Archive for October, 2009
Monday, October 26th, 2009
Michael Sheridan asked: Heart disease is the western world's biggest killer. It is closely followed by stroke. In fact overall around 90% of westerners have at least one modifiable risk factor for heart, stroke and vascular diseases and 25% have three or more risk factors.In Australia, for example, a country ...
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Monday, October 26th, 2009
Tina asked: My Dad has had a heart attack in the past year and the last 2 yrs his short term memory loss has gotten worse - especially after the heart attack. It's not Alzheimer's - it's heart disease that has caused short term loss. He can recall all ...
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
Barney Garcia asked: With heart disease on the rise in North America, it is vital to know the warning signs of heart disease before its too late - it could save your life. There are several warning signs of heart disease, and they include the following. Most heart attacks involve ...
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Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
David Cowley asked: For years medical professionals believed that obesity and heart disease were only related indirectly. Major risk factors for heart disease such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, hardening of the arteries and type 2 diabetes are attributed to how obese a person is. Obesity was believed to ...
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Sunday, October 18th, 2009
Andrew Bicknell asked: Ischemic heart disease occurs when there is a partial blockage of blood flow to the heart. When the heart does not get enough blood it has to work harder and it becomes starved for oxygen. If the blood flow is completely blocked then a myocardial infarction (heart ...
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Monday, October 12th, 2009
Jason asked: Does this mean that everyone is just focused on womens health and no one is focused on men??
What if a man dies from heart disease?? Does anyone even care??
Is there any research being done on mens health or does everyone ignore mens health and laugh if ...
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Sunday, October 11th, 2009
Dylan asked: Is there a way to completely, 100% prevent heart disease? Or is there a way that just hasn't been found yet? Or is it impossible by nature?
Thanks for the answers! I find it curious, though, that heart disease is only present in developed countries. It is a "Western ...
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Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Barney Garcia asked: Just consult any medical glossary and they will tell you that heart disease is a kind of disorder in which heart loses its abilities and its normal functioning is affected. The coronary arteries in the heart are responsible for supplying blood into the heart. The narrowing or ...
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