Seeing the heart with sound
An echocardiogram creates images of the heart using sound waves. It can reveal a great deal of information useful to doctors in treating heart patients.
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Special section: Feet: How your feet work – and three steps for keeping them healthy
Our feet are marvels of anatomical engineering, but they can also cause problems. Common sense when choosing footwear can ease the pain and pressure on feet.
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In the journals: Experts call for home blood pressure monitoring
Three organizations of cardiovascular experts recommend daily at-home blood pressure monitoring for those patients who have hypertension or are on the borderline of having it.
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From the Journals: Herbs and supplements for anxiety: Kava, inositol may help
There is evidence that certain herbs and supplements may be effective in treating certain types of anxiety disorders.
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The male face of osteoporosis
As death rates from heart disease and other conditions decline, more men are living long enough to lose bone mass, making osteoporosis more of a male problem than it had been considered in the past.
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By the way, doctor: Is Vytorin safe?
I’m taking Vytorin. After the news about a negative study a couple of months ago, I am wondering if it’s safe.
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Understanding migraine
Questions and answers about migraine headaches: what they are and are not, what causes them, prevention, and more.
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Heart Beat: ACE, ARB duet questioned
ACE inhibitors and angiotensin-receptor blockers are both used to combat stress hormones, which can contribute to heart failure. Combining them brings additional risks that outweigh any possible benefits.
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Heart Beat: It’s never too late for healthy eating and exercise
Changing one’s dietary and exercise habits is beneficial to overall health, regardless of age.
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Calcium beyond the bones
Though calcium is essential for bones and muscles, it can accumulate in the body in unwanted places. There is concern that calcium intake via food or supplements may be to blame for these buildups, but it is generally unwarranted.
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