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Last evening I took my 3 girls to the mall for dinner. What a trip, but that is another story! Anyway, as we wandered around looking at the 155 options for food, my middle daughter said, “I want a subway sandwich. That is good for me, right”?
I smiled and marveled in my […]
“The key to the success of our intervention was taking time with patients to create a regular schedule for taking their medicines that fit their lifestyle,”
On the heels of yesterday’s post, education about cardiac medications is so important for insuring successful outcomes. Do you know your pharmacist well? Do you feel like him/her […]
An apple a day will keep the doctor away. Apparently that is not a true statement for patients that have pacemakers. It seems that ipods could serve as interference in the electrical currents of pacemakers.
The study revealed that three different types of interference can occur between an iPod and a pacemaker. Two types, […]
In honor of World Health Day on April 7, the b5media Science and Health Channel is holding a Theme Day devoted to global issues hosted at Veggie Chic. When I think of the globe, I picture an airplane flying around it. Over the years, I’ve spent a great deal of time in an airplane going […]
If you haven’t noticed, snarky, biting commentary is very popular. Hoardes of people flock to read Snarky Gossip and a myriad of other publications that serve up plenty of entertainment along with a dose of mean. While us readers may giggle at the nonsense, what is it doing to the writers of such rags?
Jeremy Dean […]
When I get stressed and angry, I swear I can almost feel and “see” my blood pressure shoot up. Not good for my heart and certainly not good for my family.
Part of my problem is workaholism so it’s time to make some changes. Dr. Astrid Pujari of the Seattle Times has these suggestions for reducing […]
My first stop when looking for information on diseases and health is Google.com but sometimes the search results are totally overwhelming and a complete jumble of junk and good resources. I’ve created a screencast comparing two health search engines, Healia.com and Medstory.com, with Google. If you’re in the habit of doing your own research (which […]
Parents have a tough job no matter what but when their children have serious illnesses, it is an even greater challenge knowing when to be more protective and when to encourage the child to take a risk. For children who’ve undergone heart surgery, special care must be taken to allow their incision and sternum to […]
AJ Nelson of the Indiana Reporter-Times.com has a three-part series on heart disease with many personal anecdotes that’s worth a read.
Heart disease can strike anytime
How to heal your broken heart: Recovering from heart disease means lifestyle changes
Save your heart with a change of heart: Lifestyle changes, help from doctor can prevent heart disease later in […]
This past Sunday, Frank Wimble died after crashing his car into the central divider on a UK motorway then colliding with two other cars. He’d undergone heart surgery this past December and his family believes he may have had a heart attack while driving.
Here’s the Cleveland Clinic’s recommendations on driving after heart surgery:
Your doctor […]
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