Coronary Artery Disease Virtually Preventable Coronary artery disease and hypercholesterolemia (i.e. cholesterol levels of 150 mg/dl or higher) are diseases of genetic susceptibility, if people do certain things; namely, if they consume a diet high in calories, fatty foods (meat and poultry, dairy products, fast and fried foods), and white-flour baked goods and low in whole, … [Read more...]

Radiation/Chemotherapy And The Heart Women who have had breast cancer wish to know what they can do to preserve their life most successfully after that tragic event. There is a psychology that says if you contract disease you are weak or bad or guilty. There is no doubt that accepting responsibility for your health problem is an important first step, but guilt and other … [Read more...]

Reader's Comment Published in the American Journal of Cardiology March 2003 National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Panel-III Guidelines and the Abolition of Symptomatic Coronary Artery Disease Regarding the reassessment of the National Cholesterol Education Program Adult Treatment Program-III (NCEP ATP-III) cholesterol guidelines referred to in the article … [Read more...]

Cancer Facts About 7,000 Connecticut residents died from cancer in 1990. Nearly 1 in 4 people in the USA develop cancer-men and women. In 1990 there were 1 million new cases of cancer in the USA. More than 4 per week of alcohol drinks (1 beer=1 glass of wine/shot of whiskey) may increase your risk of throat, esophagus, stomach and liver cancer. In 1990 there were … [Read more...]

Ulcer Disease And You Ulcer disease can occur from childhood into the 80's, usually from ages 20 through 50. Generally this is an uncomfortable, rather than a life-threatening, disorder. Ulcer symptoms are a burning or aching pain just below the breast bone in the upper belly. This frequently feels "hot" or "gnawing" and can go straight through the back. These are the usual, … [Read more...]