Nausea during a strength training workout Many weight lifters experience nausea during exercise. In fact, it’s surprisingly common for weight lifters and other strength training devotees to vomit during a workout. There are several factors which contribute to this sort of workout nausea. Too much food or water in the stomach. Stomach volume is limited,…
DetailsHave you or anyone in your family ever been a victim of food poisoning? There is a new case of contaminated meat that may be of interest to you. An Indiana law firm is investigating the recent recall of 16,800 pounds of ground beef patties by Sysco Seattle, Inc. because of possible E. coli O157:H7…
DetailsA person gets a duodenal ulcer when the the duodenum in the stomach is affected by the H. pylori bacteria. One of the ways to get treatment is by taking a course approximately 1-2 months in duration that provides you with certain medications or other methods to lower the production of acid in your stomach.…
DetailsYoga is a world renowned exercise regimen which is found to cure many diseases including heart diseases and spine related problems and various other conditions. Here are certain yoga poses which is found to cure acid reflux or heartburn if practised consistently and meticulously for a long period of time. Pranayam (Breathing Technique) The most…
DetailsAn inflammation of the stomach lining, gastritis is usually signaled by indigestion, either with or without bleeding in the digestive tract. Acute gastritis, often develops when people are subjected to sudden stress, such as from extensive burns or other severe injury or illness; it may also develop after surgery, leading to stress ulcers and severe…
DetailsPatients undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) are at an increased risk of coronary artery occlusion related to clot formation (thrombosis) or plaque rupture, especially in the acute period after procedure. It is imperative that individuals providing care for this patient population are knowledgeable in reading EKG’s and are able to correlate EKG changes with…
DetailsSwelling of the lower leg and ankle is a common problem. Determining the cause of ankle swelling is the first step to finding effective treatment. Once the cause of the ankle swelling is determined, effective treatment can be initiated. Painless swelling of the feet and ankles is a common problem, particularly in older people. It…
DetailsMarfan Syndrome History and Explanation Marfan Syndrome is a genetic, “inherited” disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue is the tough, fibrous tissue that connects one part of the body with another. It is a major component of tendons, ligaments, bones, cartilage, and the walls of large blood vessels. Marfan Syndrome affects one…
DetailsClopidogrel is in the class of antiplatelet used to prevent strokes and heart attacks in high-risk patients. This medicine works by helping to prevent harmful blood clot to heart or in the body and maintains the normal blood flow to the heart, brain and other organs. We all know that drugs not only have curative…
DetailsA lot is written about the so called common signs of Heart Attacks and what they are supposed to typically consist of but what is fact and what is fiction? Here we take a look at the basic issues surrounding Heart Attacks or Myocardial infarctions. A Myocardial infarction (MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction)…
DetailsBesides cancer, heart disease kills more than 2,000 Americans everyday. Approximately 60 million Americans have heart disease. There are many causes of heart disease. Anything that serves to damage the inner lining of blood vessels and impedes the transportation of oxygen and nutrition to the heart can be defined as a risk of heart disease.…
DetailsFor decades, great strides have been made in the fight against TB but in recent years it has been on the rise. While some may be quick to place the blame on lax immigration laws, the actual demographics of TB just don’t back this line of thinking up. For instance, Richmond California, a predominantly African…
DetailsHair loss is one subject I am passionate about probably because I have fought the hair loss battle for over a decade, and at least up until this point consider my efforts to have been a success. In this article I will offer my opinion as to whether or not a topical hair loss treatment…
DetailsHowever, few maladies manage to both simultaneously confound researchers in their mystery, yet hold such promise for the cure and management as prominently as brain tumors. There is strong belief that some significant breakthroughs in brain tumor treatment may only be 4-6 years away. Medical professionals and scientists use this particular classification system so that…
DetailsA recent article on a science website claimed that the deadly 1918-1919 influenza epidemic was made more lethal by bacterial pneumonia infections in influenza patients. While an epidemic of the same scale has not recurred, bacterial strains of pneumonia continue to kill around 40,000-70,000 people annually across the globe. It infects more than three times…
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