Heart Disease

Traveling Increases The Risk Of Blood Clots
by eNotAlone.com
Those who travel and spend many hours in airplanes are at a triple risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE) in the legs, a rare but potentially deadly clot-forming condition, researchers at Harvard University in Boston have reported.

Sleep Apnea Linked To Men's Arrhythmia Risk
by eNotAlone.com
Breathing problems while sleeping in older men have been associated with an increased risk of developing arrhythmia (abnormal heart rhythms), a large cross-sectional study has recently revealed. Other name for sleep disordered breathing is sleep apnea.

Music Is Good For Your Heart
by eNotAlone.com
Listening to the right kind of music directly affects blood flow as well as lungs and the heart, indicating that music could one day be therapeutically useful to slow the heart rates and lower blood pressure, a new study revealed.

Healthy Teeth Are A Key To Healthy Heart
by eNotAlone.com
It has been known for several years that there is some type of relationship between coronary heart disease (CHD) and dental disease periodontitis. However, despite a number of theories about how they work, the existence of this link between the two

Chewable Aspirin Is The Best For Heart Patients
by eNotAlone.com
Researchers from the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) came to the conclusion that aspirin in a chewable form appears to work the best for individuals who suffer a cardiac incident. It has been known for many years that aspirin, medically known

Breastfeeding Is Beneficial For Mothers As Well
by eNotAlone.com
Mothers who breastfeed their babies for at least one year, are protecting themselves by lowering the risk of a heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular disease, reports a new study by U.S. researchers.

Laughter - New Medication For Diabetics
by eNotAlone.com
Laughter could be a new priceless medicine for diabetic patients to improve their levels of cholesterol and possibly lower their risk of heart attack, according to findings of a new, but very small study by U.S. scientists.

Pregnant Women With Migraines Are At Risk Of Heart Problems
by eNotAlone.com
Women who experience migraines while being pregnant are at greater risk to suffer a stroke and other vascular disorders such as blood pressure and blot clots, claims a study by scientists at three of North Carolina's academic hospitals.

Lack Of Vitamin D Leads To Teen Diabetes And Heart Problems
by eNotAlone.com
Lower levels of vitamin D in teenagers are associated with a greater risk of high blood pressure, heart disease and high blood sugar, reports a new U.S. study. The sunshine vitamin is needed for the development and maintenance of strong bones

Bypass Surgery VS Angioplasty
by eNotAlone.com
There is a new evidence that coronary bypass surgery might be a better solution than artery-opening angioplasty, for patients who are older than 65, and individuals who suffer major heart artery blockages and diabetes.

Traffic Jam Leads To Heart Attack
by eNotAlone.com
A new German study has uncovered evidence that there is a strong link between traffic jams and developing a heart attack. It has been found that individuals were three times more likely to develop a condition if they had recently got stuck in traffic

Want To Avoid Heart Problems? Eat Less Salt
by eNotAlone.com
The American Heart Association has announced the new statistics according to which a decrease of salt intake just by 1 gram, could lead to 250,000 fewer cases of heart problems and 200,000 fewer death cases in Americans over a decade.

Antidepressants May Lead To Cardiac Death In Women
by eNotAlone.com
The use of antidepressants in order to fight severe depression might lead to heart-related problems, and even to sudden cardiac death in women, according to Doctors from Columbia University in New York and the University of California in San Diego.

Anger Leads To Heart Attack
by eNotAlone.com
Anger and other high emotions can trigger deadly heart rhythms in certain vulnerable people according to a new study. Studies conducted earlier have linked negative emotions like hostility and depression with risks for developing heart disease

Migraine Linked To Stroke?
by eNotAlone.com
Harvard researchers in their new finding reported the complicated link between having migraines and an increased risk of stroke and heart attacks. Research has shown a strong connection between migraines and an increased risk of cardiovascular diseases

Less Children Need Cholesterol Drugs
by eNotAlone.com
A new study published in the journal Circulation reports that less than 1 per cent of American teenagers are likely to need medication to lower their cholesterol levels. Cholesterol is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke.

Alternatives
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Cholesterol: The Latest Natural Treatments and Scientific Advances in One Breakthrough Program
by Stephen R. Devries, M.D., Winifred Conkling
Heart disease is largely preventable, but conventional cholesterol management is often inadequate. According to university cardiologist and leading prevention specialist Dr. Stephen R. Devries, avoiding heart disease requires a far more comprehensive

Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
by George M. Gould, M.D., Walter L. Pyle, M.D.
The heart of a man of ordinary size weighs nine ounces, and that of a woman eight; in cases of hypertrophy, these weights may be doubled, although weights above 25 ounces are rare. According to Osler, Beverly Robinson describes a heart weighing 53 ounces

How and When To Be Your Own Doctor
by Dr. Isabelle A. Mose, Steve Solomon
Heart disease is one of the major causes of death among North Americans. It evokes images of resuscitation, of desperate races against time, trying to restart an arrested heart before the brain dies. It makes people think of horribly expensive surgery

Disturbances of the Heart
by Oliver T. Osborne, M.D.
Of prime importance in the treatment of diseases of the heart is a determination of the exact, or at least approximately exact, condition of its structures and a determination of its ability to work.