Docs facing questions about ‘Michael Jackson drug’ (AP)
AP – Doctors sometimes call the anesthesia drug by its nickname — milk of amnesia. Patients are calling it the “Michael Jackson drug.”
Month: October 2011
3 Simple Steps For a Week of Healthy Eating
| Diets often fail due to lack of planning – you know the drill, you get hungry, and you eat the most conveniently found food, not necessarily the healthiest food for you. To achieve your weight loss goals, the cornerstone to every diet is a strong plan. … See all stories on this topic » |
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Flu Shots for Pregnant Women Also Protect Newborns (HealthDay)
Unvaccinated Kids Behind Largest U.S. Measles Outbreak in Years: Study (HealthDay)
Exercise Your Firearms Freedoms: Learn to Shoot at Chicago-area First Shots …
NEWTOWN, Conn –(Ammoland.com)- With the individual right to keep and bear arms reaffirmed by the US Supreme Court's McDonald ruling, Chicagoland residents now enjoy the same firearm freedoms as other Americans. However, making the leap from …
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Volunteer dog walkers find fitness as they exercise animals
The adoption center has a pool of about 20 volunteers who walk dogs and give them exercise — and in the process, getting a workout of their own. “It depends on what dogs they are walking,” Fisher said. “The bigger guys use more energy than the smaller …
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What Happens To Your Body With High Blood Pressure?
What happens inside your body if high blood pressure is not controlled?
You’ve probably heard that high blood pressure can contribute to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure. You may understand the risk better if you can visualize what’s going on inside your body.
Simply put, when your blood pressure is high, your heart has to work harder than normal, which puts both the heart and the arteries under a greater strain.
Your heart
If you work hard lifting weights, your arm muscles will enlarge. In the same way, when the heart has to work harder for an extended time, it tends to enlarge. When your blood pressure is too high, your heart has to work progressively harder to pump enough blood and oxygen to your body’s organs and tissues to meet their needs. The heart muscle stretches and thickens, and the heart stops functioning properly. A significantly enlarged heart has a hard time meeting the demands put on it and can fail.
Your arteries
Arteries are the vessels, which carry blood throughout your body. When your blood pressure is too high, the arteries become scarred, hardened and less elastic. This occurs to some degree in all of us as we age, but elevated blood pressure speeds this process, which is called ‘hardening of the arteries’ or atherosclerosis.
Hardened or narrowed arteries may be unable to supply the amount of blood the body’s organs need. If the organs don’t get enough oxygen and nutrients, they can’t function properly. There is also a risk that a blood clot may lodge in an artery narrowed by atherosclerosis, depriving part of the body of its normal blood supply.
If the arteries that supply blood to the heart become clogged, blood flow to parts of the heart is slowed. When one vessel is completely closed off, blood ceases to flow to part of the heart, and portions of the heart muscle are damaged. This is a heart attack.
Narrowing of the arteries may also cause chest pain, called angina pectoris. Narrowing of the arteries in the legs causes cramping and pain because the tissues are not getting enough oxygen.
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At New York Schools, Finding Time for Exercise
Amid budget cuts and testing pressures, some New York teachers and principals have stretched money, space and time to prioritize movement during the school day.
Midwest, West highest in contemplating suicide (AP)
AP – Health officials say more adults in the Midwest and West have suicidal thoughts than people in the rest of the country, but Rhode Island leads in suicide attempts.
Report: Food labels need Energy Star-like ratings (AP)
AP – Just like that Energy Star tag helps you choose your appliances, a new report says a rating symbol on the front of every soup can, cereal box and yogurt container could help hurried shoppers go home with the healthiest foods.
Chavez plans "thanksgiving" after Cuba cancer tests (Reuters)
Reuters – Venezuela’s convalescing President Hugo Chavez said he would be home on Thursday for a thanksgiving ceremony at a religious shrine after checks in Cuba following cancer treatment.
Exercise to keep osteoporosis at bay
They should be provided full balanced diet with high protein and exercise programmes. The risk of the fracture may be reduced by number of dietary and pharmacological agents that decrease bone turnovers and reduce fracture incidences. …
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