There are a number of things that you can do to reduce the risk of coronary artery disease and heart failure. For starters, you should keep the following levels down: body weight, cholesterol, blood pressure, sugar, alcohol and salt. Exercise regularly.

It’s important to talk with your doctor before you take mineral pills, especially if you take prescription medicines, have any health problems or are elderly. Taking too much of a mineral can cause problems with some medical tests or interfere with drugs you’re taking.

• Negative thoughts can sneak into your mind and, before you know it, you’re focused upon them. The first step is to identify a negative thought so you can cast it away. The best way I know to label a thought is to ask yourself if thinking it makes you feel lousy.

SIDS is the leading cause of death in children between a month and a year old. Most SIDS deaths occur in children between 2 months and 4 months of age. There are 1,600 SIDS deaths in the United States each year. Unsafe sleeping practices may cause more than 80 percent of deaths.

Normally, an electrical signal spreads from the top of your to produce heat that destroys the heart tissue. Studies have shown that RF energy is safe and effective. However, the energy used in the procedure can come from extreme cold (cryoablation) or lasers.

About half of all cancer patients receive some type of radiation therapy, which uses ionizing radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. This therapy can be delivered from machines outside your body or from radioactive material inserted into your body.

Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a form of depression that affects people when they don’t get enough sunlight. Remember the John Denver lyrics: “Sunshine on my shoulders makes me happy ... Sunshine almost always makes me high.” Psychiatrists often recommend that, if you are depressed, you should spend a half-hour a day in the sun.

Sciatica is caused by damage to the sciatic nerve, which is the longest nerve in the body. This nerve controls the muscles of the back of the knee and lower leg and provides sensation to the back of the thigh, part of the lower leg and the sole of the foot.