Statins for High Cholesterol Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.‚ and people with higher cholesterol are at higher risk for heart attacks. There’s good evidence that people who already have heart disease benefit from cholesterol-lowering medications‚ or statins. Among those people‚ statin treatment reduces risk of heart attack and may prolong life. Despite research that has included tens of thousands of people‚ there is no evidence that taking statins prolongs life‚ although
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ENG 102 online 20 SEPT. 2014 Luscious and Bitter Revenge In The Cask of Amontillado‚ Edgar Allen Poe uses verbal irony to reinforce revenge. Edgar Allen Poe uses this title to briefly tell us what this story is about. Usually‚ a friend is someone who is trusted and is a great supporter‚ but what happens when this is broken? Montresor is about to give an answer to Fortunato later on in the story. The title of "The Cask of Amontillado" is also a verbal irony. Amontillado is a rare
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This is when there is an opening in the wall between the heart. This disorder can cause over flowing blood in the lungs and problems pumping blood through the body. These can lead to right side heart failure. Atrial Septal Defect is a rare disease‚ to get a full grasp on the subject you must understand how the heart works.The blood goes into the top of the heart and go down to the lungs to get oxygen then goes back up the other half of the heart. A.S.D. is there is an opening near the top where the
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“Richards was too late… she died of a heart disease-- of joy that kills.” “The Story of an Hour”‚ by Kate Chopin‚ is about a married woman with a frail heart‚ who found freedom after her husband’s death‚ but died due to the shock of seeing her “thought to be dead” husband. In “The Story of an Hour‚” Kate Chopin uses optimistic imagery to state that freedom is a spark that becomes a flame to those who are binded by darkness as her main idea. She is able to convey this main idea to the readers through
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The Story of an Hour By Kate Chopin Although the readers and I am aware of the cause of Mrs. Mallard death‚which was heart trouble‚ I believe that her death troubles were more then that. The readers should understand that joy of independence‚ oppression‚ and disappointment was involved in her death. It is shocking to Know that these characteristics played a role in her death until you read between the lines. When Louise hears from Josephine and Bentley of her husband’s death‚ she
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“The Story of An Hour” In the story “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin the dominant theme is that women can not live their life to the fullest while married. Throughout the story this idea is reinforced by the use of symbolism‚ foreshadowing‚ and a dynamic character‚ Louise Mallard. When Louise is informed of her husbands death her immediate emotion is sadness. But not long after‚ that changes drastically. She becomes freed‚ and feels like her life is just now beginning. This is implied many
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has been heart disease. Last year‚ heart diseases claimed the lives of more than 600‚000 Americans. The most common of these is acute myocardial infarction‚ better known as a heart attack. Each year‚ about 720‚000 Americans suffer from a heart attack. That averages to almost two thousand heart attack cases a day! So why are there so many heart attacks? The answer is simple: by eating unhealthily‚ not exercising‚ and smoking‚ millions of people put themselves at risk of suffering a heart attack.
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exam‚ medical and infectious disease testing‚ a thorough sperm quality evaluation‚ and several in-person interviews with staff at the sperm bank. Repeated physical exams and disease testing are ongoing while the donors are active‚ which means that the donors must maintain a healthy diet and stay active. Although the sperm bank goes through the screening process‚ they fail to test for genetic diseases because of the cost. A donor will be asked about any genetic diseases‚ but to save three hundred dollars
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short story about a woman who thinks she loses her husband in a railroad accident‚ but loses her freedom instead. Louise Mallard suffers from heart troubles‚ and has to be monitored every day. When her sister Josephine‚ and a family friend Richards‚ tell her the news about her husband she has to be careful not startle Louise too much‚ as it could hurt her heart. Chopin uses setting‚ point of view‚ and language devices to enhance the central idea of confinement. The setting is physical‚ and it takes
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example‚ damage tissues in the arteries‚ and arteries can be harmed by blockage such as fatty deposits. These fatty deposit can trigger the heart to pump harder the normal pushing blood past the fatty buildup. Stress can damage the arteries of the increased pressure. Atherosclerotic diseases can also lead to aneurysm‚ people who associate with the atherosclerotic disease have a form of plaque buildup in their arteries. This specific build up is due to hard substance called plaque that damages the arteries
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