| Health: Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular disease kills nearly a half a million women every year.Detecting the disease isn't always easy because the warning signs for women aren't always recognized.Heart Disease, millions of Americans face it, and many don't know they have it until they suffer an attack.Most heart attacks start slowly with mild pain or discomfort. At the onset of Lydia's attack, she had shortness of breath and new to get help. But for many women their symptoms aren't so typical."Their symptom complex is different. It's different than the classic training we all received as medical student," said Cardiologist Matthew DeCaro. Cardiologist Matthew DeCaro at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital says symptoms in women can be different from what men feel.Classic symptoms to look for include;- Chest pain or heavy pressure in your chest- Arm numbness- And shortness of breath.Some of the less recognized symptoms that women often experience;- Indigestion- Nausea- Fatigue- And dizziness."If you're having symptoms that you think are potentially heart related you shouldn't wait at all.
Oh, my aching appendix
The appendix is a small, finger-shaped structure that is attached to the large intestine on the lower right side of the abdomen. The appendix does not serve any purpose in the body.The appendix can become infected when it is blocked by something, such as a piece of food that was being digested, or if a person has had an intestinal infection. This infection is known as appendicitis. .
ATM: Fruit trees marginal in Western ski towns
JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. - Temperatures in mid-January dipped to 10, 20 and even 35 below zero in mountain towns. That's plenty cold, but not the sustained, penetrating cold that was commonplace in the 1980s and before.
In fact, the climate has changed so much that trees once thought delusional, such as apple and cherry trees in mountain towns, may now be possible, according to the National Arbor Day Foundation.
Based on average low temperatures, the Nebraska-based group issues a 10-zone hardiness scale for trees in the United States. Zones range from the most hostile, 1, such as would be found above timberline, to the most tropical, 10.
After gathering temperature data from 5,000 weather stations for the period from 1990 to 2005, the organization revised its hardiness zones.
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