Archives: 2007 December

The human body can be broken down into two basis types of shapes for both men and women. These have come to be compared to fruits- there are apple-shaped people and pear-shaped people. What this refers to is the different ways that fat distributes itself on an individual’s frame. For example people who are apple-shaped […]

While many people are familiar with heart disease and the fact that it affects a vast cross-section of the population, few know about the symptom known as angina. It can be agonizingly painful and in this article, we’ll be speaking about angina and letting you know how to identify the symptoms as well as letting […]

An atrial myxoma is a non-cancerous form of a tumor that develops either in the right side of the heart or the upper left side of the heart. This heart tumor forms on the wall that separates the one side of the heart from the other. This wall is known as the atrial septum.
An atrial […]

Okay it may sound far fetched but many holistic “gurus” swear that their products can help reduce the risks of heart disease and act as a medication against heart conditions.
Many people are starting to buy into the holistic philosophy, why not some may cry; after all holistic has been around for centuries before modern medicine […]

Pulmonary valve stenosis is also sometimes referred to as heart valve pulmonary stenosis or valvular pulmonary stenosis. Pulmonary valvular stenosis is a health condition that usually makes itself known at birth (and therefore is congenital in nature) and in this case the blood that is being transported from the lower chamber of the heart (or […]

Heart failure is sometimes referred to as congestive heart failure or sometimes abbreviated to CHF. Heart failure can prove fatal if it is not treated immediately. In this case the heart has lost the ability to pump blood throughout the body. This condition is one in which time is of the essence.
Heart failure is a […]