Heart disease articles
Showing page 13 of 16 - There are 475 Heart disease articles
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The top seven myths about arthritis
- Myth #1: "Nothing can be done about arthritis..."You don't have to put up with arthritis. Now motre than ever, there are excellent medicines that can not only treat the symptoms but also, in many cases, get the disease into remission. Arthritis when diagnosed and treated properly can be controlled.Myth #2: "It's all due to getting old..."Arthritis affects a...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Onychomycosis - one of the many nail fungus out there
- Many natural changes in fingers and toenails come with age. Fine ridges, for example, may start developing from the cuticle of the nail tip. This and other similar changes are common, but they are not signs of poor health.However,there are some nail conditions to watch out for such as small separations of the nail from the nail bed, yellow/brown color, or hardening ,crumbling or thickenings...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Food for thought
- Depression is a disorder marked by sadness, low energy, impaired concentration, and feelings of dejection. Some people believe that depression is normal. Hectic daily activities and the conflict between family and career cause constant stress. Yet depression and anxiety as a response to stress are not normal. They can be signs of illness, which may worsen and result in physical symptoms or an inab...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Family notification in seven quick and easy steps
- The Seven Steps to Successful Notification is an easy-to-use system based on time-tested tools successfully used by hospitals nationwide. It provides your hospital staff with all of the steps necessary to:? Identify and locate your unconscious patient's next of kin or surrogate decision maker.? Improve patient care by locating your patient's medical history, personal physician, and i...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Patient communication: picking up where medicine leaves off
- We've all seen patients who were far beyond the reach of medical treatment suddenly defy the odds and recover. We've also seen patients who were well on the road to recovery, take a turn for the worse for seemingly no reason at all. No matter what the technology or how terrific we are at our jobs, sometimes medicine just isn't enough.Case in point, a few years ago, I saw a woman in her sixt...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pediatric emergency contact notifications made easier
- For the head of the trauma department at one of America's top pediatric facilities, Chicago's Children's Memorial Hospital, having to notifying parents that their children have been the victims of trauma or identify pediatric Jane Does, is an every day occurrence. But just because they look like they're handling it well, doesn't mean that it ever becomes routine.When a child comes into the ...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - When your john doe is homeless
- The patient, known only as John Doe, was difficult to see under the hodgepodge of tubing, the quiet clicking of the ventilator the room's only sound.From all appearances he was homeless, but in the opinion of his nurse, who has had vast experience in dealing with patients just like him, everyone has a mother or a father, a son or a daughter, and homeless or not, it's a nurse's responsibilit...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Web therapy: enhancing patient communication with web access
- According to Jennifer Lyons' chart, she's just a bad slip and fall who's lucky enough to be on her way to a full recovery.But to Jennifer, who is lying in bed with a broken mandible and broken limbs, nothing could be further from the truth. Jen was visiting the city on a business trip when her accident happened, and now she's lying in a bed 2,000 miles away from her family. Although her hus...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Increasing patient care and reducing liability in seven simple steps
- When an unconscious patient arrives in the ED, every hospital agrees that timely next of kin notification is vital. Not only is it important to have a family member present to comfort the patient, but to make informed decisions for his care and provide the medical history that can make the difference between life and death. From a liability standpoint, as we know all too well, having a family memb...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Pain in the butt. how to deal with hemorrhoids?
- This is very sensitive area of your body. Too private. Nobody likes when something is wrong over there. However it happens.Hemorrhoids occur practically in everyone. Though hemorrhoids cause problems in 1 out of 25 people. Mostly those are people between 45 and 65 years of age.You find a blood on toilet tissue. Bright red blood. Ok, now what? You do not know why you bleed. It could b...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prescription drugs from international pharmacies save elderly money
- As pointed out by *Jack Shapiro, an internationally-known healthcare marketing consultant "For the first nine months of this year, the U.S. imported $40 billion in pharmaceuticals and exported only $21 billion. In 2003, we imported $50 billion and exported $23 billion." So what makes buying from your local U.S. based pharmacy any safer then purchasing from Mexico or Canada?Many of toda...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Stem cell research
- How To Buy Your Way Out Of An Early Death From An Incurable Disease.How?... With private stem cell research, of course!?Stem cell research holds more than hope for cures. The jury is in on stem cell research. Stem cell research can offer a cure for your incurable illness. With private stem cell research a personal cure for an ill patient can be accelerated. With every michroscope in the lab...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Online pharmacies and the fda
- The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) is responsible for overseeing the testing, manufacturing, and distribution of prescription drugs in the United States.Drug companies in the United States operate in a free market and can charge whatever they want for their medications. The United States remains one of the few nations that do not regulate drug companies to help control costs. As a resul...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - The pharmaceutical drug cartel and the fda
- According to the Los Angeles Times, the California Association of Physicians and Surgeons, and even the Center for Diseases Control's own admission, well over 100,000 people in this country die each year from "properly" administered prescription drugs. This is absolutely shocking!One study has shown that more than two million American hospitalized patients suffered a serious adver...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Three questions people are asking about health care in america
- Q. Why is there so may uninsured people in America?A. There are over 44 million uninsured people in this country and over 75 million underinsured because of three main factors:1. Insurance rates continue to rise each year by 10-25% forcing many people to drop their health insurance.2. Layoffs in the job market have left many people in a difficult situation when it comes to pro...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Hypnotherapy as a treatment for ibs
- Hypnotherapy is one of the best known and most widely used treatments for IBS, and can offer sufferers a drug-free solution to their symptoms of diarrhea, constipation, stomach pain and bloating.There are now many hundreds of hypnotherapists who offer what is called "gut-directed hypnotherapy" for IBS, which takes the general techniques of hypnotherapy and applies them directly to...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Emotional effects of irritable bowel syndrome
- Irritable bowel syndrome sufferers often find that they have to deal with two sets of symptoms. The physical symptoms of diarrhea, constipation and pain form the main part of IBS, but sufferers may also develop emotional problems such as mild or moderate depression and anxiety because of the strain that IBS places on their lives.There's no doubt that IBS can have a huge impact on your menta...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Top ten reasons why we hate ibs!
