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Even the Older Should Exercise -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Research spanning two decades has found that older runners live longer and suffer fewer disabilities than healthy non-runners, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, D r. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India. This observation applies to a variety of aerobic exercises...
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Shedding Weight Improves the Relaxation Functions of the Heart -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Shedding extra weight improves the heart functions whether the weight loss comes from eating less or exercising more, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
Moderate weight loss, around 10% of the weight, can restore...
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Work-related Stress can Kill -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Job stress raises the risk of heart disease by disrupting the body's internal systems, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
The findings from a long-running study involving more than 10,000 British civil servants also...
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Mini Stroke - RR
Owen Jones(249) 
The medical name for a mini stroke is quite a mouthful - a Transient Ischemic Attack. This occurs if a blood vessel supplying an area of the brain becomes blocked with a particle, often a bit of cholesterol.
Depending on where that platelet becomes lodged, and so depending on which part of the...
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What is Heart Murmur & Its Causes? -
Alexwright(4)Heart murmur means an abnormal sound that comes through heartbeat cycle – like swishing or zipping- made by stormy blood near or in your heart. These sounds could be caught with a stethoscope. A usual heartbeat makes 2 sounds such as lubb-dupp that is a sound of your heart controllers...
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Is 24X7 actullay 24X7 in hospitals -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)24X 7 actually don’t work in the emergency services. Many studies now have established that heart pateints suffering cardiac arrest at night or on the weekend are less likely to survive than those who have a heart attack during weekdays or weekday evenings. The above findings were true even...
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Is Aluminium Dangerous? -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)The Normal human Body Requirements of Aluminium is 5-20 mg /day. But Most of the Antacids Containing Aluminium Hydroxide provides more than 80 mg of Aluminium. Routine Usage of such Antacids causes Anaemia, Aphthous ulcers , Osteoporosis, Pathological Fractures, Endogenous Depression, Loss of...
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Blood Pressure Measurement May Detect Proneness To Heart Attack -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)The ankle-brachial index (ABI), a simple, non–invasive 10-minute test that should be incorporated into a routine physical exam for diagnosing peripheral arterial disease in the middle age, elderly especially with heart attack risk factors like
smokers, diabetics and the ones with high...
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Smoking In Pregnancy Can Harm the Thyroid -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Smoking while pregnant can damage both the mother's and the baby's thyroid functions, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
A British study has shown that cigarette smoke cause babies to be born smaller, to make newborns...
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Heart Patients Warned To Stay More Cautious During Xmas Time -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)In the emergency room heart attacks can be both over and under diagnosed. 10% of heart attacks are over diagnosed and equivalent number can be missed as the ECG can be normal in the first six hours after an heart attack, said Padmashri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President...
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Heart Patients Beware of Eating Cakes -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
Food of animal in origin and saturated foods contain cholesterol. 1% rise in cholesterol raises the chances of heart attack by 2% saidPadma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India. Heart Patients should therefore avoid eating cakes...
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Women Die More Than Men In Hospital From Severe Heart Attack -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
Winter months are heart attack months,said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
Men and women have about the same adjusted in-hospital death rate for heart attack — but women are more likely to die ifhospitalized for...
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Controlling Diabetes and High Blood Pressure Can Prevent Kidney Disease -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
Uncontrolled high bloodpressure and diabetes are the 2 main cause of silent kidney damage said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
Presence of proteins in the urine, persistently high uric acid levelsin the blood and a low...
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The Holiday Season Is Also the Season For Heart Attack -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
A look at a U.S. database of 53 million deaths occurring between 1973 and 2001 reveals that deaths from heart disease peak in December/January, with spikes on Christmas and New Year's Day.
Giving reasons for this, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President...
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Heart Attack Symptoms in Women and elderly are Different -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Winter is the month for heart attacks and the symptoms in women and the elderly may be different, warns Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal, President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
· Chest pain is still the most common sign of a heart attack for most women...
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Pain Killers Not Safe -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)No pain killer is cardiac safe, said Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India.
They must be taken only when no other options are available and that too for a shorter period of time. Even paracetamol is not safe and can cause high blood...
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How to Treat High Blood Pressure? Symptoms and Side Effects of High Blood Pressure - RR
Susie HamiltonMaintaining a healthy blood pressure is very essential to stay in shape and enhanced overall well-being. It is common for blood pressure to fluctuate during the day, but if it remains elevated, then it is considered as high blood pressure. High blood pressure is an increase in pressure exerted by...
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Winter Sore Throat Can Cause Heart Disease In Children -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
Winter sore throat in children needs to be differentiated, as the viral one needs no treatment but the bacterial one, if ignored, can end up with permanent heart or kidney damage.
Sore throat is a symptom, not a disease. Issuing a winter warning Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National...
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Carotid Neck Ultrasound the Only Way To Check Regression of Heart Blockages -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)In people with type 2 diabetes, intensive drug therapy can significantly lower bad LDL cholesterol and reduce the thickness of the neck carotid arteries supplying oxygen to the brain, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
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Do not replace Saturated Fat with Refined Carbohydrates -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)White sugar, white rice and white maida may be more harmful
It’s wrong to say eat less fat; the real message should be eat more fresh fruits and vegetables, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation of India.
He was...
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Children & Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease Should Avoid Body Piercing -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Children and teenagers with congenital heart disease should be strongly discouraged from getting a tattoo or piercing their ears or other body parts, because it could lead to a potentially deadly infection of the heart called endocarditis, said Dr. KK Aggarwal , President, Heart Care Foundation...
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Patients With Low Heart Functions Should Not Ignore the Winter -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)New Delhi : Thursday, 03 November 2011: All heart patients should know the pumping status of their heart, which is called ejection fraction. If low these patients are at risk of sudden cardiac death during winter season, said Padma Shri & Dr. B.C. Roy National Awardee, Dr. KK Aggarwal , President...
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Erectile Dysfunction May Be the First Sign of Underlying Heart Blockages -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)Erectile dysfunction may be the earliest warning sign of heart blockages or other circulatory problems, said Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr KK Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India.
An erection is a hydraulic event. Extra blood is delivered to the male organ, kept...
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Air Quality a Temporary Trigger for MI -
Dr K K Aggarwal(92)
Heavy air pollution can trigger acute heart attack in the hours after exposure, Said Padmashri and Dr B C Roy National Awardee Dr K K Aggarwal President Heart Care Foundation of India and MTNL Perfect Health Mela.
Every 10 μg/m3 increase in small particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide...
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Lowering Cholesterol Can Kill You Says New Book - RR
Rudi C LoehwingIn an open challenge to conventional medicine, Dr. Gottfried A. Lange, M.D., one of Europe’s leading advocates for alternative approaches to treating heart disease debunks the five most common myths about the causes and treatment of heart disease in his newest book entitled, How to Really...
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