General Information Crestor (rosuvastatin calcium) is a synthetic lipid-lowering agent approved as a treatment for hypercholesterolemia. The drug is classified as a Statin‚ a type of agent that inhibits cholesterol production in the liver. Crestor is indicated as an adjunct to diet to reduce elevated cholesterol levels in the blood. It is indicated for primary hypercholesterolemia (heterozygous familial and nonfamilial) and mixed dyslipidemia (Fredrickson Type IIa and IIb). It is also indicated as
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Christi-Anne Beatty Wednesday‚ March 27‚ 2013 English IIB Acc. 2nd Period Why People Should Exercise More Physical exercise is one of the most important things in the world. With proper exercise you can avoid or reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease‚ breast cancer‚ and improve your brain power. Now wouldn’t that be nice? If you were to get exercise regularly you could become a doctor with your brain power‚ and with that much skill you could help cure people of these formidable illnesses
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Health Benefits of Exercise Regular exercise can help protect you from heart disease and stroke‚ high blood pressure‚ noninsulin-dependent diabetes‚ obesity‚ back pain‚ osteoporosis‚ and can improve your mood and help you to better manage stress. For the greatest overall health benefits‚ experts recommend that you do 20 to 30 minutes of aerobic activity three or more times a week and some type of muscle strengthening activity and stretching at least twice a week. However‚ if you are unable
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Collaborative Learning Community: Health Promotion and Community Resource Katherine Paz Lisa Alford Teaching Project Kyler Merrill Mark Lipelis Lawrence Wendel Mercy Chalappuram NRS-429V Feb 01‚ 2015 Heart Disease and Stroke Healthy People 2020 Focus Area • Heart Diseases And Stroke. • The leading modifiable (controllable) risk factors for heart disease and stroke are: • • • • • High blood pressure High cholesterol Cigarette smoking Diabetes Poor diet and physical inactivity • Heart
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According to studies‚ vegetarians have better health than people that eat meat. They have lower rates of coronary artery disease‚ gallstones‚ cancer (particularly lung and colon cancer)‚ kidney stones‚ colon disease‚ diabetes and high blood pressure. It has been shown that sometimes a vegetarian diet can help cure these diseases. A vegetarian is also less likely to be overweight than a non-vegetarian. In 1961‚ the Journal of the American Medical Association stated that ninety to ninety-seven percent
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Cardiovascular Disease Information HCA 240 February 22‚ 2013 Gioia Scoppoa Cardiovascular Disease Information Cardiovascular disease refers to conditions that narrow or block blood vessels. These conditions can lead to a heart attack or stroke. According to Richard P. Lewis M.D. (Can Cardiovascular Disease be prevented)‚ “Cardiovascular disease is the common chronic illness in our society.” Coronary artery disease is a disease that supplies the muscle with blood. The blood flow can become
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Living in the Shadow of Heart Disease In the United States‚ every year more than 1 million Americans suffer from a heart attack. This number although it may not seem like a lot‚ is indeed quite high. Heart disease is a major killer that can in fact be controlled. If more people would watch what they eat‚ do simple exercises‚ and restrict physically damaging activities‚ such as smoking‚ they could lower their risk of a heart attack or heart disease. Many people do things that short term‚ have little
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Christopher Flores March 8‚ 2011 Mr. Haile 1301.155 Exercise for the Body You know exercise is good for you -- but do you know how good? At its most basic‚ exercise is any type of physical exertion we perform in an effort to improve our health‚ shape our bodies‚ and boost performance (Waehner‚ Web). Adults‚ men and women‚ and teens both benefit from exercise and physical activity in many different ways. Exercise should play a key role in everyone’s daily life‚ not only does it boost self
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STRESS RELATED DISEASES Several definitions of stress have been proposed thus causing a great deal of confusion. Therefore‚ I would like to leave the meaning of this word very simple. It is a term we human beings use to stand for hundreds of specific problems in our lives. It is a word we use when we feel angry‚ depressed‚ frustrated or worried. Stress can be categorized into physical‚ emotional and behavioral. I would like to dwell only on the physical effects of stress. Research shows that
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Hertig‚Kathleen(1) The Importance of Lipoproteins and How They Effect Our Body and Through Lifestyle Decisions How Cardiovascular Disease Can Be Prevented and or Controlled. Insoluble in water lipids can be defined. To move lipids like fatty acid‚ triacylglycerols‚ steroids and fat soluble vitamins within the blood plasma‚ a mover protein is needed. Moved from the adipose tissue to the muscle‚ heart and liver tissues by serum albumin are fatty acids. Moved by the retinol binding protein
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