Blog 2 - Summary of Health Article

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/articles/alcohol-use-may-cut-heart-failure-with-hypertension/reut-20080922clin018
Research had shown that high consumption of alcoholic beverages by people with high blood pressureled to cardiomyopathy. However, this study was trying to find the effect of consuming small to moderate amounts of alcoholic beverages on heart failure for people with hypertension. The subjects' average age was 58 years. They were followed for about 18 years. The results showed that those who drank in small amounts (1-4 drinks per week) were 11% less likely to develop heart failure. Those who drank in moderate amounts (8 or more drinks per week) got up to a 62% less chance to develop heart failure. Alcohol's "diuretic effect can prevent volume overload". This news is good for those who have hypertension and like alcoholic beverages. This way, they can help improve their chances of not getting a heart failure-related accident just by drinking their drink in moderate amounts.

Why I'm Interested

I am Frankie Ngo. I've had an interest in the human body from a very young age. I can only describe it as something that I find interesting on some days and only on those "some days". Anatomy, for me at least, is not as interesting as biology, or astronomy. But anatomy does provide me information about the body that I control. I am also wishing to pursue a career in the medical field, the dental field more specifically. I am very sure that this class will prove useful, if not indefinitely beneficial towards my endeavor. That being said, I only wish to absorb as much as I can from this course before heading off to college. Cheers.