High blood pressure has reached epidemic proportions in the United States today with more than 65 million people having high blood pressure and another 45 million suffering from a condition known as pre-hypertension. High blood pressure is a symptomless disease which heightens your risk of stroke and heart attack and you could very easily be [...]
Low-dose aspirin can be started anytime, since 81mg aspirin tablets have only one side effect. You’d be much better off changing your diet and lifestyle early in order to prevent Heart Disease rather than relying on medications to offset your bad eating habits and unhealthy lifestyle. 3 simple life decisions that will help [...]
Having stood the test of time, polar has come through as one of the leaders in Health and Fitness accessories. More particularly, the Heart Rate Monitor market. Proven and trusted are two words that come to mind when you hear the name Polar. They have led the race for producing the best heart rate monitors [...]
Chemotherapy as a cancer treatment destroys the blood generating cells in the bone marrow, which is why transplants are often necessary in order to increase the life expectation of patients treated for tumors. Stem cell transplantation thus represents the major treatment solution for thousands of people who need such a form of regenerative therapy. Before [...]
In pregnancy, the physiologic functions of the mother prior to conception are altered to provide the needs of the fetus growing in her womb. The placenta itself starts producing several hormones that are vital for a safe and normal pregnancy. These changes may also affect thyroid function and thyroid screening tests. One of these changes [...]
