Heart Failure And Hot Tub
Hot tub
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Hot tub folliculitis is caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This form of bacteria survives in hot tubs, especially hot tubs made of wood, unless the water's acid and chlorine levels are strictly controlled.
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Hot tubs and heart disease: Trouble or treatment?
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Hot Tubs and Strokes
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Quick Tips if You've Been Through Heart Failure
Start making some changes today - whatever your condition will allow. Begin an exercise program (with your doctor's permission), take the... Read more »
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Congestive Heart Failure Lifestyle Changes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Up to half of patients hospitalized for heart failure are back in the hospital within 6 months. Many people return because of lifestyle factors, such... Read more »
Hidden salt in foods may harm people with heart failure
According to new research, only about one third of heart failure patients are adhering to a low-salt diet, and those that are failing to do so often... Read more »
Study: Relaxine eases heart failure
An international team of scientists has found that Relaxine--a drug made from a naturally occurring hormone that helps women adapt to pregnancy--may... Read more »
New surgery for heart failure ineffective
A surgical procedure called ventricular reconstruction that doctors hoped would improve symptoms in people with heart failure does not seem to work,... Read more »
Defibrillator may not help many with heart failure
Implanted defibrillators don't seem to provide any particular benefit to many people with heart failure, a new study finds. Read more »
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