Atherosclerosis

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Inflammation – Systemic effects

An infectious organism can escape the confines of the immediate tissue via the circulatory system or lymphatic system, where it may spread to other parts of the body. If an organism is not contained by the actions of acute inflammation it may gain access to the lymphatic system via nearby lymph vessels. An infection of [...]

Coronary artery disease – Characteristics of coronary artery disease

Special Pathophysiology Typically, coronary artery disease occurs when part of the smooth, elastic lining inside a coronary artery (the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscle) develops atherosclerosis. With atherosclerosis, the artery’s lining becomes hardened, stiffened, and swollen with all sorts of “grunge” – including calcium deposits, fatty deposits, and abnormal inflammatory cells – [...]

Complications of hypertension – Introduction

Complications of hypertension are clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure. Hypertension is a risk factor for all clinical manifestations of atherosclerosis since it is a risk factor for atherosclerosis itself. It is an independent predisposing factor for heart failure, coronary artery disease, stroke, renal disease, and peripheral arterial disease. It is [...]

Chocolate milk – Supplement

Some nutritionists have criticized chocolate milk for its high sugar content and its relationship to childhood obesity. Of the milk served in U.S. schools, 71 percent is flavored. In New York City, school food officials say nearly 60 percent of the 100 million cartons served each year are fat-free chocolate milk. In the US, 32 [...]

Vertebrobasilar insufficiency – Epidemiology

The incidence of VBI increases with age and typically occurs in the seventh or eighth decade of life. Reflecting atherosclerosis, which is the most common cause of VBI, it affects men twice as often as women and patients with hypertension, diabetes, smoking, and dyslipidemias have a higher risk of developing VBI. VBI, often provoked by [...]

Cerebral aneurysm – Causes

Aneurysms may result from congenital defects, preexisting conditions such as high blood pressure and atherosclerosis (the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries), or head trauma. Cerebral aneurysms occur more commonly in adults than in children but they may occur at any age. They are more common in women than in men, by a ratio [...]

Degenerative disease – Some Examples of Degenerative Diseases

* Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), e.g., Lou Gehrig’s Disease * Alzheimer’s disease * Parkinson’s Disease * Multiple system atrophy * Niemann Pick disease * Atherosclerosis * Progressive supranuclear palsy * Cancer * Tay-Sachs Disease * Diabetes * Heart Disease * Keratoconus * Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) * Prostatitis * Osteoarthritis * Osteoporosis * Rheumatoid Arthritis [...]

Snoring – Impacts

Snoring is known to cause sleep deprivation to snorers and those around them, as well as daytime drowsiness, irritability, lack of focus and decreased libido. It has also been suggested that it can cause significant psychological and social damage to sufferers. Multiple studies reveal a positive correlation between loud snoring and risk of heart attack [...]

Paleolithic diet – Nutritional factors and health effects

Since the end of the Paleolithic period, several foods that humans rarely or never consumed during previous stages of their evolution have been introduced as staples in their diet. With the advent of agriculture and the beginning of animal domestication roughly 10,000 years ago, during the Neolithic Revolution, humans started consuming large amounts of dairy [...]

Matthias Rath – Claimed discoveries

Coenzyme Q10 And Cancer

Cardiovascular disease In a self-published book, ”Why Animals Don’t Get Heart Attacks…But People Do”, Rath claims to have discovered through comparative studies that animals with the ability to synthesise vitamin C do not suffer heart attacks. Humans do not have this ability, and thus need to obtain vitamin C from a balanced diet. Rath advocates [...]









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