I recently wrote Olympic Athlete Nicola Coles Fights Atrial Fibrillation about the New Zealand rower who experienced atrial fibrillation during her final training for Beijing. You may have wondered if Nicola's afib impacted her during the Olympics. You'll find the answer in the updated story: Nicola Coles and Other Olympic Athletes Fight Atrial Fibrillation Just …
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Whether or not you have atrial fibrillation, stress isn't good for you. We've all had e-mail disasters, and they are stressful. I had one earlier this year. A writer for MSNBC.com recently had her own e-mail disaster, but as I shared my experience, she realized that there is life after e-mail disaster. She wrote up my experience at MSNBC.com …
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I love the Olympics, and find myself staying up half the night watching them. Yes, I know it's bad, but it's only for a short while. I found myself transfixed the other night by the women's gymnastics competition. They were so incredibly graceful, and yet so powerful, too. Not being athletic myself, I find this …
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If you're a Blackberry addict or a stress junkie, which can contribute to atrial fibrillation, you may be interested in this new article in which Mellanie True Hills, CEO of StopAfib.org, was quoted. Mellanie True Hills quoted at FOXBusiness.com P.S. A reader just sent this additional link for Blackbery addicts: Texting and walking is bad for …
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You can take advantage of a rare opportunity to ask famed electrophysiologist and "catheter ablation maestro" Dr. Andrea Natale your questions about atrial fibrillation. Learn more ... UPDATED 8-17-2008: "Ask Dr. Natale" is now closed, but you may now ask questions of Salwa Beheiry, who works very closely with Dr. Natale. Click on the link above …
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It's been pretty hectic with my travel marathon — 3 trips within a week, and I'm packing to leave again tomorrow. Being on the road gave me time to reflect on the recent losses of Tony Snow and Dr. Michael DeBakey, as well as the losses a few weeks earlier of Tim Russert and George …
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Last time, we mentioned the Micronutrient Information Center of the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University. Here's some additional information from there related to cardiac arrhythmias: "Walnuts are especially rich in alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid with a number of cardioprotective effects, including the prevention of cardiac arrhythmias that may lead to sudden cardiac …
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One topic, AV node ablation, makes the rounds of the atrial fibrillation discussion groups on a regular basis, and has just come back around again. All at about the same time, several afib patients' doctors have insisted that they have an AV node ablation with a pacemaker implant. Thus they have come seeking others' experiences. …
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Tasers have been very controversial in light of recent Taser deaths from cardiac arrest. But some studies say that tasers don't affect the heart. So much for that theory! The Annals of Emergency Medicine discusses the case of a belligerent young man who had eluded police, but was finally captured. He was being checked out in the emergency room when …
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My friend, Dr. Ellen Taliaferro, used to be an emergency room doctor. Today she uses her expertise in dealing with trauma to help people use writing to recover from their illnesses and traumas. I sent her a message the other day saying that maybe wellness writing can not only cure chronic diseases but perhaps even …
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