Archive for February, 2009
Thursday, February 26th, 2009
Lalen asked: Through high school up until age 19 I weighed around 300lbs. Now I am 170lbs and 23 years old (I'm a 6'0" male). My question is, do the fatty buildups and increased risk of coronary heart disease go away if you lose the weight, or was the damage ...
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Sunday, February 22nd, 2009
Michael Crockett asked: A few years ago most people in the medical field believed that obesity and heart disease were only related in an indirectly. They attributed the major risk factors for heart disease (such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and even arteriosclerosis) to the degree of the obesity of the ...
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Friday, February 20th, 2009
Emocide Organ asked: What are the best preventive measures one can take to avoid Cardiovascular Disease?
Which of the contributing, major risk factors can be controlled, and hopefully changed?Duane
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Monday, February 16th, 2009
Hal Decker asked: According to the American Heart Association (americanheart.org), over 70 million Americans currently have some type of heart disease. (Note: This does not include the tens of millions of people who are in the process of developing heart disease). The cost of treating heart disease (also know as ...
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Kevin Pederson asked: There are many reasons by which people can be affected by heart disease. By knowing these reasons one can start taking precaution before reaching such dire state. Reasons for having heart disease may be very common but the repercussions of the same are very bad for your ...
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Bitboy asked: i know the side effect of Saw palmetto is abnormal heart beat. but can it really cause heart disease?
i just tested my heart beat, 75 in a minute. is that normal?
because i plan to get some hair loss product. and the main ingredient of the supplement is Saw ...
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009
Daniel Sherwood asked: What causes heart disease may be a question weigning on your minds. With more and more people dying each day from heart attacks, it is only natural that you want to know what is going on, what is causing you or a loved one's poor health, and ...
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Thursday, February 12th, 2009
Kyle J. Norton asked: As we mention in previous articles, heart disease kills more than 2,000 Americans everyday. Approximately 60 million Americans have heart disease. There are many causes of heart disease. Anything that serves to damage the inner lining of blood vessels and impedes the transportation of oxygen and ...
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Tuesday, February 10th, 2009
Judith B asked: I've had heart disease since i was 10yrs old,had open heart surgery at that age to repair leaky value.had value replaced in 2006 with mechanical value,doing ok.I'm also diabetic, hand gout but on medication for that,I go to exercise class 3 times a week and can't seem ...
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
Spaz, The Great American Woman asked: How can The Powers That Be compare the two? A broad category shouldn't be compared with a single entity. There are numerous types of cancer, but 'heart disease' is specific. Isn't that like saying "fruit has replaced corn as children's favorite ...
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