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Highlights:
- Smoking and heart damage.
- Resources: Society for Women's Health Research. Health Well Foundation. Out-of-network claims.
- Healthy Bites: Music in Healthcare. Workout for COVID-19. Mask troubles. Monkeypox. Life Expectancy Drop.
- Medical Mysteries: Never- ending hiccups.
- For Patients.
- For Providers.
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Smoking Damages the Heart Too
We've been made aware of how tobacco abuse, specifically smoking can damage our lungs, but what we didn't know was how it can also damage the actual anatomy of the heart. A recent study showed exactly how smoking impacts a person's blood vessels and weakens the heart structure. Smoking also doubles the risk of a heart attack while it triples the risk of a stroke.
How does it happen?
So what exactly is inside a cigarette that is making people so addicted? That's a fairly reasonable question to ask and to answer, it's Nicotine. Nicotine causes the blood vessels to narrow, restricting the flow of the right amount of blood through them. Hence, it's safe to say that nicotine increases blood pressure. It also causes a condition called atherosclerosis that damages the heart both directly and indirectly.
To quit or not to quit
Data from the fifth Copenhagen City Heart Study found that individuals with 10 years of smoking history had thicker, heavier & weaker hearts, implying how smoking throughout the years has damaged the heart. But quitting can reverse this weakening heart to some degree, says Dr. Holt and her team.
In conclusion, quitting is probably the healthiest option for both your lungs and your heart.
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- A thoughtful initiative taken by the Society for Women's Health Research built solely for the benefit of women's health through science and education.
- An incredible, non-for-profit, Health Well Foundation, pledges to eliminate the financial barriers that exist between the healthcare system and the people.
- Check out the easiest way to file an out-of-network claim.
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- Music helps: Musical tests combined with EEG recordings were able to detect
cognitive decline as a precursor for dementia in the elderly, according to a recent
study.
- Workout for COVID-19: Studies show how 2.5 hours of moderate-intensity workout can lower the risk
of developing COVID-19.
- Mask troubles: Regular use of face masks can cause acne, facial dermatitis, itching
and pressure injuries to half the population recently established in this meta-analysis.
- Monkeypox: First death due to monkeypox in the United States was confirmed by the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Life Expectancy: The U.S. records
another drop in life expectancy in 2021 after the unforgettable drop in 2020 to
reach the lowest in decades.
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- The hiccups kept
recurring while the mother of two struggled to get by her day, but it gets
serious from there as the following event precedes
- The hiccups made the doctor question if it was
gastritis or multiple sclerosis or perhaps cancer that she battled two years
ago.
- Later she lost the sensation of temperature when
she walked all over her cold patio. Gradually she lost feeling in her left leg, making her partially paralyzed.
- Finally, doctors were able to diagnose her with a
rare condition known as Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) in which the immune system
attacks cells in the eyes and spinal cord. Even though her vision was unharmed, her spine did take the damage.
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