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Heart Attack Statistics

May 28th, 2009 | By admin | Category: health

Heart attacks are a common form of ischemic heart disease. The World Health Organization estimated in the year 2002 that over twelve percent of all worldwide deaths arose as a result of ischemic heart disease. In developed countries, it is the leading cause of death. In developing countries, however it comes third behind AIDS and [...]



Defibrillator – It can save lives

Feb 13th, 2009 | By admin | Category: Health tips

Defibrillator - It can save lives
Defibrillators save lives and that alone makes them priceless. Life-threatening cardiac arrhythmias are treated with a defibrillator. Defibrillators apply a medically necessary amount of electrical energy to the heart muscle, which results in depolarization of the muscle, which in turn should end the irregularity in the heart beat.
There are several [...]