Index Health & Fitness Cardio Results 81 - 90 of 106 The New and Improved Cholesterol Ratio Author : Jacob Mabille In the past, doctors have focused on the ratio of our good cholesterol (HDL) to our total cholesterol but, in today's medical community, there is growing consensus that a closer look at bad cholesterol (LDL) is our best management tool. Total Cholesterol contains good cholesterol that protects our heart, known as High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) and bad cholesterol that is harmful to the heart, known as Low-Density Lipoprotein (LDL). Choles... | Read more... 8 Questions You Should Ask Your Doctor About Your Heart Author : Ng Peng Hock Heart is the most important organ of a human's body. When heart stops, everything will come to the end. Some people call the heart "the powerhouse" of the body - the engine that drives blood to all the organs in your body. When the arteries become narrower or blocked due to various reasons - ageing, poor diet, unhealthy lifestyle, coronary heart disease occurs. The following 8 questions are commonly posed by people to cardiologists on how to m... | Read more... Improving Blood Flow During Cardiac Arrest Author : Stacey Moore New American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines urge emergency personnel to change the way they treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The new guidelines, designed to help improve CPR performance, resulted from studies showing that "blood circulation increases with each chest compression in a series." Furthermore, it "must be built back up after interruptions." This calls for faster, deeper, uninterrupted chest compressions. One piece of equi... | Read more... Stress Will Affect High Blood Pressure Author : James Ellison A person's blood pressure will waver constantly especially when they are feeling stressed. Stress is likely one of the most common causes of high blood pressure, with white coat syndrome being a known condition. This is where people visiting the physician to have their blood pressure checked will find it rises to a high level due to anxiety connected with the visit. As it can often reach into the hypertensive range, it is crucial that the per... | Read more... The Debate on Cord Blood Banking. Author : Hope Ocampo Cord blood banking process immediately starts after the birth of a newborn child; the residual blood is collected from the umbilical cord and the placenta and placed in sterilized, sealed containers. It is a simple and safe procedure that poses no health risks to both mother and child. Cord blood can be collected both from normal and caesarian birth deliveries. Upon collection, the cord blood is frozen, stored and kept in liquid nitrogen with... | Read more... Blood Cord Banking Author : Hope Ocampo In the United States, a bill has been filed in Congress seeking to further improve the medical practice of cord blood transplants. The bill is called the Cord Blood Stem Act of 2005 (HR 596) and the author of this bill is New Jersey Representative Honorable Chris Smith, the proposed legislative bill seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act and to establish a National Cord Blood Stem Cell Bank Network to prepare, store, and distribute human um... | Read more... Uncovering The Signs of High Blood Pressure Author : David Silva Physical signs of high blood pressure can often confuse an attending physician. Therefore it's vital when you're experiencing any type of illness to have your blood pressure checked. Signs of high blood pressure are often uncovered when the doctor is looking for an entirely different illness. Because high blood pressure (when it's severe enough) can cause untold problems for all the major organs of the body, you don't want to miss the signs a... | Read more... The Role of First Aid in Angina, and Heart Attacks Author : Howard G In today's society incidences of angina & heart attacks are unfortunately becoming more prevalent. Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation doubles a person's chance of survival from a sudden cardiac arrest, and if started within four minutes of collapse the patient's survival rate increases by 40 percent. While most people think that the first step in a heart attack is Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR, this is not always the case. While CPR is a v... | Read more... Community Groups Aid Fight Against Heart Disease Author : Stacey Moore An initiative against heart disease has called upon a higher power. An education program designed to improve heart health in the African-American community is involving a variety of faith-based and other community groups. The American Heart Association is helping African Americans fight heart disease and stroke through a community-based health program called Search Your Heart. The program, which is sponsored nationally by AstraZeneca, is a... | Read more... Chocolate Bar Can Make You And Your Heart Happy Author : Ng Peng Hock Chocolate can make you happy. Yes, this is definitely true especially for those chocolate lovers. But chocolate can make your heart happy! It sound contradicting to what you are normally told : "Don't take too much chocolate, it will increase your weight, and over-weight is a risk factor for heart disease." Is this some kind of joke? No, this is true because a small study conducted in 2005 by University of L'Aquila in Italy had found that dark ch... | Read more... << Start < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >>     [ Back ] Top AlphaContent 2.5.4 © 107 - visualclinic.fr

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