Archive for the ‘Heart Disease’ Category

Heart Disease and Tooth Loss

As the results of numerous studies relating dental problems to heart disease are consistent, more people are becoming aware of the association between good oral hygiene and overall health. The American Journal of Preventative Medicine issued a report in the December 2005 issue about a study that links heart disease to tooth loss in adults. [...]

How stress can damage the heart

Two studies were published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and the Archives of Internal Medicine. The JAMA study, led by researchers at the UniversitéLaval in Quebec, finds that first-time heart attack patients who returned to chronically stressful jobs were twice as likely to have a second attack as patients [...]

Working long hours worse for women

Working long hours has a greater negative impact on women than men because it makes them more likely to smoke, drink coffee and eat unhealthy food. Both sexes consume less alcohol if they spend more time working, researchers said, buttoilingextra hours makes women crave unhealthy snacks. “Women who work long hours eat more high-fat and [...]

People who sleep less prone to heart disease

Although the reasons are unclear, researchers said lack of sleep appeared to be linked to increased blood pressure, which is known to raise the risk of heart attacks and stroke. A 17-year analysis of 10,000 government workers showed those who cut their sleep from seven hours a night to five or less faced a 1.7-fold [...]

Heart Disease Overview

Heart Disease is one of the worlds biggest health problems today. .. It affects not only the richer nations have an impact on the poorer ones. .. Heart Disease covers a wide range of health problems, specifically on the heart. . There are many theories and ideas that relate to heart disease. .. One school [...]

The Silent Killer, High Blood Pressure

Many people are not aware of what is blood pressure. .. And the lack of knowledge could lead to serious health complications, stroke, heart attack and even death. .. The term describes Silent Killer High blood pressure is very good. . But with a little knowledge you can take measures to prevent, or reduce the [...]

High blood pressure and you

As the pendulum of the clock does away without missing a beat does not mean that the clock says the time and the same applies to the drugs we tend to take for high blood pressure. .. Are they really doing us good? . Some people are happy and dont no high blood pressure tablets [...]

A Broken Heart can kill you

Life can be challenging, even overwhelming. .. Tornadoes hit. .. A debilitating illness weighs us down. .. Unexpectedly, we lose someone we hold dear. .. Life has thus we emphasize the limits of our ability to deal with it. . The National Institutes of Health recently reported that each year more than 60 million Americans [...]

What are the different ways to lower cholesterol?

There are many deaths in various parts of the world is facing due to heart attacks. .. The main reason for heart attacks is increasing due to the amount of cholesterol. .. The cholesterol levels rise when people adopt unhealthy eating habits, no exercise regime, by over-nutrition of the food, etc. How should the chances [...]

Save Your Dollars and Your Life

There are many home remedies for high cholesterol in the blood. .. Before further in tackling all these sensible ideas, it would be better if a basic knowledge about cholesterol and its function is well understood. . Cholesterol plays an essential role in the formation of hormones and vitamin D in the human body .. [...]