When grandmothers smoked during pregnancy...

Please, do not smoke during pregnancy ALSPAC - the  Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children - continues to give in research terms a...

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The Statistics of Throat Cancer Risk Factors

Image by Nikita2706 in Wikipedia Pretty much everybody knows that smoking and alcohol increases risk of throat cancer. Some even realize th...

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Smoking during pregnancy and autism risk: no association (again)

Question: Does tobacco smoking during pregnancy elevate the risk of offspring autism? Answer: According to the meta-analysis published by Sh...

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What Is Cholesterol?

I. What is cholesterol? Cholesterol  is a fat-like complex, most manufactured by the liver. Our bodies need a certain amount of cholesterol ...

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How to lower cholesterol fast and naturally!

Cholesterol is really a soft, fatty substance produced in liver and also present in some foods. Although the body needs cholesterol, too muc...

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What is a Heart Attack?

What is a Heart Attack? Have you ever asked yourself the question what is a heart attack? We all know that it can be deadly and that you nee...

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Experiencing Heart Symptoms? Read This for Tips

Experiencing Heart Symptoms? Read This for Tips Heart attack symptoms or also known as a myocardial infarction is the death of heart muscle ...

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What causes heart attacks? Myocardial Infractions Explained

Heart attack Heart attack, or myocardial infarction as they are commonly referred to by doctors, occur when blood flow to a part of the hear...

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Causes of Heart Disease

Causes of Heart Disease Coronary artery disease, the most common form of cardiovascular disease, is one of the leading causes of death today...

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Coronary heart disease

Coronary heart disease Coronary heart disease is also known by some other names such as coronary artery disease, ischemic heart disease and ...

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Ischemic Cardiomyopathy

Ischemic Cardiomyopathy Ischemic Cardiomyopathy is a common type of heart disease caused by the congestive heart failure due to coronary art...

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What is cardiovascular disease?

We read very often about cardiovascular disease, about heart failure, heart attack, stroke and many other disorders, but we don’t know for ...

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Heart palpitations at night

Why do we have heart palpitations at night? Before we discuss the matter of heart palpitations at night , we have to clarify the meaning of...

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Heart attack symptoms in women over 40

Cardiovascular diseases and especially ischemic cardiomyopathy and heart attack are some of the causes of mortality and morbidity in both wo...

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Second hand smoke and ADHD

Of all the modern day vices that society possesses like alcohol and drugs of abuse , tobacco smoking enjoys one the oddest relationships. Od...

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Obesity, gut bacteria and WALL-E

I quite openly admit that I quite enjoy watching the odd Disney film as part of family life (as part of family life...er, yeah, for the fami...

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Can Peer Pressure Prevent Youngsters From Smoking?

Being bad for our health, smoking has been accused as the culprit that causes heart disease, osteoporosis, stroke, and lung cancers. Accordi...

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Are People With Restless Leg Syndrome At Higher Risk of Heart Disease?

When a person has a strong, irresistible urge to move the legs that is often associated with an itching, tugging or gnawing feeling, he or s...

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Heart Attack Symptoms in Women Can Appear Differently!

Instead of having chest pain, a 70 year-old woman was overwhelmed by dizziness before breaking out into a cold sweat. She alerted her son an...

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How Is Erectile Dysfunction Related to Heart Disease?

Erectile dysfunction (ED) or impotence is a common condition worldwide. It is estimated that some 30 million men in the United States are af...

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