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Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms
By CPR St. Louis at February 15, 2012 | 7:52 am | 0 Comment
A new study reveals that a systolic blood pressure difference of just 15 mmHg between the right and left arms could be a sign of Cardiovascular (CV) disease. It was found that this difference meant the increased risk of peripheral vascular disease by 2 ½ times and cardiovascular disease by 1.6 times. The recommendation to check both arms does exist as part of the more...
Tips for Successful Aging by Thomas Cooney
By CPR St. Louis at February 9, 2012 | 7:19 am | 0 Comment
Successful Aging can be defined as a trouble-free lifestyle after the age of sixty-two years (Hamilton 2011). Science suggests that to allow ourselves the opportunity of a trouble-free lifestyle beyond the age of sixty two there are a few lifestyle choices that should be considered. These choices include diet (Dwyer 1988), (Sabate 1999), exercise (Lee and Paffenberger more...
Stroke (Brain Attack) by Vera Kozlova
By CPR St. Louis at February 3, 2012 | 7:07 am | 0 Comment
According to the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, a stroke is when a torn blood vessel in the brain keeps blood from getting to parts of the brain. Strokes are serious and can cause brain damage, disability, or even death. There are two main types which are ischemic and hemorrhagic. The most common one is ischemic. In an ischemic stroke, an artery that gives more...
Assessment of the Biological Effects of Smoking Cigarettes by Jessie Kuehler
By CPR St. Louis at January 17, 2012 | 7:32 am | 0 Comment
Cigarette smoking can have major negative biological effects on the human body. It is common knowledge that smoking can cause lung cancer, but it can also cause many other types of cancer as well. Along with cancer, smoking can also cause disease. The poisons from cigarette smoke can most commonly cause cardiovascular disease and respiratory disease. The reproductive more...
CONGENITAL HEART DISORDER: AORTIC STENOSIS by SHEENA PATEL
By CPR St. Louis at January 14, 2012 | 7:54 am | 0 Comment
Eight out of every 1000 newborns arrive with mild to severe congenital heart defects. These defects are abnormalities in the heart’s structure that are present at birth, which develops during the earlier weeks of pregnancy. Some are related to genetic disorders such as Down syndrome, but the cause of most congenital disorders is unknown. These disorders cannot be more...
