Atrial Fibrillation

The majority of strokes occur when a blood clot lodges in a blood vessel, blocking blood flow to a portion of your brain (ischemic stroke). The group of brain cells normally nourished by the oxygen in the affected blood vessels dies almost immediately after blood flow is blocked, while surrounding brain cells experience reduced blood [...]

For 4,000 years, the Chinese people have been using green tea as treatment for everything from headaches to depression.
Today, studies are conducted in Asia and the west in order to produce hard evidence of the health benefits of the tea. In the 1994 edition of the Journal of National Cancer Institute, the results of [...]

looking for ways to to take away some of the discomfort from the throbbing in my calf area
I`ve been to the doctor and am giving myself lovenox injections and taking a warfarin tablet along with tylenol for pain but it`s not quite enough to ease the discomfort so I was just wondering about compresses, hot [...]

I have had multiple blood clots in my lungs 3 differnt times and just a few weeks ago they found another new clot in my left lung i have beent taking a blood thinner for 7 yrs
this last time in the hospital was in oct of last yr i had stop taking my [...]

Every time I hear about these two, it is because someone passed away suddenly. A newspaper reporter in Chicago was the second person I have heard of that died suddenly from a combination of the two of these. It appears from the description of it (Web MD) that the best way to prevent it is [...]

I can pin-point when it's that time of the month,and my period came on time, but i'm bleeding a lot worst then I normaly do….Is it normal to have blood clots bigger then the size of a quater? My cramps are a little worst then they should be. Could this be signs of [...]

Vitamin B-12 is a water-soluble crystalline compound that contains phosphorus, nitrogen, and cobalt. The latter gives it a rich red color. It is heat stable in neutral solutions, but it is destroyed by heat in both acid and alkaline mediums. It is also sensitive to light and is destroyed by heavy metals and strong [...]

Omega 3 Fatty Acids
Not all fats are bad. Omega 3 are essential fatty acids, which are often lacking in the Western diet. These are polyunsaturated fatty acids found predominantly in oily fish. Vegetarian sources of omega 3 include walnuts, flaxseeds and a variety of other seeds. Scientific research suggests an important role for Omega 3 [...]

my mother died of this unexpectedly and no one was around to witness it. i want to know if she felt pain and/or knew what was going on when she died?
A heart attack (coronary thrombosis or clot) they say feels like an elephant standing on your chest. With heart failure (ie enlarged heart or CHF) [...]

Sometimes when I have my period I get a lot of blood clots. They are really big sometimes (size of a quarter and oblong). How much of that is normal?
Not sure of your age but you must tell your physician about that next time you go for a yearly exam. I am 44 and had [...]