Blog Posts on cardiovascular disease

Low-cost solutions to lower noncommunicable diseases revealed by on Sep 18, 2011A new WHO study reveals that low-income countries could introduce a core set of strategies to prevent and treat cancer, heart disease, diabetes and lung disease for just US$ 1.20 per person per year. “Noncommunicable diseases are the leading ca...

After a Hysterectomy by Filipina MD on Sep 17, 2011Hi doctora, i guess this is not primarily my concern but i know  a handful of women who had their hysterectomy early in life ( in their thirties) due to some medical conditions and would like to be informed and perhaps correct some false notions the...

The Health-Promoting Benefits of Tomatoes by Health Guru on Apr 3, 2011Tomatoes are one of the most popular food items in the typical American diet, yet few realize the powerful health-promoting benefits of this bright red fruit. Tomatoes yield a high concentration of the antioxidant lycopene, known to dramatically lowe...

Alcohol is Good for Your Heart by Be a Lifesaver Of Goodness on Feb 27, 2011Do you still remember the French paradox?It is the observation and apparent fact that French people has one of the lowest incidence of coronary heart disease in the world despite having a diet relatively rich in heart stopping and artery clogging sat...

Risk of having Atherosclerosis by Health Assistant on Jun 29, 2010Athero....what? That is the first question i asked my friend (MD) while she is trying to explain what exactly it is. Coming from the geek words athero(gruel or paste) and sclerosis (hardness). Atherosclerosis involves deposits of fatty substances, ch...

Will My Heart Go On Even If I Have Psoriasis? by Living with Psoriasis in the Philippines on May 24, 2010The title of this entry must have made you think about the worldwide hit song of Celine Dion "My Heart Will Go On" from the movie Titanic. This post is neither about the movie nor the song. It has something to do with the link between psoriasis and h...

It’s Official 70% of American’s Are Obese or Overweight with Child Obesity at Hazardous Levels by autopilotincome101.com on Mar 16, 2010A recent health related study has worked out that 70% of non-institutionalized American are either obese or overweight. That is a genuinely distressing prospect and might lead to a country that cannot cope with all the health problems of its citizens...

Dieting and Obesity: when do you need to lose weight? by autopilotincome101.com on Dec 15, 2009It is amazing how weight loss companies have influence the decision of women in terms of lifestyle and eating. However, in the society, there are women who diet and yet don’t even need to lose weight. This means that a lot of women are not ful...

Aspirin only for heart patients by GoT HuB on Nov 3, 2009(BBC NEWS) – The use of aspirin to ward off heart attacks and strokes in those who do not have obvious cardiovascular disease should be abandoned, researchers say. The Drugs and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB) study says aspirin can cause serious i...

Myth #14: Cholesterol Is Bad For You by Health Myths 101 on Oct 19, 2009Here is a classic example of how oversimplification tends to make matters worse. And in this case, mass disinformation is often exploited by food manufacturers to sell what they want us to think is "safe food."There are actually several for...