Sep

30

Learn the facts about heart disease and cholesterol

September 30, 2006 | Comments Off

September is National Cholesterol Education Month, and most Americans have some serious lessons to learn. According to LSU AgCenter nutritionist Beth Reames, one out of every two men and one out of every three women will develop heart disease sometime in their lives. Whether you have heart disease or want to prevent it, Reames says […]

Sep

25

Heart hope for couch potatoes

September 25, 2006 | Comments Off

Couch potatoes who start exercising in later life can reduce their chances of developing heart disease, according to research. Scientists found the risk of coronary heart disease could be cut by up to 55% if people became physically active at the age of 40.
But other scientists warned many people in the UK are still not […]

Sep

12

How High Blood Pressure Leads to Erectile Dysfunction

September 12, 2006 | Comments Off

To understand how high blood pressure can lead to erectile dysfunction (ED), you first have to understand how erections work. Getting an erection is really a complicated process.
Anatomy of an Erection
In the shaft of the penis there are two side-by-side chambers of spongy tissue called the corpora cavernosa. They’re mainly responsible for erections. Just below […]

Sep

11

Heart Attacks 101

September 11, 2006 | Comments Off

Chances are someone you know or love has experienced a heart attack. What’s worse, you may fall victim to one yourself at some point in life. According to the American Heart Association, in 2001, 13.2 million Americans suffered from heart disease.
Heart disease has been the number-one killer of Americans every year since 1918. It accounted […]

Sep

5

Light drinking protects heart in new way

September 5, 2006 | Comments Off

Light to moderate alcohol consumption appears to be effective at protecting the heart, even when the anti-inflammatory effects normally associated with alcohol are not present.
While alcohol is often not thought of as a drug, it can act on the body as both a stimulant and a depressive. Moderate alcohol consumption has been proven to have […]

Sep

3

Light Cigarettes Harder to Quit

September 3, 2006 | Comments Off

Smoking low-tar and low-nicotine — or "light" — cigarettes may actually make it harder for smokers to kick the habit.
A new study shows that people who smoke light cigarettes are more than 50% less likely to quit smokingquit smoking than those who smoke regular cigarettes.

Sep

1

Just a Few Extra Pounds Could Mean Fewer Years, Study Finds

September 1, 2006 | Comments Off

Bad news for all those baby boomers starting to pile on the pounds as they go through middle age: You don’t have to be obese just a little overweight to increase your risk of dying prematurely, according to a large government study. The 10 year study of more than 500,000 U.S. adults found that […]