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ESTIMATED MAYO CLINIC: My teenage daughter wants to become a vegetarian. Is this a safe alternative for a growing girl, and this type of diet can supply you with everything she needs? ANSWER from Dr. M. Molly McMahon, Endocrinology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA: Vegetarianism can be a safe and healthy for children or adolescents, [...]

People with FH may not be at all aware that they have a high cholesterol level. In many cases, however, careful observation by the physician can detect cholesterol deposits in the eyes, in the form of a ring in the iris, or the eyelid skin and tendons (eg Achilles tendon ) and yellowish-white plates, some [...]

Such a scenario has led to the creation of novel treatment: a solution that is administered intravenously (infusion), similar to serum, once a year and whose administration is 15 minutes. This is bisphosphonates, it is true, but it has a significant chemical difference: it has two molecules of nitrogen, which makes it much more powerful [...]

When a fatty plaque begins to form in arteries, develops atherothrombosis Atherothrombosis is the blockage of the arteries by fatty plaques that form in the wall of the same, said Dr. Manuel Duarte, a specialist in vascular disease. And its main cause lies in the lifestyle of each person: When a diet is high in [...]

Causes Osteoporosis is the most common type of bone disease. Researchers estimate that 1 in 5 U.S. women over 50 have osteoporosis. Nearly half of all women over 50 will have a broken hip, wrist or vertebra (bones of the spine). Osteoporosis occurs when the body is unable to form enough new bone, when too [...]

Classification of coronary heart disease in clinical stages and according to ICD Coronary heart disease, also called ischemic heart disease, are diseases of the heart caused by atherosclerosis (atherosclerosis). This causes oxygen deficiency (ischemia) in the heart muscle. Coronary heart disease are divided into acute (heart attack or myocardial infarction) and chronic (angina pectoris) forms. [...]

To prevent the possible factors that may increase cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women becomes a very important job because the lack of estrogen is lost cardioprotective factor. 1. Why increases cardiovascular risk? The causes of increased cardiovascular risk in women after menopause are many and are related to the loss of the cardioprotective role of [...]