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A Hearty Life

Archive for May 2008

May 9th, 2008

Keep up on your a-fib to prevent a stroke

The storm brewing in over 2.2 million Americans is scary. The lightning bolts that are associated with this storm are tiny little clots that can cause a stroke. This irregular heart beat is the most common form among the US- atrial fibrillation.
In fact, as many as one in every five strokes in America are related […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

May 9th, 2008

Failure to recognize symptoms and treat heart attacks among women

I really thought we were past this but apparently there is still a gender gap amongst women and men when it comes to symptoms and treatments of heart attacks. Even though the patient was definitely and positively having a heart attack it seems that the very same women showed very little symptoms and eluded doctors…
One […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

May 3rd, 2008

Younger women dying of heart disease

Heart disease mortality among younger women is on the rise. With all that we know and all the accessible forms of information and treatment this is really a sad finding.
Smoking, obesity, prevalence of diabetes, lack of activity and negative lifestyle changes all contribute to increased cardiac disease and death in women below the age of […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

May 3rd, 2008

Benefits of ICD’s in children studied at length

More and more children with congenital heart disease are receiving implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs) to maintain proper heart rhythm. ICDs were first introduced for adults in the 1980s, but little is known about how well they work in children, who account for less than 1 percent of recipients. A report in the April 29 Journal of […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

May 2nd, 2008

April’s Health and Wellness Roundup… Best posts from the bloggers

Here is an April roundup from the Health and Wellness channel. Enjoy!
There is something for everyone (breastfeeding or not) in the mix of the Breastfeeding 1-2-3 highlights from April 2008:
Free Pattern for Sewing Your Own Crew Neck Over-the-Head Baby Bibs
Judge Denies FLDS Request to Keep Mothers with Nursing Babies
World Health Day 2008: Protecting Health from […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments