Battling Heart and Stroke

Heavy drinking is bad for the heart and for the arteries. Furthermore, heavy alcohol consumption affects men and women differently - although in the long run, the effects are never beneficial. This is according to a report presented at American Society of Hypertension 2008 Annual Meeting in New Orleans, LA in May.

Men: Heavy drinking among men leads to elevated blood pressure. Chronic high blood pressure then leads to stiffening of the arteries.

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It’s going to be a summer of sports. The European Football Championships have started. So have the NBA play offs. And there are the Olympics Games in Beijing to look forward to.

Athletes are known for having stronger hearts than ordinary mortals like you and me. However, a recent study shows that among athletes, heart structure and function may significantly differ - depending on skin color and ethnicity.

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We all get spam emails about cheap drugs sold over the Internet. However, these drugs and their distributors not only clutter your inbox, they actually present serious health hazards to those who actually buy and use them.

Here are examples of drugs that can harm your heart and badly affect your blood pressure:

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Hello and welcome to Battling Heart and Stroke.

I deem it best that we get to know a little bit about our body and body organs before we move on to topics of battling heart diseases and stroke.

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