Many of the risk factors in heart disease can be eliminated or changed by making lifestyle changes. Some risk factors such as family history or age cannot be changed. However reducing or changing certain behaviors can affect cardiovascular disease. Smoking (even a hookah) is the number one cause of cardiovascular disease. Smoking lowers the good cholesterol and degenerates arterial health. Smoking combined with birth control pills increases the risk of heart attack or stroke.
Obesity is a major risk factor in heart disease. Women especially who have a lot of fat around the waist are more at risk than those
Heart Disease Risk Factors
by Editorial Team September 13th, 2007 | Diseases, Heart Health Read MoreBenefits of Statins
by Abigail B. September 12th, 2007 | Heart Health, Medication
One of the companies that makes a statin says in their television add “sometimes eating right and exercising is not enough to lower your cholesterol†Eating right and proper exercise (including the use of weight sets) will always be the corner stone to stave off many diseases but for many it is not enough. Many ground breaking studies show that these statins do bring very low levels to LDL, the “bad†cholesterol. arterial plaque will slightly diminish and inflammation can drop dramatically.
The lower inflammation levels accomplished by statins may be one of the most important reasons since inflammation in
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The lower inflammation levels accomplished by statins may be one of the most important reasons since inflammation in
Contact Lenses
by MPK August 18th, 2007 | Vision
A contact lens is a corrective or cosmetic lens placed on the cornea of the eye atop the iris. The idea of applying a corrective lens directly to the surface of the eye was first proposed and sketched by René Descartes in 1636, but in was not until 1887 that the German physiologist Adolf Eugen Fick constructed the first successful contact lens.
Made of various kinds of plastic, contact lenses come in a number of varieties, including hard and soft (although soft is by far more common now), and disposable and extended-wear. The specific dioptre needed to treat the patient's condition
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Made of various kinds of plastic, contact lenses come in a number of varieties, including hard and soft (although soft is by far more common now), and disposable and extended-wear. The specific dioptre needed to treat the patient's condition
Oral Hygiene
by Editorial Team June 11th, 2007 | Dental Health
Do you have dinosaur breath? It is a common misconception that bad breath comes from not brushing your teeth. While this does contribute to a person having bad breath, there are many other reasons for chronic halitosis (bad breath). Not brushing and flossing, tooth decay, severe dry mouth, Illness,gum disease and smoking, just to name a few. Hormonal changes have even been implicated with bad breath. During menstruation, estrogen causes sloughing of body lining tissue including that of the mouth. This gives additional nutrition for anaerobic bacteria. Dairy foods such as milk, cheese, yogurt, and ice cream also cause bad
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Gene Therapy
by Abigail B. June 7th, 2007 | Diseases
Gene therapy has the aim of inserting a normal gene in place of a defective one. The next bold step would be to insert an "improved" gene in place of a normal one. This technology is in its infancy. Theoretically, there are two types of cells that gene therapy could effect. Somatic cells are most of the cells of the body. Then there are germline cells such as stem cells, sperm and eggs. The focus of all gene therapy at this time is with the cells of the body which are the somatic cells.
The highly controversial prospect of engineering germline
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The highly controversial prospect of engineering germline