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Beta-blockers decrease your heart's workload and help it beat more regularly. This can reduce chest pain. It may also lower your blood pressure.

Potassium supplements help replace potassium your body as lost. This can happen if you take a water pill (diuretic), or because of a medical condition. Read on for tips on how to take potassium, as well as safety advice.

If you recently had a heart attack or heart surgery, you may be worried about your love life. This is normal during an illness. But know that you can still enjoy sex. Here is information that can help you understand your feelings and help you work with your partner to rebuild intimacy.

When you both feel ready for sex, start slowly. Here are tips for resuming safe sexual intimacy.

Before hemodialysis can be done, a way for blood to leave and return to your body (an access) is needed. A hemodialysis access is often made in your arm. The two main types of accesses are an arteriovenous fistula (AV fistula) and an arteriovenous graft (AV graft).

Chemotherapy is most often given by IV infusion (through a flexible tube placed in a vein). Depending on the type and number of medicines, the length of your IV treatment may range from hours to days.

You may have questions about how chemotherapy could affect the things you take for granted in everyday life. Here are some answers to common questions, and some of the adjustments you may need to make.

Taking your pulse is a way to measure your heart rate. When you take your pulse, you are feeling the force of blood as it's pumped from your heart into your body. Here's how to take your pulse.

Take the time to learn about your medicine. For instance, why are you taking it? What does it do? Work with your doctors to get the answers you need.