Archive for 'Cardiology'

Benefits of Niacin

November 12th, 2005 – 3:36 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan

Cholesterol levels of LDL, low density lipoprotetein levels may be lowered by taking niacin. Niacin opens blood vessels wider. Niacin detoxifies. The niacin flush is actually caused when the small blood vessels, the capillaries are opened so that more flood flows through them. Many toxins are stored in fatty tissues These blood vessels reach those [...]

Benefits of Fish Oil

July 12th, 2005 – 3:32 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan

The drug Vioxx was pulled off the market due to deleterious side effects. The drug was for those who suffered from pain of inflammatory diseases such as arthritis. Now there is a simple alternative without the side effects and that is fish oils. They contain omega-3 fatty acids. They produce a hormone-like chemical called eicosonoids [...]

Artificial Hearts

May 2nd, 2005 – 3:25 pm Posted by Bill Tuscan
Tagged as: Cardiology, Surgery

The longest survival record of 17 months with an artificial heart was by Tom Christerson. On July 2, 2001. AbioCor is the company that produced this artificial heart. The Jarvic-7 heart made by Robert Jarvic in the early attempts in 1980 had the host die within hours or days and there were massive foreign-body rejection [...]