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		<title>Major Reduction in Heart Attack Rates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 21:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cardiovascular Disorders]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health risks]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[smoking hazards]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The two different studies that have been recently following the greater public smoking ban, has shown that several bars and restaurants with their clean air and atmosphere, has actually promoted better health among people. The ban has actually set up in a great way to bring forth some of the greatest turning points in the [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.livehealthtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heart-attack.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-270" title="heart attack" src="http://www.livehealthtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heart-attack-300x240.jpg" alt="heart attack" width="300" height="240" /></a>The two different studies that have been recently following the greater public smoking ban, has shown that several bars and restaurants with their clean air and atmosphere, has actually promoted better health among people. The ban has actually set up in a great way to bring forth some of the greatest turning points in the recent, accelerating rate of heart attacks.</p>
<p><span id="more-269"></span>The laws to curb secondhand smoke have thus brought forth a big positive influence as far as mass health is concerned. The smoking ban has thus been a big pay off in regards to health. People who have been suffering from passive smoking have been feeling a lot better. When hardcore smokers start smoking, they really forget the way they keep on affecting the rest of those around who are not into smoking.</p>
<p>The implemented bans on countries like Canada, Europe and America have thus been reduced to a great degree. There have been communities that have now taken responsible measure in all these countries to ban those smoking on average. There have been great <a href="http://www.livehealthtips.com/major-reduction-in-heart-attack-rates.html">reductions in rates of heart attacks</a> compared to those areas and countries where smoking prohibitions have still not been controlled as much.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.livehealthtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heart.JPG"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-271" title="heart" src="http://www.livehealthtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/heart-300x228.jpg" alt="heart" width="300" height="228" /></a>Areas which are light on smoking have been independently great with research teams confirming the overall affect it has on environment and health. There have been similar datas with researches on medical journals as well as journal on circulation which has been a part of the Journal of the American Heart Association. Journal of the American College of Cardiology has also confirmed this study in a big way. The latest studies have come to grab attention with different cities that are still permitting public smoking.</p>
<p>For a humanity that is greater in health and living in harmony, this is going to be a big step if every city and country would adopt this policy. The smoking bar has come across in certain sections of public bars, casinos, restaurants, different public places where smoking has been a heavy and large part of it all. There have been 32 different states in US which has been passed through extreme laws regarding smoking prohibitions. The foundations have been spreading across through England, France, Ireland, France, Italy, Norway, Scotland, etc. They have passed some extreme measures with the ban along with the community ban along with American Nonsmokers’ Right Foundation.</p>
<p>There have been reportedly 1.26 million heart attacks having been reported in the U.S. along with 445,687 people among them being dead, as per records. Smoking in public is bound to hasten that rate and a nationwide ban for U.S. has thus been called a great thing. <strong>Dr. David Meyers of University of Kansas</strong> have been working along with his studies about how public smoking alone can create hazardous health circumstances. Second hand smoking or passive smoking is as harmful and for passive inhalers it directly affects the heart the most. There is about 25-30% high risk among passive smokers, regarding what could be called direct affect to the heart health.</p>
<p>Studies show that chemical changes can be seen within 20 minutes of smoking whether that is passive or direct. Social smokers are not hooked onto nicotine as chain smokers are but definitely this makes their mucous and blood stickier and induce clotting. This clotting around the heart can be damaging as well. Logically thus public ban on smoking makes a lot of sense in terms of regular taking care of general public health. Lung conditions thus can be treated carefully with these controls.</p>
<p>There have been heart related pulmonary functions that can create 4th leading death in all of US. This shows that the controlling factors must pay a governing role in bringing the country back to health. Sp far the banning has caused some interesting results and they keep growing in a rather humanitarian way. With some more time researches predict that the rates of heart attacks could be even lower.</p>
<p>There have been smoking related health hazards all the way with some emphasis on emphysema. This has been the 4th leading cause for death in the States. This short term result about lungs could take shorter time to show up in the experience along with the director of Smoking Cessation Leadership Center at the University of California, San Francisco.</p>
<p>There have been decreases in strokes along with considerable lowering in blood pressure. The double digit declines have been shown to be present in 13 countries along with conduction working on in 5 countries so far. There has been 15% decline in heart rates according to state hospital analysis and assessment. The National Cancer Institute has been funded along with the recent studies in the line of 36% decline since 3 years.</p>
<p>All these have been noticed just within the 18 months of ban in the most active public places like bars, bowling alleys as well as businesses in Pueblo, Colorado. There has been about 27% decline along with surrounding communities with new ways to come up from helping heart risks.</p>
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		<title>Heart Attack Warning Signs</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:26:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Health</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Heart Disease]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[blood clot]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[coronary artery]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[heart attack]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most of us are aware of heart attack as it has become so common these days. A heart attack normally occurs when there is some blood clot that blocks the flow of blood that flows through the coronary artery.
Coronary artery is the main blood vessel that is responsible for sending blood to a part of [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-97" href="http://www.livehealthtips.com/heart-attack-warning-signs.html/coronary-artery"><img class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-97" title="Coronary artery" src="http://www.livehealthtips.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/Coronary-artery-262x300.jpg" alt="Coronary artery" width="262" height="300" /></a>Most of us are aware of heart attack as it has become so common these days. A heart attack normally occurs when there is some blood clot that blocks the flow of blood that flows through the coronary artery.</p>
<p>Coronary artery is the main blood vessel that is responsible for sending blood to a part of the muscle in the heart. This interruption is the vital cause for heart attack as this may destroy or damage that part of the heart muscle.</p>
<p>Gone are those days when heart attack was really fatal and the probability of people surviving from heart attacks were really low. Thanks to today’s awareness programs about these heart attacks and the highly improved treatments and now people can easily survive even if they have a heart attack.<span id="more-96"></span>When it comes to recovery from heart attack there are certain things that you must care for. These factors include the food you eat, how often you do some physical exercise and the ways you employ to deal with your day to day stress. Healthy lifestyle plays a great role in preventing heart attacks as it prevents the blood clot through the coronary arteries.</p>
<p>Some of the common <a href="http://www.livehealthtips.com/heart-attack-warning-signs.html">symptoms of heart attack</a> are pressure, pain in the center of the chest, pain extending from the center of your chest to the shoulder, pain in the upper part of the abdomen, difficulty in breathing, sweating and vomiting.</p>
<p>One important thing everyone must understand is that these symptoms may be different in women than in men.</p>
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