Most people have never heard the word “endocarditis”…and they certainly don’t know what it is…how easy it is to get it…and how very dangerous it...
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How To Take Your Blood Pressure
If you’ve been diagnosed with hypertension, experts recommend that you get a home blood pressure monitor and keep track of your pressure on a regular...
Confusing Advice About Weight Loss, Diabetes and Heart Health
Modern medicine does a wonderful job treating acute conditions. If you break a bone or catch an infectious disease, you’re likely to be in good...
Enlarged Heart: Symptoms and Causes
Hearing that your heart is enlarged can be terrifying…but it doesn’t have to be. Many people with enlarged hearts can stabilize their health through medication,...
Your Lp (a) Test Is Coming Soon
Lipoprotein (a) [Lp (a)] is a blood lipid disorder that affects one out of four people. Some affected people have a 25 percent higher risk...
Foods that Lower Cholesterol
Changing the foods that you ear can impact your cholesterol levels for better or worse. A diet high in red meats, empty carbohydrates, and dairy...
The Right Way to Check Your Blood Pressure
Using the wrong device to check your blood pressure at home could produce inaccurate readings that leave you over- or undertreated for hypertension. Here’s how...
Statin Side Effects
When they came on the market, statins were a “miracle medicine” that could prevent heart attacks and strokes, statins can have side effects.
Having Heart Surgery? What to Expect After
Each year, more than two million people around the world undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery or another form of open-heart surgery. These life-saving operations...
What Are Triglycerides vs. Cholesterol?
Triglycerides are one of several fat-soluble molecules, or lipids, that have an impact on health. They are found in fatty foods but we also produce…
Which is the Good Cholesterol?
HDL Is the "good" cholesterol while LDL is the bad cholesterol. While there is some truth to these good and bad categories there are many…
High Cholesterol Medications and Their Side Effects
Medications play a crucial role in getting your cholesterol down but, they are not a magic bullet or a substitute for healthy diet and exercise.
