hi,everybody.My today's topic is alcohol's effect on heart.It has almost taken the proportion of a myth that alcohol is beneficial to the heart.Yes it's partially true.When alcohol intake is limited to 1-2 drinks it has a beneficial effect on coronary heart disease[myocardial infarction etc].But then why don't we prescribe alcohol for it's prevention.Because ,leave aside other systems of the body alcohol also has many deleterious effects on heart,namely ...
31 October, 2008
28 October, 2008
Stress ,tension
Stress ,tension and anxiety the modern day curse on mankind.With modernisation and fast life ,it has taken a toll on all of us;We can't escape from it,have to handle this 24x7.This stress is a causative factor of multiple disease,to name a few heart diseases,diabetes,psychiatric diseases.more informations on stress relaxation will be written in the following article.For detailed information you can see the following site,Click Her...
18 October, 2008
ALERT FOR HEART PATIENTS
Hi,this alert is for every person who smokes,elderly individuals,patients suffering from increased blood sugar[DIABETES],increased blood cholesterol[HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA],increased blood pressure,CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE etc. If any of these individuals ever suffer from severe chest pain radiating to the arms ,neck,jaw,associated with sweating, the individual should be immedietely taken to hospital and 4 tablets of aspirin[75mg]each can be given to the patient on the way to the hospital with cardiac facilities.this may...
17 October, 2008
HEART DISEASE
Hi again,coming back to my first topic,let's say something about heart disease related to life style.there are numerous cardiac diseases,but those related prominently to life style may be broadly classified into 1. coronary artery disease[commonly called heart attack] 2.hypertension[increasd blood pressure]CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE may again be classified into stable angina,unstable angina,myocardial infarction.These may also lead to heart failures and several other complications.The risk...
IMPORTANT NEWS
Hi all friends, This is an important news for all friends residing in India,specially West Bengal.Lot of cases of fever lasting for more than 5-7 days are occuring in Kolkata and adjoining regions.These episodes of fever are usually associated with headache.,joint pain, fatigue.These are usually viral fevers ,subsiding within days.But please do not neglect these episodes as the cause may be some serious viral infections like dengue,or parasitic disease like malaria.So,please consult a physician,and...
13 October, 2008
LIFESTYLE DISEASES
Image by colros via FlickrOur HEALTH:The greatest gift of god.Perhaps we all know that.Being a young physician myself,i wanted to open this blog and discuss a few things. Throughout centuries we humans have been plagued my numerous diseases.They have been a scourge to mankind for many centuries.To name a few 1.Tuberculosis 2.malaria ...
