Heart Beat: Get help with a huge medical bill
People who believe they have been overcharged for medical care or services can enlist a company to examine their bills.
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Coronary artery vasospasm
Vasospasm is a sudden narrowing of an artery, caused by a chemical imbalance, that can feel like a heart attack. It can disrupt the heart’s rhythm or trigger a heart attack in a person with clogged arteries or a weak heart.
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Ask the doctor: Can I fly again after having a DVT?
Last year I had a deep-vein thrombosis with a small pulmonary embolism, apparently precipitated by flying across the country without getting up and walking around. Is it safe for me to fly again? If so, what precautions would you recommend?
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Heart Beat: Some leniency on heart rate control in atrial fibrillation
Controlling heart rate is one strategy for managing atrial fibrillation. Keeping the heart rate below a more lenient number of beats per minute may be just as effective as aiming for a lower number.
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Clearing clogged arteries in the neck
A blockage in one of the carotid arteries can be cleared either by endarterectomy or carotid angioplasty. The latter is less invasive, but some research is showing that this method may have a higher risk of complications.
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New (still proposed) rules for sunscreen
The FDA’s proposed revisions to sunscreen labeling would provide more information to consumers and emphasize safety.
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Heart Beat: Your choice for dieting
Researchers comparing diets found that the type of diet a person follows (low-fat, low-carb, etc.) is not so important, as long as it provides the necessary nutrition and matches a person’s metabolism.
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In Brief: Looking for a panacea? Just keep on moving
Results of studies show that exercise or other physical activity has a beneficial effect on conditions ranging from mild cognitive impairment to Parkinson’s disease.
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Hernias: New options for management
Men with hernias have several choices to make: whether or not to have surgery to repair the condition, which type of surgery to have, and which type of anesthesia to undergo.
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War on cancer won’t be won in the produce aisle
Results of the EPIC study show that consumption of fruits and vegetables has a much smaller effect on cancer risk than was previously believed, but including them in one’s diet is still important for cardiovascular health.
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