Monthly Archives: October 2011

Referred Pain: Left Arm Pain During A Heart Attack

A heart attack, along with the many cardiovascular diseases, is one of the leading causes of death. The chest pain associated with a heart attack is due to myocardial ischemia, also known as the interrupted blood supply to the part of the heart. This interruption of blood supply causes the tissues of the heart to die, thus an injury. This takes place more commonly on the coronary arteries that supplies the heart with oxygenated blood. Without oxygen supply to the heart, an attack occurs.  Continue reading

Symptoms of Angina

The symptoms of angina or chest pain can be very alarming to alarming and may cause people to panic. Rather than just plain panicking, a little bit of knowledge and careful assessment is needed to be able to receive appropriate treatment. Any chest pain should be addressed and should not be neglected. Continue reading

Morbid Obesity Health Problems

People nowadays want to look slimmer. Everybody wants to have an ideal body weight. To many people, fashion dictates what weight they should be in. Slimmer people are thought to be sexier, have more choices on what to wear, have better self-esteem, and most importantly, more attractive and happy in their lives. The definition of being sexy differs from one race and culture to another. People have different perspectives about how they look and feel. Continue reading

What These Natural Sedatives Can Do to Improve Your Zs

Can’t sleep? Has tossing and turning been a regular habit for you already? Has counting sheep been a routine for you? Then you have a sleeping disorder called insomnia. Sleep is very important for your body. It is a means to recuperate from the tensions and strains of everyday. Cells get to regenerate for the next day so you could have another dose of strength from the harsh elements. If you don’t get enough sleep, then your health will truly suffer.

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11 Effective Natural Remedies For UTI

Many people tend to neglect their health everyday and they don’t even know it. One of the physical evidences of this health neglect is UTI or urinary tract infection. This is a disease brought about the accumulation of bacteria in the urethra, ureters, urinary bladder, and kidneys. UTI is a common but very distressful condition that anyone could have. Women are more susceptible to this because of their short urethra.

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What Natural Skin Bleaching Agents Do For a Whiter You

Most of the time, looking at one’s self in the mirror makes you notice different things about your body. In most cases, women see their skin tone immediately when they look at themselves. Next, they would notice the dark spots and the blemishes. Contentment for one’s skin tone has never been achieved, especially in areas of the world where fair skin matters a lot.

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5 Steps in Treating Vasculitis Disease

Vasculitis disease or also known as angiitis and arteritis is the swelling of the blood vessels.  Vasculitis disease causes the walls of the blood vessels to thicken, weaken, narrowed and develops scar.  There are many kinds of vasculitis that are considered as acute, last only for a short period of time while some are chronic which occur in long-term basis Continue reading

2nd degree sunburn

First degree and second degree sunburns can occur when you are exposed to the sun’s UV rays. This usually happens if you don’t apply any sunscreen to your body or you might not have put enough on. It’s always a good idea to try and prevent sunburns before they even happen as that is the easiest way to keep your skin safe. Continue reading