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Archive for July, 2014

Heart Attack can make Women’s Life of Lesser Quality than Men

Jul
11

Date: July 11th, 2014

Though a lot of people believe that heart disease is a type of ailment that mainly attack men from various parts of the globe, little did they know that the same amount of men and women die every year due to heart disease in the US.

Microparticle Therapy Lessens the Cases of Heart Attack

Jul
10

Date: July 10th, 2014

Heart Attack Damage Lessens into ½ with a New TherapyThere is this new therapy that when given to a patient who suffered from a heart attack within 24 hours can help in improving the patient’s condition. It can help in lessening the inflammatory damage in as much as ½, it’s the newest study that Northwestern University has discovered.

Cardiac Arrest and Heart Attack

Jul
09

Date: July 9th, 2014

Which is the Most threatening between the two?You must have seen in some TV shows and in movies for several years or so that someone suffered from a heart attack and while the attack is ongoing, the person continuously falls to the floor and in an unconscious manner.

Lexapro Can Help in Improving the Health of the Heart

Jul
08

Date: July 8th, 2014

Lexapro, an anti-depressant drug that is meant to lessen the stress that leads to heart ailments and this is according to a clinical trial made in Duke University. Emotional stress can really lead to serious coronary heart ailment.

The Life of Pacemakers will retire with the Development of Heart Sock

Jul
07

Date: July 7th, 2014

It is granted that you have to have a certification for CPR for adults if you are a caregiver. However, on the same note, some aspects of heart health are being outrun by time, as you will see here.

Doctors and researches these days are looking for worthwhile technological advancement to aid or to even replace pacemakers and they have discovered the heart sock.

Heart Problems can now be solved with the Latest Drug in the Market

Jul
06

Date: July 6th, 2014

Discover how the new drug helps in clearing out the ArteriesAt present, John Hopkins University’s scientists are presently emerging in a drug that could help in eradicating heart ailments by considerably lessening, and in few cases eliminating totally too much accumulation of cholesterol in the arteries.

The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention in the US have noted that in 1 out of 4 recorded deaths every year is associated with a heart ailment. The lessening to eliminating the ailment may be because of cholesterol accumulation that may possibly save a lot of lives. In the study, there is a manufactured drug that is known as D-PDMP and it will work by stopping the growth of atherosclerosis or tightening of the arteries, which happens due to the accumulation of fat along with cholesterol in the blood vessels. If this occurs, there might be a possible heart attack.

Side effects for breast cancer treatment and how to manage them

Jul
05

Date: July 5th, 2014

How to deal with visible effects of breast cancer treatmentTreatments for breast cancer can have both emotional and physical effects on a person, however, there is so much that can be done to make sure that you feel and look better after during and after treatment.

Why are HBV tests so important nowadays?

Jul
04

Date: July 4th, 2014

Various tests for Hepatitis B virusDuring these tests, the doctors will be looking for different markets or infection signs. Viruses or bacteria make markets known as antigens and when HBV antigens are present, this means that the body still has HBV virus.

Prevention tips for skin cancer

Jul
03

Date: July 3rd, 2014

Get help for skin cancer
The short term benefits of sun exposure are incredible but with time, sun can cause aging spots and wrinkles on the face.

Stage by stage treatment of rectal cancer

Jul
02

Date: July 2nd, 2014

How to treat recurrent Rectal cancerRectal cancer: stage 0

During this stage, the location of the tumor is just on the inner rectum lining and surgery is the most preferred form of treatment. The tumor itself might be removed or just a small rectum section.