In the recent decade a push for dietary health has seen a big increase in importance as the obesity rate has increased tremendously over the entire world. Whether it is because our fast pace world promotes fast eating, our society has expanded its waste line tremendously. Therefore a big heath kick was started and promoted [...]
When we think about blocked arteries, chances are that we are generally thinking about the small arteries that feed blood to the heart, and of course we know that when these small but vital arteries get blocked the result is going to be angina and a strong possibility of a heart attack.
If the blockage to [...]
It is regrettably true that as yet we do not know everything about vitamins, but we do know quite a lot.
The trouble is that knowing “quite a lot” is often a dangerous place. Why? Well imagine if you were about to undergo a routine surgery. You are very confident that the outcome will be a [...]
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You may be experiencing the early warning signs of blocked arteries (atherosclerosis) but you may not be associating this pain and discomfort with heart problems.
Strange though it may sound, the traditional image of a man holding his chest whilst gasping for breath is not the most common pain experience or symptom of a blocked [...]
Much is talked about high blood pressure and the need to reduce it, but how high is “High” and what is the optimum?
Look at the four blood pressure categories below and then determine which category you fall into.
If your blood pressure reading is in two different categories where systolic pressure is in one category and [...]
Without a doubt, India has become the medical tourism capital of the modern world. Offering the latest technological advances, experienced and expert physicians and surgeons and the very best in patient care, health tourism in India has secured her place in the world as a premier medical travel destination.
Specializing in orthopedic, cardiac surgery in [...]
A heart surgery procedure can range from angioplasty to coronary artery bypass to valve replacement to a heart transplant. Where can individuals go for such treatments and heart care? Expert heart surgeons are available around the world, and in countries that rank higher than the U.S. in health care.
For example, costs for angioplasty procedures in [...]
Heart bypass surgery is exactly what name implies: a detour or bypass around clogged arteries through the use of arterial grafts around the damaged areas. Coronary artery bypass surgery is also called CABG, which stands for coronary artery bypass graft.
The traditional approach to any type of heart surgery used to [...]
In the United States, nearly 4,000 people wait for heart transplants on a daily basis. However, only a fraction of those actually receive a heart. Donors must be matched by blood type, medical urgency, size of the donor heart, and may wait for months or even years for a suitable heart donor.
In the United States, [...]
First of all it should be mentioned that Diabetes mellitus is a group of diseases with the common characteristic of high blood sugar levels. You should additionally know that diabetes happens when the pancreas cannot make enough insulin or in the case that the insulin that is produced in the pancreas cannot work adequately. Actually, [...]
