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TREATING ANGINA: TYPES OF ANGINA
The first decision that has to be made is on the urgency of your case. Angina is divided into three main forms: stable, unstable, and variant (also called vasospastic or Prinzmetal’s angina). In stable angina, there is usually a fixed stenosis of a particular segment of coronary artery that regularly leads to angina after the [...]
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THE BENEFITS FOR YOUR HEART: MARATHONS AND HALF-MARATHONS
Some of Dr. Kavanagh’s patients suggested that they try a marathon—marathons being popular at the time. He was doubtful at first, but then encouraged them. After careful training, all seven of his first group of patients finished the twenty-six-mile journey with no ill effects. They then presented him with a trophy inscribed “Supercoach, the World’s [...]
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ANGINA/CHANGE YOUR LIFESTYLE: THE FIRST STEP
The first step is to get into a routine with your angina. Whenever the pain starts, wherever you are, you must stop and rest completely, and remain at rest for thirty minutes. This gives your heart time to recover from the ischemic episode. Note the attack, how severe it was, its relationship to exercise or [...]
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HEART DISEASE: THE FRAMINGHAM STUDY AND THE BRITISH REGIONAL HEART STUDY
While the Finns were taking action, the Americans and British were still gathering data. The classic study of heart disease in individuals is that produced in the small New England community of Framingham, Massachusetts, eighteen miles west of Boston. In 1948, five thousand men and women aged thirty to fifty-nine years from the population of [...]
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PATTERNS OF ANGINA: JIM
Jim is forty-one years old, and a friend of mine. He signed on as a patient in my practice three years ago, when he moved into the district. Jim, a freelance graphic designer, had welcomed the move from the city to our rural idyll in the west of Scotland, seeing it as a haven of [...]
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GET PROSTATE RELIEF FROM AMAZING NEW TECHNIQUES
A rather recent alternative to surgery for BPH is a treatment, approved by the Federal Food and Drug Administration, which involves having a tiny balloon inflated inside the urethra. Instead of having any tissue cut away, the inflation of the balloon compresses the overgrown prostate tissue, allowing the urethra to open. While the balloon treatment [...]
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NEW WAY TO SWALLOW PILLS WITHOUT CHOKING
One solution for taking a hard-to-swallow pill is to crush it and mix it with your food. However, there is a catch to this solution. Crushing destroys the coating on a pill, which could be dangerous. Talk to your pharmacist or doctor before you crush any pills in order to find out what, if any, [...]
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5 PROVEN WAYS TO GET RID OF OILY SKIN
Oily skin is a problem that just about everyone has at one time or another. Most people associate oily skin with adolescence, but factors such as hormones, stress, extreme heat, and hectic schedules can make it a problem for adults as well. Since the skin is a mirror of the inside of a person’s body, [...]
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THE COMMON VITAMINS & HOW THEY CAN HELP: VITAMIN C (ASCORBIC ACID)
This is a water-soluble vitamin that plays an important role in the growth and maintenance of healthy bones, teeth, gums, ligaments, and blood vessels. It may even strengthen the body’s natural defenses against infection. A mild deficiency of vitamin C may cause weakness, swollen gums, and nosebleeds. Severe deficiency leads to scurvy and anemia. Recent [...]
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3 THINGS TO DO FOR BETTER HEALTH BENEFITS FROM WALKING
One of the most common mistakes beginners make when starting a regular routine of walking is pushing themselves too hard. The key to building up your stamina and increasing your walking speed is to slow down. If you try to go too fast, or push yourself too far, you increase the risk of soreness and [...]
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