Hospitals hub for spread of MRSA
Hospitals are meant to be places to get better, not to catch some deadly superbug that doesn't react to antibiotics. Unfortunately, a research team from Edinburgh University in the UK...
Women have different heart attack symptoms?
Chest pain is a classic symptom of a heart attack unless you are a woman, according to a new study. Women are less likely to have a heart attack than...
PAD – reasons to encourage public access defibrillation
Defibrillation is the process of exposing one's heart to electrical impulses in order to deal with arrhythmia and prevent potentially deadly heart problems and complications such as cardiac arrhythmia, ventricular...
How does the heart work?
The HeartThe heart is the central part of the circulatory system and it represents a myogenic muscular organ responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels. The organ is made...
Is your heart sick?
Development of Heart DiseaseHeart disease is the major cause of death worldwide. Heart disease is a term that refers to variety of disease affecting the heart.According to experts, most common...
High hemoglobin levels
Hemoglobin is the iron-containing oxygen-transport metalloprotein in the red blood cells. The main role of hemoglobin in the human body is to carry the oxygen from the lungs or gills...
Squeezing chest pain
Chest pain is a symptom of many underlying health conditions that should not be neglected since they can cause serious complications. Many people experiencing chest pain usually tend to think...
Types of heart diseases
Any disease that affects the heart is called heart disease. There are many types of heart disease and some of them can be fatal. One can be born with heart...
Hematocrit and hemoglobin
Hematocrit and hemoglobin measurements are blood tests and they are a part of a complete blood count. A complete blood count, also known as full blood count (FBC) or full...
Causes, symptoms and treatment for thrombocytopenia
Thrombocytopenia is a medical term for low number of thrombocytes. This condition is also known as low platelet count. Thrombocytes or platelets are blood cells and they are engaged in...