Cardiologists
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Diabetics Benefit From Lower Blood Pressure
Study shows hypertension drug reduces heart attacks, kidney problems for diabetic patients. THE results of a large international study released recently (3 September 2007) may herald a sea of change in how diabetic patients are treated. The extensive study, which followed more than 11,000 patients in 20 countries for four years, showed strong evidence that diabetic patients - no matter whether they had hypertension or not - should be given medi Read More... -
Depression in Long Term Care Heart Patients Often Goes Untreated
Cardiologists, other doctors and long term care staff might be missing the big picture as one survey suggests that only a third of heart disease patients with serious symptoms of depression or anxiety get any treatment. The findings are significant because psychological problems have been linked to poorer health and higher death rates in heart disease patients. Unfortunately, long term care residents and other heart patients just aren't being sc Read More... -
Compared - South Beach Diet and Atkins Diet - Similarities and Differences
Diet patterns have changed. Whole wheat has been replaced by refined white flour. And meat dishes have made way for burgers. The traditional bread has been replaced by machine- made white bread. And obese and unhealthy individuals have swapped the places of lean and fit individuals. But these obese and unhealthy individuals have also realized that obesity is a direct invitation to a host of medical problems including diabetes and heart ailments. Read More...
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