My heart seems to pound louder or harder than it should. The heart rate is
not high by any means (55-60) nor is the blood pressure that high, 140/85
when this happening. I lie down at night and it just seems to be
overworking. I can feel it when it is calm or uncalm, especially ...

I take coumadin for parox. Afib. I have been on exactly the same dose for 2
years and my INR is 2.2 to 2.4 (test monthly). I had to stop the coumadin
for 5 days for surgery. After resuming for 6 weeks my INR is now 1.7 (2
tests). I am puzzled by this and reluctant to increase the ...

I recently checked the ingredients in my "One Source" Multivitamins...
to my astonishment, they contain partially hydrogenated soybean oil!
Does anyone know WHY they would put this artery-clogging trans-fat
into a VITAMIN TABLET?  (My suspicion is that this might be how they

My BP used to be around 130/80 most of the time in a day but lately it
is going up.  Before going to bed my bp is around 140-150/90 and early
in the morning 140/90.  After taking med in the morning, it goes down
to 130-140/80.  I wonder why the sudden increase has come about.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20041112.wxinternet1113/BNSto
ry/Front/
Scientist awarded cyberlibel damages
By COLIN FREEZE
From Saturday's Globe and Mail

Do all "conversations" in this newsgroup degenerate to name calling, insult
throwing, "my dick is bigger than yours", criticize everyone for anything
AND, more importantly, NOT ANSWER ANY OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED?
This is worse than sci.med

Can anyone give me the name of another simvastatin, apart from ZOCOR ?
I've been searching the web, but to no avail
THANX
BR

HORROR STORY STARTS MAY.2004 WITH CRESCOR 20 MGM DAILY GIVEN TO ME MY
MY INTERNIST. THREE WWKS LATER I RUPTURE THE LONG HEAD OF MY LEFT
BICEPS DURING A ROUND OF GOLF. I PLAY GOLF 3 TIMES A WEEK FOR 20
YEARS. THEN SEVERE NOCTURNAL GASTRONEMIUS SPASMS. PRPMPTLY STOP

Some days ago i started taking clonidine to lower blood pressure and some
other med which i can't remember the name to rise blood pressure.
I am taking clonidine to help with my hyperactivity so the med to rise blood
pressure was also introduced since i dont suffer from high or low ...

"The patients taking vitamin E ended up on the wrong side of the
survival line. It was not a statistical glitch; it was a clear
indication of increased mortality."
WebMD / Nov. 10, 2004

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Vitamin E supplements, which millions take in the
hope of longer, healthier lives, may do more harm than good, researchers
reported on Wednesday.
In fact, people taking high doses of vitamin E may in some cases be more

Is it possible to raise HDL alot? Mine has always been right at 40. One
time it was 47. I exercise 5 days a week. I am 6 feet tall and 180. (I
have lost almost 30 pounds since last year.
I started drinking a small glass of red wine before going to bed

My husband (74) had bypass two months ago.  I have noticed that his
memory is much worse now than it was before the surgery.  I not just
talking about forgetting what happened in the hospital but also things
that happened six months ago.  Things that he normally would not have

And here I thought chylomicrons were Triglyceride and cholesteryl esters
incorporated with apolipoprotein (apo) B-48 for transport via lymphatics
into circulation.... then on to the liver.....
But again I ask...what is the significance of chylomicrons in every day