About The Cardiac Imaging And Research Centre The Cardiac Imaging and Research Centre, at the Wellingt on Hospital in London, offers the EBCT Heart Scan supported by a team of clinical and research cardiologists who are on hand to speak with patients about the results immediately following the scan Patients must be referred by their GP or cardiologist before they can have a scan The Electron Beam Computerised Tomotgraphy (EBCT) is a technique for rapid non-invasive scanning of the heart using X-ray technology It is recommended for men and women over the ...

Why Should You Stop Smoking Tobacco is responsible for 1 in 10 adults dying worldwide which equates to 5 million deaths per year Deaths are mainly due to collapse of the cardiovascular system resulting in heart attacks, respiratory tract disease and cancer Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States Still want to smoke a cigarette? Then read on Many doctors and physicians will not perform surgery on someone who is a smoker, as they believe the risk of the surgery outweighs ...

Get Attractive With Phentermine Nowadays, people are more inclined towards the use of diet pill as it is easily available, effective, cheaper, and gives prompt result In fact, there are plenty of diet pills available in the market, among them, phentermine diet pill is the most sought after as it is designed to fight extreme obesity Phentermine comes under a class of drug called anorectic or anorexigenic It is chemically similar to an amphetamine, which works by stimulating the central nervous system and increases heart rate and blood pressure ...

Lower Cholesterol With Natural Foods Blood cholesterol is mainly of two types: LDL and HDL cholesterol Both the types of cholesterol are produced by our body to perform certain functions and are always present in our blood A total blood cholesterol of less than 200 mg/dL, LDL cholesterol of less than 130 mg/dL and HDL cholesterol more than 35mg/dL are considered good for the health of our heart The problem arises when our body produces more LDL and total cholesterol ...

Coumadin Users Can Avoid Unnecessary Complications By Wearing Identification The police arrive at the accident scene promptly A driver has run his automobile into a guardrail while exiting a highway The driver does not seem to be injured but is somewhat incoherent and is slipping in and out of consciousness Did he strike his head? Is he inebriated? Is he on drugs? A quick review of the driver’s attire reveals a medical alert bracelet that identifies him as a Coumadin ...

Cholesterol Levels And How To Use Them What are Cholesterol levels and lowering your cholesterol levels?Cholesterol levels are the difference between life and death You must reduce your cholesterol levels A high cholesterol level means you will have a heart attackCholesterol fact, or cholesterol fiction?The answer is both simple and complex! Simple, in that cholesterol levels themselves are not the problem Complex, because cholesterol levels signify a different problem (albeit an easy one to resolve)What are cholesterol levelsSimply put, when ...

Why Do The Japanese Have The Longest Lifespan? A recent statistic in the World Bank Group states that the Japanese have the longest lifespan in the world Japanese men live be 78 years old on average while the average lifespan of a Japanese woman is 85 How do the Japanese do it?After personally experiencing the Japanese lifestyle in Tokyo for five years, I learned a little about why Japanese people live so long and will share a few of their ...

Crp And Your Heart Monitoring your CRP level is vitally important because it is one of the best indicators of heart disease C-Reactive Protein has proven to be one of the best indicators of looming Heart diseaseFind out why high cholesterol alone is NOT responsible for heart disease And you will find out how to keep your CRP Level in the normal rangeBecause your body produces C-Reactive Protein as part of your body’s defense – like when you are injured, ...

Celebrex? Vioxx? Can My Doctor Provide Me With Safe Prescription Painkillers? The news has been full of the recent FDA findings on a new set of drugs to help relieve pain These drugs have been approved for re-release, but it is unclear whether Vioxx will be available again and whether physicians will feel comfortable prescribing Celebrex and Bextra for many of their patientsWhat happened to Celebrex and Vioxx?Celebrex, Vioxx, and Bextra are all non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs, pronounced en-said-z), similar ...

Family Healthcare: The Dangers Of A Heart Attack How To Avoid It A heart attack happens when the blood supply to part of the heart muscle itself (the myocardium) is severely reduced or even stopped entirelyIf you know the symptoms and the risk factors of a heart attack, you can avoid having one and live a safer, healthier, longer and happier lifeHeart attack has been reported to be the number one killer disease among adult Americans aged 50 yrs and ...