Cardiomyopathy is a disease of the heart muscle. The heart loses its ability to pump blood and, in some instances, heart rhythm is disturbed, leading to irregular heartbeats, or arrhythmias. Usually, the exact cause of the muscle damage is never found.
Cardiomyopathy differs from many oth …Read More
A Wall Street Journal news story written by Tara Parker-Pope and published in the Wall Street Journal brought to light what could be a very big health problem in the near future.
Newly revised U.S. government cholesterol standards could raise the number of people in the U.S. taking statin drugs, (including Zocor and Lipito …Read More
Constipation is the passage of small amounts of hard, dry bowel movements, usually fewer than three times a week. People who are constipated may find it difficult and painful to have a bowel movement. Other symptoms of constipation include feeling bloated, uncomfortable, and sluggish.
Many people think they are constipated …Read More
Some 7 million Americans suffer from coronary heart disease (CHD), the most common form of heart disease. This type of heart disease is caused by a narrowing of the coronary arteries that feed the heart.
CHD is the number one killer of both men and women in the U.S. Each year, more than 5 …Read More
Do you know someone who has unexplained, severe episodes of vomiting?
Is the person well between episodes? < …Read More
Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body. Most deep vein clots occur in the lower leg or thigh. If the vein swells, the condition is called thrombophlebitis. A deep vein thrombosis can break loose and cause a seri …Read More
Does getting older necessarily mean bad eyesight?
No. Growing older does not always mean you see poorly. Many older people have relatively good eyesight well into their eighties and beyond. But age can bring changes that may weaken your eyes, making reading in particular more difficult. Th …Read More
Upwards of one billion people worldwide have a vitamin D deficiency. Even those who practice eating a relatively healthy diet can experience dangerously low vitamin D levels. Throughout history we’ve received the bulk of our Vitamin D from the sun. In today’s environment we are told to reduce sunlight exposure to avoid sk …Read More
ANGINA PECTORIS (“ANGINA”) is a recurring pain or discomfort in the chest that happens when some part of the heart does not receive enough blood. It is a common symptom of coronary heart disease (CHD), which occurs when vessels that carry blood to the heart become narrowed and blocked due to atheroscleros …Read More
What is an arrhythmia?
An arrhythmia is a change in the regular beat of the heart. The heart may seem to skip a beat or beat irregularly or very fast or very slowly.
Does having an arrhythmia mean that a person has heart disease?
No, not necessarily …Read More