Football fans: A World Cup health warning
For football fans, the World Cup should be a time of fun with family and friends. But beware, experts say, it can also sicken or even kill you. Research has
For football fans, the World Cup should be a time of fun with family and friends. But beware, experts say, it can also sicken or even kill you. Research has
The condition also causes 20 to 30 percent of all strokes and increases the risk of dying prematurely.
Recently we had a female patient in her early 60s who suffered a heart attack and fortunately survived it.
While the link between smoking and a range of cancers is well known, the World Health Organization warned Thursday there was too little awareness of tobacco’s impact on the human
In last week’s annual convention of the Philippine Heart Association, several studies were discussed by local experts that can possibly change the way doctors advise their patients on their dietary preferences, and the prescription for some common medical problems like high blood pressure (BP), clogging of the heart arteries and high levels of cholesterol in the blood.
A diabetic patient asked me the other day about an article he had read, warning that diabetes by itself puts one at the same risk as someone who has had a previous heart attack.
Erectile dysfunction has already long been associated with cardiovascular disease and CVD mortality; the risk factors for both are similar, such as older age, smoking, obesity and diabetes.
It’s a common misconception that engaging in sexual intimacy can trigger heart attack and, possibly, sudden cardiac arrest. Local anecdotes are frequently cited about how a popular mayor in the 1960s died in that situation.
The condition can be triggered by emotional stress, such as hearing about the death of a loved one, or being rejected by the object of one’s affections.
Measuring levels of “bad” cholesterol after a heart attack or stroke can significantly reduce the risk of suffering another attack, says new study.
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