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by Paul Rodgers - 2008-07-07
Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. The pumping action of the heart must create enough force to push blood through the major arteries, into the smalle...
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by Richard Research - 2008-07-06
If you have a better idea of what cholesterol is and how you can manage it in your life, this information will lead to better heart health, and all round better feeling of well being. Cholesterol is a...
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by Alvin Hopkinson - 2008-06-30
Hypertension is not uncommon amongst Americans and it is the preliminary to the leading cause of death in the United States, heart failure. For this reason alone, it is important to identify the reaso...
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by Alvin Hopkinson - 2008-06-25
Living with high blood pressure does not mean that you can't live a normal life. Many Americans who suffer from the condition are both unaware that they have it and they don't have the necessary infor...
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by Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. - 2008-06-25
During my childhood and teenager years I ate fruits and vegetables because my mother told me I had to eat them. After I left my parents' house, I kept eating various fruits and vegetables on a regular...
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by Emilia Klapp, R.D., B.S. - 2008-06-25
For centuries, legumes or dry beans, as they are commonly known, have been a staple food in the Mediterranean countries where they have played an important part in the fight against heart disease. Why...
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by Dr. Mason Weiss - 2008-06-19
Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in American men and women and is typically caused by blockages in the coronary arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle. To help preve...
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by Bob Cotto - 2008-06-18
As aerobic exercise options increase, the more popular they become. People are also becoming more aware how beneficial cardiovascular response of the body to aerobics is. In aerobic exercises the body...
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by James Sameul - 2008-06-14
Heart DiseaseIf you're like most people, you think that heart disease is a problem for other folks. But heart disease is the number one killer in the U.S. It is also a major cause of disability. There...
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by Chris Campell - 2008-05-22
What is Mevacor (lovastatin)? Lovastatin is a cholesterol-lowering madicine that blocks the production of cholesterol (a kind of fat) in the body. Lovastatin reduces low-density lipoprotein (LDL) chol...
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by Donald Saunders - 2008-05-08
It is said that there are in the region of 73 million adults in the US alone today who are suffering from high blood pressure and that over 50,000 individuals will die as a result of the condition dur...
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by Sander - 2008-05-05
Blood pressure is written as two numbers; the first number, the systolic pressure, is the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats and fills the arteries with blood. People with diabetes should a...
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by Christian Goodman.. - 2008-04-22
While there is no exact cause of hypertension (or so the doctors say), several lifestyle factors have been found to raise blood pressure. In the tradition of making Here's my very own Top Ten Ways to ...
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by Suzi Parsell - 2007-12-23
A human body, although complicated from within looks simple and beautiful outside. There are many different parts and number of small arteries and veins running throughout the body. Though every small...
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by Mary Meade - 2007-12-12
If you have high blood pressure and want to control it naturally then there are several diets for high blood pressure that you can choose from. If you recognize that you need to have this, you can con...
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by Malcolm Waters - 2007-12-11
Medical studies have shown that blood clots are the root cause of more than 90 percent of all myocardial infarctions (heart attacks) and 80 percent of strokes. The cause of blood clotting is due to co...
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by Tony Murphy - 2007-12-01
This article on Adalat is one of a series of articles written from the patient's point of view, outlining a number of treatments aimed at reducing blood pressure. Having read this article you should b...
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by - 2007-11-18
There is a flood of advice from medical, nutritional and public health authorities about the changes we should be making to our lifestyle in order to reduce, amongst other health problems, our risk of...
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by Wendy Mitchell - 2007-10-12
A growing number of people are feeling the pressure to prevent hypertension from developing. That's one reason many are paying attention to what is now called prehypertension.Prehypertension is the co...
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by Wendy Mitchell - 2007-10-05
From hosting family feasts to finding the perfect holiday gifts, American women have a lot on their minds right now. Unfortunately, while gifts and gatherings generate considerable thought for others,...
