Introduction Most people don't know very much about heart disease, and used to be one of those people. I wanted to be informed on these things that I didn't know about. I didn't want to go on not knowing about it, especially when many members of my family have been diagnosed with some type of hea...

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...

By definition, an aneurysm is swelling of the blood vessel. They commonly occur in an artery or vein after a heart attack. An aneurysm can cause a blood clot, which can lead to major damage to the heart and brain. Identifying an aneurysm is very difficult. There are very little symptoms tha...

Hypertension, or high blood pressure as it is typically known, is sometimes called the silent killer because a person could have it for years without even knowing it. It can be a very dangerous illness if not treated right away and properly. About fifty million Americans have high blood pressure, b...

Pathology Peripheral Vascular Disease PVD It is related to Arteriosclerosis Obliterans, defined as arteriosclerosis in which proliferation of the intima has caused complete obliteration of the lumen of the artery, is also known as atherosclerotic occlusive disease. Occlusive disease of the femo...

Truly great, helpful, sensible advise. HEADACHE - EAT FISH ! Eat plenty of fish - fish oil helps prevent headaches. So does ginger, which reduces inflammation and pain. HAY FEVER? EAT YOGURT! Eat lots of yogurt before pollen season. Also-eat honey from your area (local region) ...

The Grange Family enjoys eating together as a family whenever they can. But an issue for them is the health problems of each of the individual family members, and being able to prepare one dish that is applicable and satisfying to each individuals needs. The goal is to prepare a budget family meal t...

Late one afternoon, a lady was driving home in the rush hour traffic. The last thing she needed was a pounding headache. While she was stopped, she dug in her purse for some aspirin to relieve her headache. She chugged it down with the Pepsi sitting by the seat. Her only worry was to relieve h...

I'd like to take you back to July 26, 2003. It was an average morning for me; I was lifting weights in a class at the gym when I was suddenly confronted with a blinding, uncontrollable migraine that came on without warning. The pain was unbearable and nauseating, so I got out of class to lay on a c...

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...

What is high blood pressure? High blood pressure means that your heart is working harder than normal to force blood into the arteries and through the circulatory system. For an adult a blood pressure reading greater that 140 over 90 is considered as high. Normally, the pumping of the heart creates ...

The physical benefits of exercise has been the main motivating factor for many people who adopt a regular physical fitness program. Physicians have long known the benefits of regular exercise and a healthy diet, although weight loss or weight management has been a major influence for people who begi...

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...

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...

Physiology Exam Directions: The following exam consists of various types of questions designed to test the critical reasoning skills of the examinee. Answers are found on the following page, with rationales. This is a Twenty question test, with an allotted time of 45 minutes to indulge one...

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...

Cause and Effects of Fast Food on Americans Fast food has infiltrated every nook and cranny of American society. Everywhere you turn, you can see a fast food restaurant. An industry that modestly began with very few hot dog and hamburger vendors now has become a multi-international industry se...