Just minutes after sex, a 35-year-old Illinois woman suffered a life-threatening stroke. Rare sex-triggered strokes can happen when several risks converge.

Peripheral artery disease is a disorder that decreases blood circulation in the legs and can result in injuries to nerves and other leg tissues. This condition may be treated with medications or surgery.

Primary stroke centers are hospitals which have been certified by the Joint Commission as centers that comply with the latest hospital guidelines for the treatment of stroke. Find out which hospitals in your state have been certified as primary stroke centers.

Soy products are in a variety of healthy foods, and can help lower your cholesterol.

Veins carry oxygen-depleted blood back to your heart. A series of valves keeps this blood traveling in the right direction. If these valves don't close properly, blood flows backwards and pools inside the vein. This creates pressure and swelling, resulting in varicose veins and sometimes pain. Gett

We know what being overweight and obese can contribute to heart disease and heart attacks but does having extra weight around your belly increase your risk of stroke?

This natural treatment for Varicose Veins works to reduce the appearance of Varicose Veins. This bath treatment should be used regularly to help treat Varicose Veins. I suggest using this treatment 2-3 times per week regularly. However, this treatment for Varicose Veins can be used as frequently as

A new study shows that most people who realize stroke warning signs are occurring in a friend or family member may not call 911, thereby delaying potentially lifesaving treatment.

A stroke often affects movement and use of one side of the body, so getting dressed is often difficult for people after a stroke.Getting dressed may be easier if you use stocking/sock aids, rings or strings attached to zipper pulls, and buttonhooks. Talk with a nurse or physical therapist about ...

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Enhanced MDCT is a promising minimally-invasive method for detecting coronary artery disease. Is it as accurate as intravascular ultrasound in evaluating coronary plaques?

Argan oil is an oil that is obtained from the nuts of the argan tree. The argan tree grows in the southwestern part of Morocco. The oil has become increasingly noticed for its nutritional value and the effects that its specific nutrients seem apt to impart.

The Birmingham Heart Diet, also known as the "Birmingham Heart Hospital Diet," the "3-Day Diet" and the "Cardiac Unit of UAB Hospital Diet," has been circulating for years. Reputed to be a program given to patients with cardiac disease so that they may lose weight quickly, the diet is in fact not ac

Diet drugs are more popular than ever. In addition to claims that they will help you lose weight, there are some health concerns. One of the main concerns of health professionals pertaining to diet drugs is the effect that these diet drugs have on your heart rate. Most diet drugs will contain ingred

The FDA has approved a device called a stent for use in opening blocked arteries in the neck, thus preventing strokes.

One of the difficulties that has plagued treatment of stroke is the inability of physicians to get a good clear image of the brain as damage is occurring.

This review presents an overview of two novel echocardiography techniques, left atrial 3D echocardiography and speckle tracking echocardiography. How can they be applied to left atrial assessment?

This study utilized a novel method to determine whether inter-frame variations in ultrasound greyscale median of carotid artery plaques impacts their utility for predicting the stroke risk.

The Mediterranean diet has garnered a reputation for being cholesterol-friendly. This guide will show you ways to incorporate these foods into your cholesterol lowering diet.

Find out how far EDs have come with acute heart failure management along with future directions.