- Irritable bowel syndrome can be a nightmare?constant diarrhea and terrible stomach pains, or unbelievable constipation and never-ending gas. While it's good to stay positive and keep looking for help, sometimes it's even better to just have a good old moan!So, without further ado, I would like to present the top 10 reasons why we all hate IBS. These quotes have all come from genuine IBS suf...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Clinton on south beach diet
- Clinton's recent quadruple bypass surgery has been largely debated. Being on the South Beach Diet made everybody wonder how the former president's illness advanced so much as to need to be surgically corrected. Some even blame it on the diet. Some wonder why the diet didn't help avoiding surgery.Fact is that, first of all, being on the South Beach Diet for a relatively short time or being o...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - 10 tips for responsible medication use
- All medications, which include prescriptions, over-the-counter preparations, vitamin and mineral supplements, and herbal preparations, are potentially dangerous. Following some simple rules will not only reduce your chance of having a problem, but should reduce your cost as well. Always shop around for medications ? there is a significant difference in cost from pharmacy to pharmacy. Ch...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - A fresh start plan for people with neck pain!
- "If you have to deal with chronic neck pain, it can be a real struggle. I know? because I've had to do it myself," states Dr. Nathan Wei, a board-certified rheumatologist and Clinical Director of The Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center of Maryland.How arthritis causes neck pain... The neck is an interesting structure. It's made up of 7 bones stacked on top of each other....
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Who else wants general information on arthritis?
- Today there are about 70 million Americans with arthritis?that's one person out of every four who suffer both pain and the expense of this crippling disease. In one year alone, arthritis will be responsible for over half a billion dollars in lost wages. The economic consequences of arthritis are important to review because each year, arthritis takes a devastating financial toll on our society....
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Heel pain - ten tips for treatment
- The most common cause of heel pain is plantar fasciitis (plan * tar fash* ee * I * tis). If you experience a sharp pain in your heel when you first step down in the morning, it is most likely due to plantar fasciitis. This type of heel pain may also occur as achiness at the end of the day in the heel or even burning pain in the arch. Plantar fasciitis can be associated with a heel spur, but this i...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Orthotics and your feet
- Orthotics are devices which fit into the shoe to aid the foot. "Functional orthotics" are rigid and designed to control motion and correct the function of the foot. Individuals with flatfeet, tendonitis, plantar fasciitis, certain foot deformities, knee, hip and back problems may benefit from functional orthotics. "Accommodative orthotics" are soft and designed to reduce pressure and prevent exces...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Treating neuromas - ten tips
- A neuroma is an inflamed nerve. In the foot, the most common place for a neuroma is between the third and fourth toes. The main nerve to your foot originates in the spine and travels down the back of the leg to the bottom of the foot and out to the toes. When the nerve becomes irritated, electrical or burning pain shoots out to the toes when walking. The second, third and fourth toes can become nu...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Prevent foot problems when walking
- Americans are on the go. According to a NSGA Survey, 71 million American adults are exercise walkers, making walking the top sport in the United States. Taking steps daily to improve health will help with America's obesity epidemic. Sixty five percent of Americans are overweight, which is linked to diabetes, heart disease, arthritis and some types of cancer. Walking an extra 2000 steps a day is eq...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Signs of suicide : learn what they are and how to deal with them
- The true numbers are probably much higher because many suicides are reported as accidents or illnesses. Suicides are usually the result of a complex combination of emotional, social, and biological factors. For that reason, learning about the warning signs of suicide can be difficult yet so important.Warning Signs of Suicide:Feelings of helplessness and hopelessness Extreme withd...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Another cold sore! why me?
- An estimated 85 million Americans have acquired the herpes simplex (cold sore) virus. And the majority had received the virus before the age of 3.Not such a big surprise when you realize how many loving Uncles, Aunts and nephew just can't resist that cute little Kissy Kissy baby. Which is exactly how the Herpes Simplex virus is passed along. That innocent little hug and kiss is all it takes...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - Irritable bowel syndrome: simple self-help tips
- If you have been diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), you will know how difficult it is to treat. Doctors can be dismissive of IBS symptoms such as diarrhea, constipation and bloating, and when treatment is offered it may only help for a short while before the distressing symptoms return.Sufferers often find that they have to deal with the symptoms themselves, through self-help me...
-
- 2007-11-13 22:16:19 - ?ooohhh? my aching knee!!!? insider secrets on how you can get relief quickly and easily!
- When your knee hurts, getting relief is all that's on your mind. Getting the right relief, though, depends on knowing what's wrong. The correct diagnosis will lead to the correct treatment.Know Your Knee!The knee is the largest joint in the body. It's also one of the most complicated. The knee joint is made up of four bones that are connected by muscles, ligaments, and tendons. The f...