Heart Disease Expert Dr. Larry Weinrauch shares Heart Disease management news and commentary at MyHeartCentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77 http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/34816/heart-condition Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:25:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Can pain in the jaw or teeth be an indication of a heart attack? How do I tell if a pain in my arm or shoulder is due to a heart condition?   These questions are quite common and frequently asked, and not always easily or correctly answered in magazines and journals. In fact, pain caused by an inadequate supply of oxygen to the heart can occur in many different forms. Although, once in a while, the location and description of the... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/34816/heart-condition http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/29042/rimonabant-drug Tue, 27 May 2008 12:07:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch A recent article and editorial in the Journal of the American Medical Association (April 2, 2008) follows many recent studies on the drug rimonabant, available in many countries in Europe but not the US. This drug acts more or less as an anti-marijuana drug. Marijuana causes a state that in part is of euphoria, relaxation, a stimulation of the appetite, and a decrease in nausea. For the latter, some have claimed that it is useful in... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/29042/rimonabant-drug http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/28244/defibrillator Mon, 19 May 2008 10:38:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch A recent study has been published and discussed in the newspapers suggesting that people with heart disease do not receive substantial benefit by having an automatic external defibrillator (AED) in their home. What does this mean for those who have them, have considered getting them, must consider replacement of batteries, etc? What does this mean to the rest of us?   Automatic external defibrillators cost a considerable amount of money.... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/28244/defibrillator http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/27850/exercise Wed, 14 May 2008 14:10:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Almost every day I hear the discussion of why people perceive that they can’t exercise. This is usually followed by a discourse on how they can’t lose weight. If I were to believe everything that is told to me in the office I would conclude that the people of this country are related to air plants. Neither I, nor any nutritionist can resolve the situation for people that are unwilling to look at their own behavior or what is on... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/27850/exercise http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/25817/heart-treatment Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:33:40 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch In many cultures throughout history and even today, the methods of bathing are different from ours. Some of the rituals would seem quite strange to those of us that have a shower and bathtub in our own homes or apartments. But as we travel, we become aware of other cultures and developments that at first seem odd, but later seem to invade our society. One of the more prevalent customs that has made it to the US is the use of the hot tub or... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/25817/heart-treatment http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23287/lead-real Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:30:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Few stressors are as powerful as the loss of a cherished family member or relative. Every doctor has several stories to tell about the effects on a patient.  My most dramatic two stories involve the loss of a husband leading to a visit to my office. In the first, a previously very healthy 60 year-old woman awoke to find her husband dead in bed next to her. Over the next several days, and through the wake, she had begun to feel palpitations... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23287/lead-real http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23290/thick-left Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:20:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Our hearts are vital pumps. Just like any pump they work best at the pressures for which they are designed. But unlike most mechanical pumps, the heart does adapt to working under pressures for which it was not necessarily designed. It does this by thickening to accomplish work at a higher pressure, just as other muscles in our body thicken when we are forcing them to do heavy labor on a chronic basis. Just think of the thick and heavy arms of... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23290/thick-left http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23289/heart-heart Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:18:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Our country has expanded the horizons for exercise. We now have facilities of all types and people are no longer considering it strange to set aside some time each day to take care of their bodies. But time is limited, so what exercise is best for you and your heart?  The heart is not the only part of the body that benefits from exercise. So doing exercise only to benefit that single of the body is not wise. Exercise also helps you focus... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23289/heart-heart http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23286/disease-rest Fri, 28 Mar 2008 18:26:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch I never cease to be amazed at the similarities of people from all over the world, every ethnicity, every country, and how small the world has become making it easier to learn about each other. I was recently in Kyoto, Japan, and was stopped on the street by a gentleman who wished to welcome me to his city. It turned out that he was educated in the U.S. at the same schools that I was. He had recently retired as Professor of English Language and... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/23286/disease-rest http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/20959/dental Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:22:00 -0400 Dr. Larry Weinrauch Subacute bacterial endocarditis (SBE) is an infection that centers on the inner surfaces of the heart, usually on valvular tissue. Because the infection is so central, and affects such a vital part of the body and is extremely dangerous. Before the advent of antibiotics, this condition was always fatal. Since antibiotics have been discovered the mortality rates have decreased, but there still is quite a significant risk of morbid events. In... http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/c/77/20959/dental