Archive for the 'the heart disease' Category

Treatment for heart attack

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A complete look at heart disease treatment and prevention and the impact it has on residents of Northeast Pennsylvania.
Turning your clock back Sunday may help your heart (Williamson Daily News) NEW YORK (AP) Turning your clock back on Sunday may be good for your heart. Swedish researchers looked at 20 [...]

5 Easy Ways Lower Cholesterol

Tuesday, October 7th, 2008

High cholesterol is a condition that can be treated one of two ways; through lifestyle changes based on diet and exercise and in more extreme cases with prescription drugs used in conjunction with the first two. No matter the ways used to lower cholesterol not taking care of the problem creates dangers that can be [...]

The Heart and Its Functioning and Structure

Thursday, June 19th, 2008

The heart is placed behind the breast bone and within the ribs (thoracic cage) with the lungs on either side. It is a hollow muscular organ made up of smooth muscles (myocardium). It is enclosed in a sac known as the pericardium (outside layer), and shaped like an egg, is about the size of a [...]