Cholesterol and fat are essential nutrients in your diet, but both relate to the risk of heart disease. Cholesterol from food may affect your blood cholesterol level, particularly when you eat it in excessive amounts. Saturated fat is another culprit in raising blood cholesterol levels. Your body converts dietary saturated fat into cholesterol and other fats that can damage your blood vessels and your heart Read More...
The pumping action of the heart pushes blood into the arteries with enough pressure to keep it following forward. The amount of blood pumped out of the heart (cardiac output) and the tone of the arteries (peripheral resistance) determine the amount of tension pushing against the walls of the arteries Read More...
- Glucosamine is a substance used by your body to make connective tissues, such as cartilage and synovial tissue. - In seven double-blind studies involving over 1,000 participants, glucosamine appears to provide symptomatic relief of osteoarthritis that was better than placebo and at least as effective as low-dose NSAID treatment Read More...
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy. Magnetic resonance imaging, which we have previously discussed as a technique for visualizing brain structures, can also be used in a somewhat different form to study brain metabolism. Used in this fashion it is called magnetic resonance spectroscopy. By using far more powerful magnets and different receivers, this technique can "tune in" to the energy changes that occur as one chemical compound is converted to another within the living cells Read More...
As you approach your goal weight, one of two things will happen: either your weight loss will slow or your weight loss will continue. If your weight loss slows, that means you will probably level off at or near your goal weight. That means it's a good weight for you, and your maintenance program will consist of continuing the eating program you have been following Read More...
A frequent misconception is that breast cancer always manifests as a lump; it is not always a lump that you are looking for, but a change from what is normal for you, as Jasmine discovered. In 1992 when she was fifty-five Jasmine was making a wedding dress for her daughter. She put the ache in her arm down to the job in hand and to rheumatism Read More...
There are a number of physical problems that can also provide hints about the causes of a patient's OSA. As you might expect, if you are overweight you are more prone to airway obstruction. Your respiratory muscles may be unable to overcome the additional pressure from body weight in order to contract and keep the airway open Read More...
Many of the complications of HIV infection involve the mouth. Because of this, it is important for all people with HIV infection to inspect their mouths regularly, pay careful attention to oral hygiene, and get regular dental care. Though most complications occur in the later stages of the disease, some occur early Read More...
In Australia approximately 500 new cases of AIDS are diagnosed each year. The incidence of new AIDS cases has actually leveled off over the last three years, and this is probably related to widespread education about safe sex, needle exchange programmes and the fact that blood products are now routinely screened for the HIV virus, which is responsible for the disease Read More...