Heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States. Everyday approximately 1,500 people die from heart attacks. Thousands more suffer crippling effects of some form, and remain disabled for the Rest of their lives. A simple definition of a heart attack is a sudden Failure of the hear...

Congestive heart failure is a condition that happens when the heart is not able to pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body's tissues. When the heart fails, it is unable to pump out all the blood that enters its chambers. In other words, all the blood that is pumped to the body is ret...

Obesity: Epidemic or Excuse? Dr. Meir Stampfer, of the Harvard School of Public Health, once said "It's a bitter truth to swallow: About every fourth person on Earth is too fat. Obesity is fast becoming one of the world's leading reasons why people die." Most people ...

Obesity: Epidemic or Excuse? Dr. Meir Stampfer, of the Harvard School of Public Health, once said "It's a bitter truth to swallow: About every fourth person on Earth is too fat. Obesity is fast becoming one of the world's leading reasons why people die." Most people ...

BANNING EPHEDRINE When 16-year-old Sean, a high-school football player, began taking a product called Yellow Jackets he obviously never knew the drug's fatal effects. Yet, as he sat on the bench doubled over with stomach pain and a headache, he knew something was wrong. His doctor diagnosed...

Arrhythmia I am doing my report on Arrhythmia. It affects the cardiac muscle, the heart. Arrhythmia causes three types of problems. It causes the heart to pump too slowly (bradycardia), it causes the heart to pump too fast (tachycardis), and it causes the heart to skip beats (palipations...

Executive Burnout and it’s Causes Definition: According to New York Psychologist Herbert J. Freudenberger, PhD., who coined the term, burned is a state of fatigue or frustration brought about by a devot...