Juvenile diabetes is a chronic metabolism condition caused by the body’s inability to break down glucose and store it properly. The onset of this type of diabetes begins in childhood where the child becomes insulin-dependent. This is also known as Type 1 diabetes. It is an auto-immune disorder similar to other illnesses such as rheumatoid […]
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Ayurvedic Treatment Saves 3 Time Stroke Patient (Part 4)
Contributed by: (www.india-herbs.com) What is a stroke? A stroke is serious – just like a heart attack. A stroke is sometimes called a “brain attack.” Most often, stroke occurs when blood flow to the brain stops because it is blocked by a clot. The brain cells in the immediate area begin to die because they […]
High Blood Pressure: Genetics, Age and Lifestyle
So is high blood pressure really genetic? Yes, hypertension is inherited, but this does not automatically mean that you will develop it yourself if most of your family members have it. However, it is not yet known exactly how it is inherited. Some characteristics and some rare diseases can be caused by inheriting single genes. […]
Swollen Tongue and Angioedema Due to ACE Inhibitor Blood Pressure Medication
High blood pressure medication is very commonly prescribed by doctors. Some medications carry more risk of side effects than others. ACE inhibitor drugs like lisinopril and enalapril are used all over the world. One of the main side effects of these drugs is swelling of the lips and throat – called angioedema in medical language. […]
Blood Pressure and Heart Size in Athletes
In 1976, 413 high school runners in Finland competed in a 2000-meter race. At the time of the race and in a follow-up study twenty-five years later, the faster runners had much lower blood pressures than the slower ones (International Journal of Sports Medicine, July-August 2005.) The researchers wanted to know whether a maximal endurance […]
Why Are Vitamins and Minerals So Important?
The human body needs at least 90 nutrients to maintain optimum health, including a minimum of 59 minerals and 16 vitamins. Vitamins are nutrients that are required for the body to perform essential processes. In effect, they act as the trigger for enzymes to make all your bodies processes happen.?? Vitamins are instrumental in protecting […]
IH BRAIN PAIN TEAM AWARENESS VIDEO. wmv
THE IH BRAIN PAIN TEAM WAS CREATED TO RAISE MORE AWARENESS OF IH, AND SUPPORT THE IH RESEARCH FDTN. The IH Research Foundation is the only non profit organization in the world devoted to supporting the medical research of chronic IH. Their mission is to discover why IH happens, along with new, effective therapies to […]
Is Dizziness Caused by Hypertension?
When we are in a line to buy tickets my friend was startled. He said he felt a kind of dizzy. I asked my friend to elaborate on what he was saying. Since he said this was not the first time he had suddenly felt this way, we began discussing other factors. He learned that […]
Hypertension, High Blood Pressure Advice
What are the symptoms of high blood pressure? High blood pressure (hypertension) is usually asymptomatic, and so screening is vital. The only way to find out for sure if you do have hypertension is to have it measured. If you do have high blood pressure, your doctor will devise an appropriate treatment plan for you. […]