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Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems

Reducing Stress Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Problems Stories

A Review in The Lancet reveals the importance of healthy lifestyle choices to reduce stressors related to cardiovascular risk factors. Researchers from John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore examined records between 1990 to 2006. They observed how stress affects the sympathetic nervous system, impacts physiology, and the effect it has on the cardiovascular system. Lead author, Daniel Brotman, claims "Acute physical stressors such as sugery, trauma, and intense physical exertion are well known triggers of cardiovascular events. Emotional stressors are increasingly recognized as precipitants of such events."

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POPE AND PARKINSONS DISEASE

POPE AND PARKINSONS DISEASE Stories

Pope John Paul II battled a disease that in the end led to his death. Parkinsons disease is a condition with no known cure. Yet, perhaps the best hope is one which the pope himself fought against vehemently.
Pope John Paul II was incredibly strong, given his condition, Yet, slowly, Parkinsons disease took its predictable progressive course.

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POPE LATEST 022505 Stories

Pope John Paul II is again breathing on his own following surgery to ease a breathing crisis that caused him to be rushed yesterday to a hospital in Rome.
Doctors and spokespersons give what amounts to be positive news about the pope. But the messages and information has been mixed and from a medical standpoint, confusing.

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POPE HEALTH

POPE HEALTH Stories

Pope John Paul II had difficulty breathing last evening. Part of the reason was, he has the flu. But he had another condition called laryngospasm, which is a spasm of the larynx.
The larynx is the part of the windpipe that includes the voice box. Air passes through the vocal cords to get to the lungs. But laryngospasm occurs when the muscles controlling the vocal cords clamp together. It results in a sudden inability to get air in and out.

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PARKINSON’S TOXINS

PARKINSON’S TOXINS Stories

CAN TOXINS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT CAUSE SOME OF US TO DEVELOP PARKINSON’S DISEASE?
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS EXPOSURE TO COMMON POLLUTANTS TO WHICH WE’RE EXPOSED CAN CAUSE THE DISEASE IN LAB RATS, SUGGESTING PERHAPS WE ARE ALSO AT SIGNIFICANT RISK.
(TALENT) SHOWS THE DRAMATIC VIDEO OF HOW THESE TOXINS CAN DO DAMAGE TO THE NERVOUS SYSTEM.

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PROSTATE CANCER BIOMARKER

PROSTATE CANCER BIOMARKER Stories

69 year old Eugene Brown didn’t understand why he just couldn’t shake some lingering flu symptoms. “My illness hung on for 2 months maybe even three months,” says Eugene.

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