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How to Reduce Saddlebags
Saddlebags are those heavy, unsightly areas of fat that are carried around the thighs. They are often difficult to get rid of even when you suffer significant weight loss. They are generally composed of fatty tissue, excess fluid accumulation and loose skin. Although this is a difficult area to trea
How to Stop Diarrhea With Cholesterol-Lowering Prescription Medication
If you're taking a prescription drug known as a statin to lower your cholesterol, you may experience gastrointestinal (GI) side effects such as nausea, constipation and diarrhea. These side effects are rare and usually occur in people who already have digestive disorders. According to the Mayo Cli
Is the Pope's Parkinson's to Blame for Illness?
The word from the Vatican Friday was decidedly upbeat; a day after Pope John Paul II was rushed to the hospital for the second time in a month with a serious breathing problem.
Ways to Enjoy Your Favorite Italian Foods while Following a Low-Fat Diet
Just because you are watching your cholesterol doesn't mean that you can't enjoy your favorite Italian foods. This article will show you how to enjoy Italian food -- whether dining out or eating in - without significantly increasing your lipid levels.
Cross-sectional Imaging of Coronary Arteries
Knowledge of spatial orientation is crucial when comparing and validating different intracoronary imaging modalities aimed at characterization of atherosclerotic plaque.
How to Reduce a Cholesterol Particle Count
There are two types of cholesterol in your body: low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol (good cholesterol). High levels of LDL cholesterol in the blood lead to plaque buildup on the walls of arteries and can lead to circulatory prob
If it Isn't a Stroke- Then What is it?
Did you ever mistakenly think you might be having a stroke? Find out more about stroke copycats.
Diet for People With High Cholesterol
Contrary to popular belief, cholesterol is not a form of fat, but a complex solid alcohol, known as sterol. Cholesterol is needed metabolically by the body to make hormones, vitamin D and other substances that help in digesting food. However, it is not an essential element of our diet since our liv
Diet to Reduce Bile Reflux
Bile reflux is a condition that causes bile to back up into the esophagus. Acid reflux causes a backup of stomach acids into the esophagus and is much more common. Bile is a digestive fluid that the liver produces and the gallbladder stores. The condition usually requires medication and treatment fr
Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Patients With CAD
This study investigated a possible correlation between carotid intima-media thickness and LV function, assessed using strain echocardiography, in patients with coronary artery disease.
Statins Lower Risk of 2nd Stroke in Young Adults
Cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins may help reduce the risk of recurrent strokes in young people even if they don’t have high cholesterol levels, according to new research in the journal Neurology.
Role of Imaging in Interventions on Structural Heart Disease
New devices and procedures have greatly improved the chance to effectively treat structural heart diseases -- in both children and adults.
How I Do It: Judging Appropriateness for TTE and TEE
The authors propose a simplified checklist for the appropriate use of transthoracic and transoesophageal echocardiography.
High Humidity Effects on Photosynthesis
Plants do something other living things cannot do. They produce their own food internally. Three simultaneous and related processes are taking place in living, green plants: respiration, transpiration and photosynthesis. Photosynthesis is the process that produces food for the plant that is used for
Procedure for Pulse Oximetry in the Home
A pulse oximeter with a digit probe is a portable machine which permits the indirect measurement of oxygen saturation. It is available at medical supply stores and on the web for in-home use.
Nuts over E: The Vitamin May Help Prevent Stroke
Soy for hot flashes, St. John's wort for moodiness, now nuts to prevent stroke? The treatments for maladies of menopause seem endless, and now research is showing a possible link between foods rich in vitamin E and reduced stroke deaths in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the ...
Effect of Ivabradine-Induced Heart Rate Reduction
The aim of this pilot study was to investigate whether heart rate reduction with the novel agent ivabradine modulates endothelial function in humans with established coronary heart disease.