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Health Encyclopedia: Congestive Heart Failure Risk Factors

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Nearly 5 million Americans currently suffer from heart failure. About 550,000 new cases of heart failure are now diagnosed each year. In 1970 there were only 250,000 new cases, so the annual numbers have risen dramatically. Such numbers represent an increasingly older population. Although there has been a dramatic increase over the last several decades in the number of people who suffer from heart failure, survival rates have been improving greatly. Of note, older men tend to fare be...

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...care problem. It involves baseball players using anabolic steroids in the name of their... Read more »

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...glucose (BG) levels. We're not talking about use of anabolic steroids by athletes trying to bulk... Read more »

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...to note that inhaled steroids are nothing like the anabolic steroids used by some athletes to... Read more »

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...pressure, glaucoma, thyroid disease or an enlarged prostate, they should be taken with extreme... Read more »

Nutritional considerations during steroid treatment-Part 1

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...mainly affect fluid and sodium balance in the body. Anabolic steroids are the well-known group... Read more »

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The Effects of exercise on the Heart: MyDietExercise.com

...conditions. Young people with genetic or inborn heart disorders should avoid intensive competitive sports.Anabolic steroids or products containing ephedra have been associated with cases of... Read more »

Stroke Risk Factors: Heart Disease and Stroke

...higher risk for stroke from injury to the carotid artery after neck manipulation by a chiropractor.Anabolic Steroids. Steroids used for body-building increase the risk. Read more »

Eating Disorders: Risk Factors

...Such individuals are prone to eating disorders and other unhealthy behaviors, including the use of anabolic steroids.Excessive Physical ActivityHighly competitive athletes are often... Read more »

Hodgkin's Disease: Staging and Treatment Guidelines

...effects, both short and long term. Treatment decisions are individualized, and patients should discuss the pros and cons of various approaches with their doctors.Staging the DiseaseStaging the... Read more »

Infertility in Men: Causes

...studied, and many medicines are commonly prescribed without knowing whether they impair fertility. Anabolic steroids (which are often abused by weight lifters and other athletes) deserve special... Read more »

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