Are Diet, Exercise, and Medication Enough to Avoid a Heart Attack?

The importance of diet, exercise, and medication in the prevention of first-time and repeat heart attacks is well accepted by the medical establishment. Researchers have also shown that a person’s mental stress level and emotions play a significant role in heart disease, but how and why are not well understood.
Most people would be surprised to […]

Are You Having a Heart Attack?

Each year, more than 4 million Americans check themselves into emergency rooms for chest pain. Although most of them suspect they are having a heart attack, nearly 80% of them are not. Other disorders can have symptoms so similar to those of a heart attack, that even emergency room doctors often have a difficult time […]

Congestive Heart Failure Common But Underrecognized

Persons experiencing shortness of breath and fatigue should seek medical treatment immediately, according to a new report, which suggests these are not signs of aging but indicators of congestive heart failure.
Congestive heart failure, also known as heart failure, is not a disease but a condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough […]