I'm a full-time free lance writer, editor, and project manager. I've had the privilege of working with some amazing people and have edited numerous books and authored or co-authored articles too numerous to mention.
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Frequently referred to as the silent killer because frequently there is little if any advanced warning, stroke is responsible for more deaths worldwide than any other condition except heart ...
February 8, 2012 - 9:02pm
Heart disease is one of the more interesting conditions of our generation simply because there are many actions we can take proactively to help prevent heart disease from developing, or if we have ...
February 5, 2012 - 10:28pm
For the first time in 15 years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued new guidelines for school lunches. The new rules, which were released to the public on January 25, 2012, have been hailed ...
February 1, 2012 - 6:13pm
February is upon us and once again hearts are the theme. Little pink, red, and white hearts decorate checkout lines, greeting cards, and of course, the confectionery aisle. Hearts and chocolate ...
January 30, 2012 - 9:21pm
Cardiac tamponade is a serious cardiac condition. Potentially life-threatening, it’s caused when the heart becomes compressed and is put under pressure, as a result of fluid buildup in the spaces ...
January 25, 2012 - 12:31pm
Named for cardiologists Dr. Louis Wolff, Sir John Parkinson and Dr. Paul Dudley White, WPW syndrome affects approximately one out of every 500 people. Although it may affect people of all ages, ...
January 22, 2012 - 11:07pm
It’s generally accepted that engaging in regular physical exercise is good for your heart health on many levels. Regular exercise lowers blood pressure, helps you maintain a healthy weight, and ...
January 17, 2012 - 10:10pm
I’m a full-time freelance writer and while I write for many people on a wide variety of topics, the work that I do here for Empowher is perhaps the most rewarding because it has the power to ...
January 15, 2012 - 10:28pm
In February, American Heart Month will kick off, and hopefully you’ll come across at least one event that will inspire you to not only learn more about your heart health but take positive action ...
January 11, 2012 - 8:04pm
Just as surely as November and December are considered the winter holiday season, so January must certainly be the season of resolutions. While resolutions can take on many shapes and forms, diet ...
January 9, 2012 - 10:35pm
ST segment elevation myocardial infarction or STEMI is a particular type of heart attack that’s caused when the blood supply to the heart has been blocked for a very long period of time. STEMI ...
January 4, 2012 - 9:31pm
Now that the hustle and bustle of the holidays is finally over, many of us are already taking a look forward to our 2012 New Year’s resolutions. Since heart disease remains the number one killer ...
January 1, 2012 - 9:19pm
High blood pressure, also sometimes referred to as hypertension, is one of the risk factors for both cardiovascular -- CVD or heart disease -- and stroke. It’s generally accepted that maintaining ...
December 28, 2011 - 5:17pm
For most, the holiday season is a time of great joy -- parties, celebrations, gift giving, and just plain overall good cheer as for the briefest of times, we all walk in an attitude of ...
December 26, 2011 - 5:59pm
While there are numerous types of hemophilia, the most common type is hemophilia A. Also referred to as factor VIII deficiency hemophilia, or simply “classic” hemophilia, hemophilia A is a blood ...
December 21, 2011 - 11:37pm
The sinus node is the body’s natural pacemaker. Located in the heart’s upper right chamber, the sinus node sends out electrical signals that keep the heart beating in perfect rhythm. ...
December 19, 2011 - 4:19pm
It’s generally accepted that we have to take special care to protect our heart from damage during summer heat. What many may not realize is that the extreme winter cold may be just as dangerous ...
December 14, 2011 - 9:23pm
Congestive heart failure, or CHF, is a serious heart condition. The heart of people with CHF, sometimes simply referred to as heart failure, is unable to do its job properly and pump enough blood ...
December 12, 2011 - 10:28pm
Once upon a lifetime ago, my father took a job in upper New York state and moved all us lock, stock and barrel, from the wonderfully warm and sunny state of Texas to a little spot 10 miles from ...
December 6, 2011 - 10:00pm
Coronary artery disease, also known as CAD or heart disease, is the leading cause of death in the United States. CAD, which prematurely takes the lives of men and women, is characterized by fatty ...
December 4, 2011 - 2:43pm
Unless you live in a vacuum, it would be hard not to know that heart attacks are extremely serious events which can result in permanent damage to your heart, disability, and even death. What may ...
November 27, 2011 - 10:27pm
High-density lipoprotein, or HDL, cholesterol is generally known as the “good” cholesterol. Charged with the task of picking up extra cholesterol and delivering it back to the liver for ...
