Overcoming common problems
5 total works
The growing rate of heart disease is a worrying development in the UK. This revised edition covers all aspects of the problems including angina, smoking, exercise and what to do after a heart attack. A new chapter covers the arguments about women and heart attacks. Heart disease is now the commonest cause of death of women in Britian. This is mainly because the risk of heart attacks rises steeply after menopause. Pre-menopausal women are partly protected by their female sex hormones and their bodies' quantity of oestrogen. Tom Smith offers the argument that hormone replacement therapy might keep heart attack rates low. He also draws on recent research which shows that doctors are slower at diagnosing and treating women of heart complaints.
Discusses the common affliction of high blood pressure. The book explains what causes high blood pressure, and how to treat it. It discusses methods of treatment from self-help to the actions and importance of drug treatments. It also includes diet, lifestyle, stress, and inheritance.
For anyone who thinks they might be at risk of a stroke, or who has actually suffered a stroke, this book provides the essential information on how to spot the warning signs, reduce the risk of stroke and how recovery works.
This practical guide explains the symptoms of angina and the latest treatments. Including a special questionairre, it examines diet and lifestyle, highlighting the risks of smoking and bad diet, focusing on the dangers for post-menopausal women and children who get very little exercise.
A guide recommended by Chest, Stroke and Heart, Scotland and the Britsh Lung Foundation. Chest, lung and bronchial conditions are a growing problem. This book explains the causes and cures of conditions including bronchitis, emphysema and asthma. It includes a section on industrial diseases.