How to Determine the Difference Between Angina and a Heart Attack(Submitted by: Christopher Ruane)
Many people with chest pain fear a heart attack. However, there can be many possible causes of chest pain. Some are mildly inconvenient, while others are serious, even life-threatening. Any organ or tissue in your chest can be the source of pain, ... Read article
Heart Attack - Prevention is Better Than Cure and Heart Health Supplements Play a Big Role(Submitted by: Paul Newland)
Heart disease is the No.1 killer of men and women despite the advances in medicine. In fact some might argue that our advances in medicine have overshadowed common sense and may even be contributing to the mortality rate.Heart health ... Read article
The Signs Of Heart Attacks - Your Body''s Alarm System(Submitted by: Kenneth Snodin)
According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women in the United States. Heart attacks kill about 460,000 Americans every year. People usually die within one ... Read article
Does Chocolate Prevent Heart Attacks?(Submitted by: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.)
Will a chocolate bar a day keep heart attacks away?The candy industry keeps trying to convince us that chocolate is a health food by sponsoring and publicizing studies. One of the latest, in the medical journal Hypertension (July, ... Read article
Heart Attack Risk: Five Tests Your Doctor Should Do(Submitted by: Gabe Mirkin, M.D.)
If you want to learn your chances of suffering a heart attack, ask your doctor to draw blood for C-Reactive Protein (CRP), the good HDL and the bad LDL cholesterol, small low-density lipoprotein, Lp(a), homocysteine. He will also check your blood ... Read article
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