CHICAGO (Reuters) - Fish oil appears to do more harm than good for heart
patients who have surgically implanted defibrillators to shock their
weakened hearts back into rhythm, researchers said on Tuesday.
In a study of 200 patients with the electrical devices, half took fish

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I continue to learn more and more about statins as a result of this book:
"What You Must Know about Statin Drugs and their Natural Alternatives"
by Jay S. Cohen, M.D.
I encourage you to buy it if you take statins.

I have heard this term bandied around a lot of late but cannot find any
definition in my medical dictionary.
I have tried spelling it in different ways but still no luck.
I'm guessing it is the opposite to Tachycardia (HR faster than 100 BPM)?

I'm posting from the UK.
My wife was diagnosed with VT four years ago and had an ablation to 'cure'
it. Ever since then she has suffered from frequent ectopic heartbeats. She
will go some days where every second or third beat is ectopic. This gives

Worth a gander. Better to use the URL.
Bill
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http://www.mayitpleasethecourt.com/journal.asp?blogid=828

before anyone comments... yes I have seen a doc!  I'm just not very
confident in their opinion as you'll read why...
I was just wondering if I could get some input on this:
Over the last few months I have been getting frequent headaches, and

I try there..
My name is pietro.
To April of 2004 I have had a heart attack.
I have had an intervention of angioplastica and stent.

I'm having problems with periodic tachycardia (around 120-125 at
it's apex, usually takes about 6-8 hrs. to wind back down to my
normal 75-80.)  Whenever this happens, when I'm out and about
walking, it's accompanied with this feeling of being somewhat out of

I see the battle of the statins absorbing all the
bandwidth in this group.  Which is not terribly
helpful for one who wishes to lower her cholesterol
without statins.  

Before I begin, I would like to state that statins are wonderful
medications that have helped millions of people. The vast majority of
people that use statins have no side effects.
The information in this post was taken from a book entitled ³What You Must

Lipitor does not prevent narrowing in heart valve
08 Jun 2005 21:00:14 GMT
Source: Reuters
BOSTON, June 8 (Reuters) - The popular cholesterol-reducing drug

Lipid lowering drugs reduce omega-3 fatty acids and increase arachidonic
acid.
Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2005 Feb;15(1):36-41. Related Articles, Links
Lipid-lowering drugs and essential omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids in

i have read that whenever one stops a statin there is a 2-3 week period
in which one experiences increased platelet stickiness.  i am unable to
re-access this information to substatiate.  in the meantime, what would
one take to decrease platelet stickiness?  aspirin?  plavix?  high ...

I think the human heart is crap, so I think scientists should develop
artificial hearts and all human hearts should be removed and turned
into catfood.