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Melanie Thomassian

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posted 06/02/2008, comments (0)

Sudden Cardiac Death in Athletes: Prevention

In the United States, sudden cardiac death occurs most commonly in basketball and football, accounting for 2/3 of incidents. In the rest of the world, soccer (football) is the sport most commonly associated with sudden death.According to the American Heart Association:“Most young athletes who die suddenly are found to have a previously... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Larry Weinrauch

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posted 05/19/2008, comments (0)

Should You Have an Automatic External Defibrillator in Your Home?

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... Read more Chevron

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posted 05/08/2008, comment (1)

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Diagnosed with an extreme amount of coronary calcium in my coronary arteries in 1997 and having been told by 7 cardiologists that because my cholesterol was normal, they had no clue to what was causing the calcification, I had no choice but to become involved in my own healthcare. To put this calcification score in perspective, 400 is acknowledged... Read more Chevron

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Dr. William Davis

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posted 05/08/2008, comments (0)

Obama on Health Care Reform, Part I

Though the war in Iraq and the downturn in the economy continue to dominate political conversation among the presidential hopefuls, health care reform remains an enormous and looming issue, one that increasingly demands change away from an unsustainable status quo. To be sure, informational tools that provide self-empowering... Read more Chevron

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Craig Stoltz

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posted 05/08/2008, comments (4)

Heart Disease, Homocysteine, B Vitamins--and You

Despite the constant stream of studies that shows use of targeted vitamins and supplements rarely does any good for specific conditions such as heart disease, the vitamin and supplement industry continues to boom. Today comes another high-quality study on supplements and heart disease. This one knocks down the once-popular idea that B... Read more Chevron

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