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Staying Healthy Throughout Flu Season

In: Health & Fitness

9 Apr 2011

Influenza is a viral infection which is easily transmitted from person to person. The infection mainly affects the nose, throat, and bronchi, but occasionally affects the lungs. Symptoms of the flu consist of fever, cough, sore throat, chills, body aches, headache, and fatigue. In serious cases, complications such as pneumonia can develop. Most individuals who have the flu will recover within 1-2 weeks, but nobody wants to contract the virus at all. Few men and women can afford the time away from work or school. So how does one stay healthy during flu season?

Internal Medicine

In: Health & Fitness

8 Apr 2011

Internal Medicine is the medical niche that deals with prevention, prognosis, and treatment of diseases in adults. Internal Medicine originated in Germany inside the late 1800s as the practice of combining the science of the medical laboratory with the care of patients. Doctors of Internal Med are commonly known as internists. They will need to not be confused with interns, who are doctors in residency training following medical school. Internists are typically consulted by other doctors to help them with complex troubles.

Preventive Medicine

In: Health & Fitness

7 Apr 2011

Preventive Medicine is the care and measures taken to prevent illness. Professional preventive care consists of examinations and screening tests tailored to a patient’s age, health, and family history. Additionally to avoiding the initial development of diseases, preventive medicine also includes preventing the worsening of diseases that have already developed.

Basics Of A Coronary Artery Bypass Graft

In: Health & Fitness

22 Sep 2010

Your heart muscle receives oxygenated blood through the coronary arteries and their branches. As long as these arteries remain unblocked, blood can easily flow through them to the muscle. Over time, however, the passages can become obstructed. This usually happens when plaque accumulates along the inside walls, a condition called arteriosclerosis. The opening through which blood normally flows becomes narrowed, which prevents it from reaching your heart. Depending on how narrow the arteries have become, a heart attack (myocardial infarction) may be imminent.

Signs of a Stroke

In: Disease & Illness

1 Aug 2009

Stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain has been halted due to a clot or bleeding into the brain. Therefore, blood is unable to reach all destinations of the brain, resulting in a stroke. The person experiencing a stroke will begin to exhibit signs and symptoms. Some signs come and go usually within 5 minutes and leave no lasting effects. However, symptoms lasting longer may indicate a major stroke is occurring. Even if symptoms are short lived, it is imperative to get medical help immediately. If not treated as soon as possible, major brain damage and lifelong disabilities could result.

Heart Attack Problems in Women – Warning Signs and Symptoms

In: Health & Fitness

30 Jul 2009

A study of 515 women who had an acute heart attack (MI, Myocardial Infarction), reported symptoms that were not your typical heart symptoms. The most commonly reported symptoms were unusual fatigue, sleep disturbances, shortness of breath, indigestion, and anxiety.

Heart Attack Differs from Angina – Find out How

In: Health & Fitness

30 May 2009

Many people get heart attacks and angina confused when they are, in fact, two different (but related) conditions that affect the heart. In what follows, you will come away with a better understanding of the anatomical differences between the two of them.

Heart Angina – Is it the same as Heart Attack?

In: Health & Fitness

29 May 2009

Have you heard the terms heart attack and angina, and thought that they were interchangeable terms? This is not the case. They are both types of heart disease that result from diseased heart (coronary) arteries, but differ in what happens in those arteries. After reading this, you should be able to tell someone how heart attack and angina differ.

Fast Food Can be Heart Healthy Food

In: Health & Fitness

28 May 2009

Many people are eating on the run in today’s busy world. Dining at home is usually better for you than dining out. But eating fast food doesn’t mean you have to make unhealthy choices. The next time you’re eating on the run, keep these pointers in mind to help you make better choices.

Is H1N1 or Swine Flu a Pandemic?

In: Health & Fitness

20 May 2009

H1N1 or swine influenza spreads via sneezing and coughing, which then infects others. The majority of people have had the normal flu in their lifetime, and the symptoms of that and H1N1 are similar such as a fever over 100 degrees farenheit, chills, fatigue, stuffy nose, aching body, sore throat. There are some differences with H1N1 though.


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