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Heart Disease and Sexual Activity

June 26, 2012 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Did you know that sex is generally safe for most heart disease patients, even after a heart attack or major heart surgery? According to the American Heart Association, most patients with stable heart disease can safely engage in sexual activity. Sex is Similar to Moderate Exercise Doctors … [Read more...] about Heart Disease and Sexual Activity

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: Activity, disease, Heart, heart disease, Sexual, sexual activity

Shadows Foundation Working for Emergency Responders

March 13, 2012 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

 The Heart & Vascular Center of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff Medical Center and the Shadows Foundation are teaming up to provide free cardiac screenings for firefighters, police and emergency medical services personnel. Experts believe that working in fast-paced, high-stress conditions such as … [Read more...] about Shadows Foundation Working for Emergency Responders

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: annual physicals, disease, fellow firefighters, firefighter, firefighter deaths, Flagstaff Medical Center, Heart, Northern, percent, strenuous physical activity

New Thinking on Heart Disease Prevention

November 4, 2011 By techsuperadmin 1 Comment

Heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States. There is a growing body of research demonstrating that cholesterol levels are no longer the best indicator of a person's risk for a heart attack or stroke. In fact, half of the people who suffer a heart attack have completely … [Read more...] about New Thinking on Heart Disease Prevention

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: bile salts, blood cholesterol levels, body, diet, disease, Heart, heart disease prevention, inflammation, lipid particle, normal cholesterol levels

Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak

August 23, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Employing technology that reads the entire DNA code, researchers led by the Translational Genomics Research Institute and the Technical University of Denmark have pinpointed the source of a cholera outbreak in Haiti that killed more than 6,000 people and sickened 300,000. Paul Keim, Regents … [Read more...] about Professor Helps Researchers Uncover Cholera Outbreak

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: cholera outbreak, disease, genome, northern arizona university, Paul Keim, Study, technology, TGen, translational genomics research institute, whole genome sequencing

Pepsi Amphitheater Raises $12k For Shadows Foundation

August 12, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

The Shadows Foundation, who is hosting a celebrity golf tournament August 27 and 28, got a major boost from the Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill. Organizers helped raise $12,000 for the Shadows Foundation of Flagstaff, an organization that provides assistance to those financially affected by … [Read more...] about Pepsi Amphitheater Raises $12k For Shadows Foundation

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: assistance, auction, celebrity golf tournament, Coconino County, disease, June, prairie home companion, tournament, tuthill park, wallick and volk

Nutritional Therapy for High Blood Cholesterol

July 10, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

According to the American Heart Association, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) is the number one killer in the United States. Although the death rate over the last 20 years has decreased, the prevalence has increased. A major risk factor for developing CAD is unhealthy lipid levels, more commonly known … [Read more...] about Nutritional Therapy for High Blood Cholesterol

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: american heart association, cheese, coronary artery disease, diet, disease, Fat, Heart, high blood cholesterol, pot cheese, well balanced diet

Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine

May 4, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Lumbar Total Disc Replacement is the next generation in the surgical care of lumbar degenerative disc disease. A lumbar total disc replacement (TDR) is a motion preserving technology now being used by spine surgeons in place of fusion. TDR aims to replace the degenerative disc, which is the pain … [Read more...] about Total Disc Replacement in the Lumbar Spine

Filed Under: Columnists Tagged With: body, degenerative disc disease, Disc, disease, facet joints, lumbar degenerative disc disease, nerve roots, pain, shock absorber, treatment

Albertson’s LLC Tackling Diabetes Crisis  

April 22, 2011 By techsuperadmin Leave a Comment

Albertson’s LLC is joining the Diabetes Prevention and Control Alliance, giving Albertson’s LLC shoppers access to the Alliance’s innovative, community-based programs that use proven approaches to help prevent and control diabetes. The retail grocery chain, which has more than 200 stores from … [Read more...] about Albertson’s LLC Tackling Diabetes Crisis  

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Alliance, blood, diabetes control program, diabetes crisis, diabetes prevention, disease, Health, novo nordisk, UnitedHealth, unitedhealth group

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