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Author: Gaylene Kucera

Why aren’t doctors diagnosing primary aldosteronism?

Primary aldosteronism (otherwise known as PA or Conn Syndrome) is the leading endocrine cause of hypertension (high blood pressure). It carries a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, atrial fibrillation and kidney failure and it can be caused by a unilateral aldosterone-producing adrenal tumor or by overproduction (or uncontrolled production) of aldosterone from both adrenal

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All-Season vs. Winter Tires: What’s the Difference?

For all the suspension engineering and chassis tuning a vehicle undergoes before its manufacturer commits to full-scale production, how well your car handles and—more important for most drivers—how well it stops in an emergency comes down to the tires. And not even the whole tire. The contact patch…

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