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You usually breathe in and out a thousand times a day and hardly give it a thought until you have breathing problems. It is important for you to know that breathing problems can be as a result of heart and lung conditions. However, to understand it better it is vitally important to know the connection of heart and breathing. Connection of heart and breathing Your lungs and heart are involved in the transport of oxygen to body tissues and removal of carbon (IV) oxide, and problems with either your heart or lungs can affect your breathing. Your blood from body tissues passes through your heart where it is pumped to the lungs for oxygenation and excretion of carbon (IV) oxide (pulmonary loop). Oxygenated blood is then brought to the heart so as it is pumped to the rest of the body (Systemic loop). Heart Conditions that Affect Breathing Below are some heart problems that may affect your breathing: 1.       Respiratory/Cardiac Arrest If the functioni...

Taking care of your teeth at home can help you maintain your  dental health  and prevent periodontal, or gum, disease from developing. Richard H. Price, DMD, spokesperson for the American Dental Association and a former clinical instructor at the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine, says regular home care should include daily brushing and flossing. “My advice is to brush thoroughly, at least twice a day, once in the morning and once in the evening before going to bed,” says Dr. Price. “Be sure to floss at least once a day. I do it after every meal when I can.” Proper dental care at home, combined with seeing your dentist regularly, is your ticket to good dental health, says Price, who is retired from a 35-year private group dental practice in Newton, Mass. Think you know everything about proper brushing and flossing techniques? Understand the basics and what you can do to promote oral health. Oral health begins with clean teeth. Keeping the area ...

The aim of this article is to present the relevant statistics on the United States' healthcare regarding financing and expenditure. These statistics are useful in the evaluation of a country's healthcare with regards to global access to quality healthcare.The statistics analyze the financial resources and the allocation process of such resources between the various beneficiaries and stakeholders in the broad health sector, for instance, healthcare providers such as hospitals and health care that is either preventive or curative. National healthcare spending statistics In the US, approximately 50% of medical costs are for hospital expenses, the breakdown being, hospital inpatient-30% and outpatient-19%. Prescription medication gets 17% while doctors get 30%. In the above distribution, the amount allocated for drugs is small as compared to the overall expenditure, and as a result, there have been growing concerns over the rising cost of new medication, and this can gi...