A really weird question comes up when talking about exercise and the heart. And sometimes those are the best questions, aren’t they? Since February is “American Heart Month,” thi[...]
15 Feb 2018
The medical profession did it again, another decade and another new lower blood pressure target. Now, this is not something of great surprise to most U.S. doctors. We have known fo[...]
16 Nov 2017
Blood pressure is a basic vital sign showing the overall status of the heart and circulatory system. Although its measurement has become so familiar to all of us, we only figured [...]
15 Feb 2017
Forest fires are something straight out of Dante’s worst nightmare. Flames hundreds of feet high, heating the air to blast furnace temperatures (1,500 degrees F). Anything in the p[...]
13 Jul 2016
April Fool’s Day has a long and glorious history that deserves to be celebrated by fools, would-be-fools, and soon-to-be fools, which pretty much takes care of the rest of us. The [...]
29 Mar 2014
Since February is designated as “American Heart Month,” this is a good time to take a look at the heart and how it pertains to exercise. In talking recently about exercise and the [...]
15 Feb 2013
Talking recently about exercise and the heart, a really weird question came up. Sometimes those are the best questions, aren’t they? Exercise makes the heart beat faster, so why do[...]
19 Sep 2011
Why should you invest a few precious heartbeats in learning something about your ticker? Because of atherosclerosis and heart attacks – and because heart disease is still the No. 1[...]
05 Jan 2011
There is a point when discussing blood pressure, cholesterol or weight control that patients are genuinely perplexed about what causes what. There is a very common notion that hard[...]
26 Nov 2010
Thus began one of my more entertaining lectures in medical school. At the time I was about half-way through medical school, so I just barely knew enough to know that this was a bit[...]
