A “Calcium Score” may change your life

From NIH: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cscan/cscan_all.html What Is a Coronary Calcium Score? A coronary calcium scan is a test that can help show whether you have coronary heart disease (CHD), also called coronary artery disease. CHD is the most...

Lifestyle changes to help lower your cholesterol

From A.D.A.M. Lifestyle Changes The absolute mandate for improving cholesterol levels is to first make changes in lifestyle (both diet and exercise). Even when drugs are used, healthy diet and physical activity are critical companions. HEART-HEALTHY DIETS There are...

Wireless sensor watches blood sugar for diabetics

Commentary by Greg Szto: At last, a report on a wireless system that will measure blood glucose continuously and transmit the information wirelessly. Now, if this information is then fed back into an insulin pump, then we have a closed loop biological system…....

Half of young adults have CHD risk factors

From Theheart.org, 22 July 2010 Atlanta, GA – Approximately half of young adults have at least one cardiovascular disease risk factor, such as a family history of disease, smoking, hypertension, or obesity, according to the results of a new study [1]. An...