People who have diabetes have at least double the risk for development of some types of heart disease compared with the risk in the general population. Unfortunately the symptoms of-heart disease in many people with diabetes are less apparent than they are in those without diabetes. In the absence of these warning symptoms, diabetic people [...]
The percentage of people in the United States who smoke has gradually declined during the past 2 decades. The probable reasons are an increasing awareness of health concerns, non-smokers becoming more outspoken and unaccepting of smokers, and more restrictions on smoking in public places. Nevertheless, nearly a third of men and a fourth of all [...]
Many of those with heart trouble sleep badly. This is mainly due to worry which, in the first instance, may be about their ailment; this tendency is widespread among cardiac patients. However, within a short time the situation is aggravated by anxiety about insomnia, and then normal sleep may become impossible. (In passing we should [...]