Cardiology

While heart attacks and strokes are possible in children, they mostly occur in adults. Instead, the majority of heart conditions that affect children are...

Suffering from anything that could potentially take your life is a distressing event. Unlike some disastrous illnesses that strike at will but can possibly...

From cardiac arrest to minor arrhythmias, heart conditions affect many people in the United States. For the less fortunate, heart disease alone is the...

If you take a look around the cardiology department of a hospital sometime, you probably won’t see a lot of smiling faces. People aren’t...

As ironic as it may be, heart conditions are not for the faint at heart. They plague many people of various ages. Some develop...

Obesity in the US is at an all time high. This is especially true when it comes to children. Where it was one common...

The common anticoagulant medication Coumadin decreases a patient's risk of developing life-threatening blood clots by interfering with clotting factors. Physicians often prescribe the medication...

What is a Stroke? A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked or interrupted. The result is...

Current economic times cause many to take lower-paying jobs. Many have also lost their jobs. These circumstances leave individuals without the means to pay...

A family medical history or a medical family tree is a wonderful tool that can help patients and health care providers review a record...