Hidden Heart Attack Causes

Learn about heart disease and heart attack symptoms and signs

Wednesday, August 10, 2016 Follow Us         Featured Heart Disease: Causes of a Heart Attack Learn about heart disease and heart attack symptoms and signs of a heart attack in men and women. Read about heart disease diagnostic tests, treatments, and prevention strategies... Read more ...  Slideshows Prescription Drug Abuse: Statistics, Facts, and Symptoms Learn about prescription drug abuse facts and statistics about the dangers and misconceptions of abusing common prescription drugs. Prescription drug abuse involves taking a prescription... Read more ...  News Doctors Urged to Prescribe Lower Doses of Opioids, No Refills Patients who are first-time users of pain-killing opioids should be prescribed a small dose without refills to reduce the risk of long-term use and possible addiction, a new study suggests. A surge... Read more ... Regular Exercise: Antidote for Deadly Diseases? Getting lots of exercise may reduce your risk for five common diseases, a new report suggests. Researchers analyzed 174 studies published between 1980 and 2016, and found that people... Read more ... Fidget Your Way to a Healthier Heart Remember all those times you were told to sit still as a kid? Well, a new study questions that advice. Tapping your feet or other types of fidgeting while sitting for long periods of time may reduce... Read more ... Even Poorer Nations Not Immune to High Blood Pressure For the first time ever, high blood pressure rates are higher in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries, researchers say. High blood pressure is a major risk factor... Read more ... Does 'Cupping' = Success for Olympic Athletes? Eyebrows raised in Rio over the weekend when Olympic athletes like swimmer Michael Phelps started showing up with circular purple bruises on different parts of their bodies. These bruises... Read more ...  Drugs and Medications vitamin D (Drisdol (Vitamin D2), Ergocalciferol (Vitamin D2), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3) Vitamin D is used for treating hypoparathyroidism, vitamin D resistant rickets, and low vitamin D levels. Over-the-counter Vitamin D preparations are commonly used for low Vitamin D levels... Read more ... Men's Health Center MedicineNet's Men's Health Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various men's health topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. This important topic area guides a man through the stages of his life, as well as learning the conditions and diseases that may occur. Educating yourself for transitions into different phases of life is key to a healthy, happy, and productive life. Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home