November 23, 2011 - 3:15pm
More than one person I know swears that their child’s first word wasn’t the treasured “Mama” or “Dada” but “Happy Meal!” There certainly no doubt that we live in the supersize-me age of fast food, ...
November 21, 2011 - 8:45pm
Imagine a world where damaged and diseased hearts no longer exist. Imagine a world where your heart could simply heal itself and the world where heart surgeries, medications, and disability from ...
November 16, 2011 - 7:36pm
Most of us are probably familiar with most of the traditional risk factors for heart disease such as age, obesity, family history, high blood pressure, diabetes, or smoking. What you may not ...
November 14, 2011 - 7:55am
I know -- I know -- I know ... my cholesterol is too high -- again -- and I need to do something about it. My doctor has suggested statins several times but after getting out my trusty magnifying ...
November 8, 2011 - 10:20pm
By itself, cholesterol is not a bad thing. A waxy substance, cholesterol is present in all cells. It helps your body digest foods, create hormones, and manufacture vitamin D. Lipoproteins (high ...
November 6, 2011 - 10:52pm
Childhood cuts and scrapes are normally nothing more than a rite of passage of childhood. A wet paper towel, a little Neosporin, a Scooby-Doo Band-Aid, a magic kiss from mom and the injury is ...
October 31, 2011 - 3:21pm
I have to admit to being surprised to learn that there are actually different types of heart attacks. In retrospect, this knowledge should have been intuitive. But, it honestly never occurred to ...
October 25, 2011 - 8:59pm
Vasculitis is an inflammation of the blood vessels caused when the immune system mistakes blood vessels for foreign invaders and mounts an attack. The resulting inflammation causes arteries to ...
October 24, 2011 - 6:42pm
Perhaps one of the most familiar -- and least understood -- forms of anemia is sickle cell anemia. An inherited disorder, sickle cell anemia causes crescent moon-shaped red blood cells.
Red ...
October 18, 2011 - 8:10pm
If you’re a woman chances are you either have been, or will be, anemic at least once during your lifetime. While anemia certainly doesn’t discriminate between men and women, there are certain ...
October 16, 2011 - 7:57pm
Do you remember your grammar lessons from grade school and how the teacher drilled you on the meanings of the multitude of prefixes and suffixes common to the English language, and how they ...
October 11, 2011 - 6:33pm
Endocardium is the term used to describe the inner lining of the heart chamber and valves. Sometimes, this inner lining can become inflamed or infected causing a condition commonly referred to as ...
October 9, 2011 - 9:14pm
Many of us naturally think of heart disease, or other heart problems, as a condition which affects only middle-aged women approaching menopause or older women. The truth is that young women of ...
October 6, 2011 - 6:05am
It's 5 a.m. and the alarm clock jars you back into the land of the living after what surely must have been only 15 minutes of sleep, tops. It was actually four and a half hours but who’s keeping ...
October 2, 2011 - 12:48pm
Left Bundle Branch Block – Right Bundle Branch Block - Hut 1 – Hut 2!
I swear, the very name of this condition -- Bundle Branch Block -- sounds more like a play you’d expect to hear on the ...
September 28, 2011 - 5:37am
Caused by the group A streptococcus bacteria, also known as Streptococcus pyogenes, strep throat leaves its victims with sore throat pain that ranks about 197 on a scale of one to ten, along with ...
September 25, 2011 - 5:19pm
In its simplest terms, tachycardia means that you have a faster than normal heart beat. According to the Mayo Clinic, the resting heart rate of most adults is between 60 and 100 beats per minute. ...
September 19, 2011 - 8:20pm
Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia -- try saying that fast three times! Actually, I’m not certain I can say this tongue twister more than once without my tongue tripping over the syllables. ...
September 18, 2011 - 8:01pm
Sometimes, being number one isn’t a good thing. Unfortunately for women, heart disease is no longer a disease reserved only for the Type-A corporate male executives. Not only do women get heart ...
September 13, 2011 - 7:06pm
So, your doctor just about gave you heart failure as he delivered a diagnosis of congestive heart failure, or CHF. Now, you’re wondering what living with CHF means.
How is it treated? Does it ...
September 11, 2011 - 6:21pm
There is no doubt that women today are under more stress than ever. One of the “gifts” left to us by the women’s liberation movement is that we not only get to fry-the-bacon-up-in-a-pan at night, ...
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