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A Hearty Life

Archive for June 2008

June 23rd, 2008

Comedian George Carlin dies of heart failure at the age of 71

George “Seven Words You Can Never Say on TV” Carlin died of heart failure on Sunday at the age of 71. George Carlin was well on his way to being a seasoned and all out comedian by the time I became old enough to watch one of his shows. I remember a lot of bad […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Socioeconomics decide who survives after a heart attack

There are huge socioeconomic factors that play into heart disease and death. Mayo Clinic researchers present new data suggesting that people with lower incomes and education levels are more likely to die after heart attack than more affluent, educated people.
Reasons being education’s positive effect on factors that include job opportunities, income, housing, access to nutritious […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 2 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Caduet- combination medication for high blood pressure and high cholesterol? Is it being prescribed?

I saw a commercial for a new combination medicine. Caduet. It is a mix of Norvasc and Lipitor and I wrote about it last year when it first came on the scene. It lowers your blood pressure while lowering your cholesterol. I still have yet to really see this medication prescribed. Here are […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Calcium cardiac calcium scoring proves effective

Still on the heels of the death of Tim Russert there is yet another test raving of benefits… calculating cardiac calcium scores.
“Calcium scoring is helpful to see if somebody has coronary disease,” she said. “It’s not as helpful to determine … where critical blockages are or which plaque is going to cause a problem. It’s […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 22nd, 2008

Icreased interest in cardiac health after Tim Russert

This is interesting. Since Tim Russert’s sudden cardiac death appointments with cardiologists are up and awareness is at an all time high.
“Any time a celebrity has a medical problem that hits the news, there’s a heightened awareness of the condition. That’s human nature,” said Dr. Stephen Green, chief of cardiology at North Shore University Hospital […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 21st, 2008

Journal 6/21/08- How low can you go?

Boy oh boy- what a week. Lets see… I passed out at work due to a bloodsugar of 38- go figure. It was AFTER I ate lunch and was back on the floor/nursing. What the heck is all I have to say? Thanks goodness I am a nurse and my fellow nurses didn’t freak out […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 19th, 2008

Natural disasters seem to be everywhere

Have you ever been involved in a natural disaster?

No, never. I have been lucky.

Yes, typhoon, flooding.

Yes, hurricane.

Yes, tornado.

Mudslide or other disasters.

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Tags: flooding, heart disease stress, natural disasters, tornados

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By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 17th, 2008

Theme day- School is out… Summer camps for children with heart disease

Keeping with this months theme day here at the Health and Wellness channel-  ‘School is out for the summer’… which means summer camps.
Thanks to many of camps around the world- kids that have disabilities or special needs including congenital heart defects and severe heart disease can take place in the summer fun all the same.
I […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 1 comment

June 15th, 2008

Tim Russert’s death reminds us about heart health in men over 50

Following the untimely death of Tim Russert there seems to be a new concern for heart health in men over 50.
Few people understand that coronary heart disease is still the number one killer of men, responsible for more than half of deaths among men. Also, more than half of these deaths are not preceded […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

June 15th, 2008

Journal 6/14/08- On to smoother waters!

This week was very crazy around here- really quite sad. We had several deaths in our close nit community and at my workplace. With that being said…  was virtually non existent around the blogging front. Apologies!
For the week- my bloodsugars were very very very low. Did I mention that they were low? Like 62 and […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments