,000,000 American adults have one or more types of Cardiovascular diseases? It is one of the most widespread diseases and killers in the United States. Now Chiquita, Fresh Express, and the American Heart Association have teamed up to spread the word about heart disease. The companies are joining the American Hear ...
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At Risk For Heart Disease
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Chris ..
It’s not easy knowing that you’re at risk for heart disease. My dad died of it. My mother struggled with high blood pressure before her death. It runs in my family.News that a blood test may identify patients who would benefit from statins is good news. Statins are drugs that improve blood cholesterol levels. Diet isn’t just ...
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Heart Disease And Woman
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Karen H.
My local newspaper touted some very compelling statistics regarding heart disease and woman. The American Heart Association States:*coronary heart disease is the #1 killer of woman over 25*64% of woman who died suddenly of coronary heart disease had no previous symptoms*one of 2.5 female deaths are from cardiovasular disease, compared to one in 3 ...
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Fasting and heart disease
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Dr. William D.
Followers of the Track Your Plaque program know that we advocate periodic fasts to reduce heart disease risk. I came across an interesting report form an abstract presented at last week's American Heart Association meetings in Orlando: (Read the report at HeartWire . You will need to register or sign-in.) In this study, the investigators tried t ...
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Research - broccoli - heart disease
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Tony B.
Research reveals a broccoli boost for arteries New British Heart Foundation (BHF) research from Imperial College London may have revealed why vegetables are good for the heart. The findings suggest that a chemical found in vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage and cauliflower, can boost a natural defence mechanism to protect arteries from disease. D ...
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Om to Heart Disease!
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Total Health Breakthroughs
Om…some say it’s the most perfect sound. As I sit in my yoga class, my legs crossed, eyes closed, I repeat this single, syllable tone over and over again. I soon begin to realize that this low, sustained sound is having an effect on me. The effect is subtle, but there. As I combine my Om with slow deep deliberate breaths, the st ...
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Hormones and Heart Disease
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Mark S.
Balancing Act We aren’t talking estrogen here, but this latest news does concern the ladies of the community. In the recent “Hunt Study” conducted by researchers at the Norwegian University of Science, women with thyroid function in the less active part of the “normal” clinical reference range showed an increased risk for fatal coronary heart disea ...
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EKG's and heart disease
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Dr. William D.
How helpful are EKG's for detecting hidden heart disease? I pose this question because several patients asked this question just this week. It's also a frequent point of confusion and misperception. Your EKG is nothing more than an expression of the surface electrical activity emitted by heart muscle activity. Multiple (12) leads are attached to ...
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