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Coronary heart disease -- Coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease (CAD) and atherosclerotic heart disease, is the end result of the accumulation of atheromatous plaques within the walls of the ... > full article
Cardiac arrest -- A cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract effectively during systole. The resulting lack of blood supply results ... > full article Heart failure -- Congestive heart failure (CHF), also called congestive cardiac failure (CCF) or just heart failure, is a condition that can result from any structural or functional cardiac disorder that impairs the ... > full article
Low density lipoprotein -- Low-density lipoprotein (LDL) refers to a class and range of lipoprotein particles, varying in their size (18-25 nm in diameter) and contents, which carry cholesterol in the blood and around the ... > full article High density lipoprotein -- High-density lipoproteins (HDL) form a class of lipoproteins, varying somewhat in their size (8-11 nm in diameter) and contents, that carry cholesterol from the body's tissues to the liver. Because ... > full article
Hypertension -- Hypertension or high blood pressure is a medical condition wherein the blood pressure is chronically elevated. While it is formally called arterial hypertension, the word "hypertension" without a ... > full article
Circulatory system -- A circulatory system (sometimes cardiovascular system) is an organ system that moves substances to and from cells; it can also help stabilize body temperature and pH (part of homeostasis). There are ... > full article Multi-infarct dementia -- Multi-infarct dementia, also known as vascular dementia, is a form of dementia resulting from brain damage caused by stroke or transient ischemic attacks (also known as ... > full article
Stroke -- A stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when the blood supply to a part of the brain is suddenly interrupted. In brain tissue, a reduction of blood flow, cerebral ischemia, leads to an ... > full article
Saturated fat -- Saturated fat is fat that consists of triglycerides containing only saturated fatty acids. Diets high in saturated fat correlate in some studies with an increased incidence of atherosclerosis and ... > full article
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Quick Sniff To Clear Migraine Headaches? (October 4, 2007) -- Relief from the pain, nausea and other awful symptoms of migraine could become just a sniff away, as researchers develop new drugs -- including an inhalable medication -- for a condition that affects ... > full story
Hearts Are Experts At Self-preservation (October 3, 2007) -- A new heart protection mechanism has been identified in mice that surgeons and cardiologists may be able to exploit to improve treatments for patients in future. This research describes surprising ... > full story
Best Weight-loss Plans For Heart Health Identified (October 3, 2007) -- Popular weight-loss plans vary significantly in their ability to positively affect heart health according to new research. The Ornish, Weight Watchers High Carbohydrate and New Glucose Revolution ... > full story
Algorithms To Reanimate The Heart (October 3, 2007) -- When an adult suffers a cardiorespiratory arrest the rapid application of an electrical discharge with a defibrillator can avoid sudden death in many cases. Nevertheless, defibrillation also has its ... > full story
High Blood Pressure May Be Due To Excess Weight In Half Of Overweight Adults (October 3, 2007) -- As many as 50 percent of overweight men and women with high blood pressure may have hypertension as a result of being overweight, researchers reported. About one in three American adults has high ... > full story
Women Less Likely Than Men To Receive ICDs For Prevention Of Sudden Cardiac Death (October 3, 2007) -- Among Medicare patients, men are about 2-3 times more likely than women to receive an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator for the prevention of sudden cardiac death, according to a new study. ... > full story
Left Main Coronary Artery Disease Can Double Or Triple Heart Risk In Siblings (October 3, 2007) -- Researchers have found that heart disease of the left main coronary artery is often an inherited condition that clusters in families. Moreover, they discovered that initially healthy siblings of a ... > full story
Could Cardiovascular Disease Be Controlled Through A Brain Pathway? (October 3, 2007) -- A discovery made 25 years ago about how the brain controls blood pressure regulation is only now being explored in depth. This research involves a pathway in the brain that controls blood pressure ... > full story
Improving Doctor-patient Communication Yields Significant Health Benefits (October 2, 2007) -- A simple tool can improve the effectiveness of communication between doctors and patients about prescribed medications and result in dramatic improvements in health and safety. The new communication ... > full story
Memory Tasks Require More Coordinated Brain Blood Flow For People With High Blood Pressure (October 2, 2007) -- Blood flow to the parts of the brain that support memory function differs between people with high blood pressure and those with normal blood pressure, and this difference seems to increase when high ... > full story
Panic Attacks Linked To Heart Attack Risk In Women (October 2, 2007) -- Older women who experience at least one full-blown panic attack may have an increased risk of having a heart attack or stroke and an increased risk of death in the next five years according to a new ... > full story
Guidelines Help Patients Reduce Risk Of Cardiac Event Before Surgery (October 2, 2007) -- People with heart disease should take special precautions before undergoing any kind of surgery, even noncardiac surgery, to reduce their risk of a cardiac event, according to new joint guidelines ... > full story
The Heart Speaks : A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing
WEAVING MEDICAL NARRATIVE AND CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE, DR. MIMI GUARNERI EXPLORES THE FRONTIERS BEYOND THE PHYSICAL HEART.Every day, 2,600 Americans die of cardiovascular disease -- one person every ... > read more
Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease: The Only System Scientifically Proven to Reverse Heart Disease Without Drugs or Surgery
Dr. Dean Ornish is the first clinician to offer documented proof that heart disease can be halted, or even reversed, simply by changing your lifestyle. Based on his internationally acclaimed ... > read more
SuperFoods Rx : Fourteen Foods That Will Change Your Life
The super-bestselling book that'senhancing Americans' health By eating the fourteen SuperFoods highlighted in Dr. Steven Pratt's instant bestseller, you can actually stop the incremental ... > read more
Heal Your Heart : The New Rice Diet Program for Reversing Heart Disease Through Nutrition, Exercise, and Spiritual Renewal
"Heal Your Heart combines the best of ancient spiritual wisdom and the best of modern nutrition to provide a holistic program for real living." — Morton T. Kelsey, Professor Emeritus, ... > read more
Feeding the Hungry Heart: The Experience of Compulsive Eating
This is how Geneen Roth remembers her time as an emotional overeater and self-starver. After years of struggle, Roth finally broke free from the destructive cycle of bingeing and purging. In the ... > read more
The RealAge Makeover: Take Years off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life
Dr. Michael Roizen hopes to discover a cure for the common birthday. The author of the bestselling book RealAge and Oprah guru, Roizen translates groundbreaking medical research into a series of ... > read more
The Inflammation Syndrome : The Complete Nutritional Program to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies, and Asthma
Challem's new book hits a home run -; with the latest research on what to eat and take to defeat our real number-one cause of health problems -; inflammation. It's a message of the utmost ... > read more
American Heart Association No-Fad Diet : A Personal Plan for Healthy Weight Loss
By now, you’ve heard of (and maybe tried) them all: the low-carb diet, the grapefruit diet, the miracle diet . . . the list goes on and on. Fad diets may promise a quick fix, but few deliver ... > read more
The Rice Diet Solution : The World-Famous Low-Sodium, Good-Carb, Detox Diet for Quick and Lasting Weight Loss
Can you really lose twenty pounds in a month? Will you really keep it off this time? With The Rice Diet Solution, you will! The Rice Diet Program has been helping dieters successfully lose weight ... > read more
Fabulosity : What It Is and How to Get It
Fabulosity (n): 1: a state of everything that is fabulous 2: a quality ascribed to that which expresses glamour, style, charisma, power, and heart Kimora Lee Simmons knows what it means to have ... > read more
