I need serious professional help, I have been getting chest pain on and off
for 3-4 yrs started of very mildly like every 8-10 monthes,
for the last yr I have been getting it quite regularily symptoms include
chest pain,headache, pain in my left shoulder blade and something stuck ...

Does added sugar in foods and drinks contribute to the development of
heart disease?
According to the Canadian Sugar Institute's FAQ, the answer is "No
evidence"!

http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=1189924XSL_NEWSML_TO_NEWSML.xml
Study Reveals Striking 50% Increase Worldwide in ''Metabolic
Syndrome,'' a Risk Factor for Heart Disease, Stroke and Diabetes,
Despite Improvements in Cholesterol

http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?emc=tnt&tntget=2006/03/12/health/1
2cnd-heart.html&tntemail1=y
Studies Find B Vitamins Don't Prevent Heart Attacks
By GINA KOLATA

I don't know if this is the right place to post this question. Back in
December I was hospitalized. I pulled out the IV in my left arm, and
fluid leaked into it, causing a blood clot. The doctors said not to
worry about it. However, lately I've been concerned because my knuckles

I take coreg for hi bp, and I've noticed that lately 25mgs is only
lasting about 4 hours.
After which, even if my surrounding environment is 'calm', I begin to
get an odd surge

" Case reports and clinical trial evidence supported the suggestion that
statins can also cause ED. "
"Recovery after drug withdrawl is the best available confirmation of
drug-induced adverse effect from the data that are available.  This was

Despite the agressive counter-spin by statin marketing departments, the
evidence is in:
"there was a temporal sequence of events in all cases and the adverse
reaction disappeared after drug withdrawal in 93% of the cases...The

FINALLY!
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20060305-9999-1m5heart.html
"Scientists to study link with infections

I'm not a doctor.
Recently a relative was given an EKG, and it was determined that there
was something "borderline" about the QT wave.  I've read a little on
the internet to find out what the QT wave is.  Fine.  Now we need to

Does anyone help.
What are VES and SVES. I think what really heapens with hearth in that
condition.

Not so long ago a young man (age early 30s) has his heart stop during
sleep. No drugs or alcohol involved apparently. He was somewhat obese
had asthma, history of alcohol use in past.
Can anyone suggest the possible causes or if not what is known about

I was wondering, if a viral infection is going to cause cardiomyopathy,
does the decrease in EF, for example, happen right away, or does it
take a week, a few weeks, a month, about how long?
I really just was wondering about the answer to the above question, but

This sh.t just won't come out, and these are my favorite pants. I've
tried soaking, scrubbing...
Any suggestions?

http://www.salon.com/wire/ap/archive.html?wire=D8FP7D280.html
 Found this today.  Seems BMI and Lipid profiles not the standard we
think of here.
Does anyone know how to get this test?