Cardiovascular Disorders and Diseases Articles

If you read articles on natural health, you have heard of the "cholesterol myth." The truth is, cholesterol really does have a lot to do with heart disease, but the kind of cholesterol that clogs your arteries isn't the kind of cholesterol tested.

Septic shock is a potentially lethal drop in blood pressure due to the presence of bacteria in the blood. This condition, characterized by the presence of bacteria in blood, is also called the bacteremia.

Just about everyone knows that obesity and hypertension go hand in hand--but why? Is it just a matter of gaining weight? In the cases that lead to the most serious consequences, the kidneys mediate hypertension-related changes, but prevention is possible.

Thanksgiving is nearly with us. Are you all stressed out already, as you prepare for your cholesterol-filled dinner while watching TV? You might just have a heart attack. Find out what you can do to avoid the ER on Thanksgiving.

Hypochondria, especially a fear of death, is sometimes regarded comically. However, a well-founded fear of death coupled with appropriate steps to obtain effective medical treatment often predicts survival and even future good health.

Over the last half century, tens of millions of people have received CPR by the old method of giving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and compressions on the chest. It turns out that far more people survive with chest compressions alone.

A study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health and the American Association of Retired Persons finds that men are at greater risk of death from cardiovascular disease when they take too many calcium supplements. But a bone-friendly remedy exists.

Nearly all of us know our total cholesterol numbers, but total cholesterol does not really tell us anything about cardiovascular risk, and LDL cholesterol is only an estimate. The cholesterol numbers we really need to know are harder to find.

Getting poked and probed is part of almost every hospital experience. Getting an intravenous (IV) line is especially traumatic for most of us. Here are five things everyone needs to know about getting a pain-free IV.

People of all ages can experience stroke. Here are 10 things I learned the hard way that everyone needs to know to recognize stroke for timely treatment, and to lower the risk of disability or untimely death.