CHD

The issue of the Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association contains a paper describing changes in the prevalence of canine hip dysplasia (CHD) over the past 10 to 20 years.

Little Hearts Hold Big Hope

If you have coronary heart disease, it is important to know what type of disease you have - stable versus unstable - as your fitness routine will be affected.

Treatment of coronary heart disease depends on the symptoms and seriousness of the disease. For many people, CHD can be effectively managed with lifestyle changes and medication, while more serious conditions may need surgery.

If you are pregnant and suffer from a pre-existing cardiovascular complication, such as Congenital heart disease, it is important to know what to expect while you are pregnant

Most common type of birth abnormality: Congenital heart defect & leading cause of related deaths. Symptoms associated to CHD. One type of CHD affects one or more heart valves. Growing heart valves using stem cells from amniotic fluid.

Canine Hip Dysplasia is commonly known to effect large breeds of dogs, but there are so many questions that are left unanswered. What is CHD? Who does it effect? How do we fight it? Is there hope?

Heart disease or cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death in many countries including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, is caused by our daily habits of what we do and what we do not do.

Trans fat comes from hydrogen being added to the vegetable oil, or hydrogenation

Ideas and recommendations for lowering cholesterol without prescription medication.

The Fila will clear a six foot fence to protect its master and family.

For heart patients, there is profound evidence to support the use of spirituality and religion in the recovery process especially after a heart attack.

A look at how job-related stress could cause cardiovascular problems

Offering a look at the health benefits of statin drugs over the use of a "low fat" diet in controlling cholesterol and cardiovascular complications.

Not all students "fit" into what traditional high school offers. The "under-achievers", "free-spirits", or "individualists" students often suffer academically within four brick walls. These students struggle...

If you're a postmenopausal woman, you may be more likely to develop cardiovascular disease than you think.

Become informed of the risks and statistics on Cardiovascular Disease

The New York Board of Health stepped up to the plate recently and banished trans fats. The people who make this artificial food that last longer than our arteries are upset that food will have a natural shelf life.

A recent column in the New York Times has once again raised questions about the media's handling of information that doesn't support the prevailing "conventional wisdom" or the agendas of "sources."

We know more about good behaviors than we do them. However, we go about behavior change incorrectly assuming there either should be a way to do it without effort or that it is too difficult. Change means learning, not eliminating. Bandura's SCT is key.

Bariatric Surgery is derived from the Greek words "weight" and "treatment". Bariatric Surgeries are major gastrointestinal operations that seal off most of the stomach to reduce the amount of food one can eat.