What are "distant heart sounds" when noticed during a physical for cancer?
My hematologist did not mention it to me when he did a physical but it shows
up in his written report.
I can't get hold of my doctor to explain this to me. Something new to worry

my cardiologist wants me to add other types of exercise to my
walking..our local community center has recumbent bikes and these seem
comfortable - any suggestions on level, targt heart rate, time on the
machine,etc......I also have some sore hamstring muscles and neck and

My Dad, 83 y/o, 12 years post-bypass and has had two MIs (most recent in
1993) and 2 angioplasties. Seems to be doing much better since advent of
Lipitor. Also had a RFA successfully treated Atrial Flutter and has a
pacemaker for subsequent sick sinus syndrome. Good cardiac ...

Am J Clin Nutr 1999 Sep;70(3 Suppl):532S-538S
Associations between diet and cancer, ischemic heart disease,
and all-cause mortality in non-Hispanic white California
Seventh-day Adventists.

"Association does not imply causality," says Andrew McCullough,
director of sexual health and male infertility at New York University
Medical Center. "That's why you do placebo-controlled trials." He says
blaming vision loss on Viagra is a lot like previous assertions that

Ok, My HDL is like 41 and my LDL is 115 Total: 177 (Triglycerides 105 /
cholesterol - HDL ratio 4.3.) Average numbers. But my CRP is 4.5. Yow!
High risk? I don't like the sound of that. What can I do to bring it
down. I'm already semi-vegan, exercise moderately, I'm 49 WM with no

Has anyone else had their heart punctured during this "simple
out-patient proceedure"?
I was told this was extreemly rare. I spent 5 days in intensive care
with more tubes in me than an old radio. A pericardial centesis was

OK, now what does it mean when your test report says "Left Ventricular
Ejection Fraction 76% at a heart rate of 97 beats per minute.  End
diastolic volume is 67cc?
Thanking you in advance for your expert advice......

BOSTON (Reuters) - People taking statin drugs to stem the progression of
heart disease may be getting an extra benefit: protection from colorectal
cancer, according to research released on Wednesday.
The findings, published the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that

A recent blood panel shows my cholesterol = 217; LDL = 145.
I already avoid high/bad fat foods, exercise 6 times a week, am not
overweight. My BP is a bit high (132/78). What the hell can I do to get the
LDL down?

Kathleen Doheny, "Fish Oil Fights Smog's Effect on Heart", Forbes, May
26, 2005,
Link:
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2005/05/26/hscout525935.html

This looks to me to be hugely important:
Nature 435, 502-506 (26 May 2005) | doi: 10.1038/nature03527
Vascular respiratory uncoupling increases blood pressure and
atherosclerosis

{The Son of God Himself, our Lord and Savior, Defender of the Faith,
George W. Bush, declares:}
(CNN) -- President Bush on Friday threatened to veto a bill expanding
public funding for embryonic stem cell research that could make it to

Against Discouragement
By Howard Zinn
[In 1963, historian Howard Zinn was fired from Spelman College, where he
was chair of the History Department, because of his civil rights

 Associated Press
Genentech Vision Study Data Are Positive
05.23.2005, 04:29 PM
Genentech Inc. said Monday that its experimental drug for a common