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Cholesterol and Heart Disease

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Saturday, May 6, 2017, In : Health & Medical

What is Cholesterol?

If you are not a doctor or someone that works in the medical field you may not care about cholesterol until your doctor tells you that your cholesterol is high and that you need to do something to keep it low. But why are doctors so concerned about high cholesterol? Well am glad you asked and you will certainly find out after reading this blog. In a nutshell Cholesterol is a waxy kind of substance in the human body that the body uses to build new cells, insulate the nerv...

Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): The number one killer in America

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Tuesday, May 10, 2016, In : Health & Medical

There is a common and dangerous trend happening in America and probably in many other country's of the world. A fifty year old man with an apparent perfect picture of good health all of a sudden dropped dead. Autopsy report is usually done to find out why such an unexpected death of a man in his fifties dying mysteriously. The verdict will always be reported as "Heart attack". It has been found that the leading cause of death in Western nations is Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). Unfortunate...
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Heart Disease and Congestive Heart Failure

Posted by Dr G [GNN] on Friday, February 5, 2016, In : Health & Medical

The heart is an essential vital organ of the body so it must be maintained in good shape. When the heart is diseased the whole body is in trouble. Below is an informative article on heart disease and congestive heart failure which also appeared in an online health media.

Heart failure affects nearly 6 million Americans. Roughly 670,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65.
What Is Heart Failure?

Heart failure does n...