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Ethnicity is now strongly recognized as an important modifier in the treatment of major risk factors such as hypertension, diabetes...
“There’s no such thing as bad cholesterol!” Nena, my pal of more than 60 years, was on the phone,...
Cholesterol is a term familiar to many Filipinos, but not everyone pays enough attention to what it really does to...
"For lowering cholesterol, losing leg fat is just as important as losing abdominal fat."
Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem...
The incidence of high cholesterol among young Filipino adults is rising. Today, one in two adult Filipinos has borderline high...
It was found that eating an extra half-egg a day increased the risk of cardiovascular disease and premature death over the study period.
Although as cardiologists, we’re supposed to attend only to patients with heart ailments and those with problems in the arteries, we also get to see a lot of diabetics in our clinics.
Cholesterol, which in the past used to cause fear, is now being reconsidered for its beneficial effects.
Bless me for I have sinned, I confessed to my internist last week as I handed her the results of my blood tests, which said it all: higher cholesterol and sugar counts. My only consolation: normal ECG and blood pressure.
