Ischemia is the medical term for an inadequate blood supply to a specific area of the body. This results in a reduced oxygen supply as blood has difficulty in reaching the target tissues or organs. Ischemia can be partial or complete. Partial ischemia may cause hypoxia, which is too little oxygen reaching the area. Complete ischemia results in anoxia, where no oxygen reaches the target area, and if this is not corrected quickly, it will eventually lead to an infarct.

Example : Coronary artery disease results in narrowing of the blood vessels that supply oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle. Less oxygen is able to reach the heart muscle resulting in ischemia which is sometimes experienced as chest pain, known as angina.

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There are many quit smoking methods that you can apply in order to kick away your bad habit of smoking. Some may work and some may not work for you. Whatever method that you choose, you must have a strong desire and determination to make it work. Here are 5 of the top quit smoking methods that you can try today.

1) Patches

Patches are not that expensive and you can get it at pharmacies or you can get a prescription from your health doctor. Let me point out that you might not get good quit smoking results using patches. As you can see, patches are only tools that can aid you in your quest to stop smoking. If you do not have any willingness to stop buying those cigarettes, patches will not do you any good.
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Researchers have found out that the noise from air traffic is not only a source of irritation but also is not good for health. The outcome of a new study shows that the noise from traffic or aircraft can elevate blood pressure of a person at night, even though it does not awaken them.

The World Health Organization defines high blood pressure as 140/90 mmHg or more. High blood pressure can result in heart attack, heart failure, stroke and kidney failure. Globally, around a billion adults are affected by high blood pressure.

A group of European researchers examined one hundred and forty volunteers at their homes close to London Heathrow Airport and 3 other main European airports. The blood pressure of volunteers was calculated every 15 minutes. It was then analyzed in connection to the sound recorded in the volunteer’s bedrooms.

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It does not matter if you are inside the stadium and watching a real stressful football match or you are going through the same tension full moments when watching the same football match on your television screen while sitting in your own living room. You are at equal risk of getting a heart attack, says a research study conducted by the German scientists.

The problem could get even worse if you are already going undergoing some kind of cardiovascular problems. Researchers have found that the risk is almost double in case of men with pre-existing cardiovascular problems.

The scientists have been successful in identifying the types of events that could lead to such health problems. It is not only the stressful football match, but also the events like earthquakes, war, and other sporting activities that “may increase the risk of cardiovascular events”, according to Dr. Ute Wilbert Lampen from the Ludwig-Maxmilians Universitat in Munich, Germany.

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“Childhood-Obesity” increases the probability of premature heart attacks and strokes. Children are growing with obesity and this has become a worldwide concern now. “Childhood-Obesity” is no less than a growing epidemic.

Findings of two successive studies brought out recently reveal that the potential impact of childhood obesity must be viewed with two inter-related perspectives. One of these two studies examined and analyzed the effects of excess weight from childhood to the adulthood. This study evaluated the track records of more than 250,000 youngsters who were examined in the year 1930.

Second study applied latest techniques including digital crystal ball of computer modeling. Findings of this studies resulted in to the predicting that the probability of increase of the deaths due to heart attacks could rise up by 1.9%.This increase in the rate of deaths may have a beginning at an average age of 35 years.

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