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Health News Letter
Cholesterol
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Cholesterol is a fat-like material in your blood. Your body makes its own cholesterol.
When you eat foods that have lots of fat or cholesterol, you can have too much cholesterol
in your blood. Not all cholesterol in your blood is bad for you. There are three
kinds of blood cholesterol that you should know about: HDL (good cholesterol), LDL
(bad cholesterol) and triglycerides.
For more ........
http://www.fda.com/fdamd/cholesterol.htm |
Heart Health
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Most heart attacks happen when a clot in the coronary artery blocks the supply of
blood and oxygen to the heart. Often this leads to an irregular heartbeat – called
an arrhythmia - that causes a severe decrease in the pumping function of the heart.
A blockage that is not treated within a few hours causes the affected heart muscle
to die. Risk factors for heart disease are typically labeled "uncontrollable" or
"controllable." The main uncontrollable risk factors are age, gender, and a family
history of heart disease, especially at an early age. Control your blood pressure.
The top number of a blood pressure reading, called the systolic pressure, represents
the force of blood in the arteries as the heart beats. The bottom number, called
diastolic pressure, is the force of blood in the arteries as the heart relaxes between
beats. High blood pressure makes the heart work extra hard and hardens artery walls,
increasing the risk of heart disease and stroke.
For more ........
http://www.fda.com/fdamd/hearthealth.htm
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Common Cold
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Sneezing, sore throat, a stuffy nose, coughing - everyone knows the symptoms of
the common cold. It is probably the most common illness. In the course of a year,
people in the India suffer 1 billion colds. You can get a cold by touching your
eyes or nose after you touch surfaces with cold germs on them. You can also inhale
the germs. Symptoms usually begin 2 or 3 days after infection and last 2 to 14 days.
Washing your hands and staying away from people with colds will help you avoid colds.
There is no cure for the common cold.
For relief, try Getting plenty of rest Drinking fluids Gargling with warm salt water
Using cough drops or throat sprays - but not cough medicine for children under four
Taking over-the-counter pain or cold medicines - but not aspirin for children National
Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
For more ........
http://www.fda.com/fdamd/cold.htm |
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