Category Archives: Heart Diseases

SINGAPORE: A few months ago, my 30-something cousin made a surprising confession. Hes trying out a vegetarian diet. Ive always thought of my cousin as a hardcore meat-lover. Continue reading →

Obesity is a major problem in the US. To give you a better idea, it affects nearly 40% of the populationthats over 93 million people! As it is, it can increase your risk of certain conditions, including diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. In fact, its one of the leading causes of death in the country Continue reading →

New restrictions on tobacco products will come into effect this year. File photograph: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg Menthol cigarettes, along with irregularly shaped cigarette packs, are to be banned later this year. The change follows the completion of a four-year phasing-in period under a 2016 EU directive on tobacco products Continue reading →

Ten years ago Staten Islands leading fitness guru Tony Books Avilez made the commitment to make his hometown a healthier and happier place to live. His promise ultimately came to fruition in the form of The Staten Island Slim Down, a 10-week initiative to encourage Staten Islanders to embrace healthy lifestyle practices: engage in an exercise routine and in a healthy eating program. Continue reading →

Aditi TandonTribune News Service New Delhi, January 4 The Prime Minister-led Council of Ministers on Friday and Saturday held a review meeting of various ministries, the third one in two weeks, to list priority areas for future and track progress of the ongoing projects. At the meeting, Union secretaries gave presentations on the five-year vision related to their respective ministries Continue reading →

The cafe will offer coffee, breakfast and lunch with a focus on locally-sourced, plant-based ingredients. Owners Taren Kinebrew and Crystal GracePhoto via Facebook/CreamAndSugarCoffeehouse Sometimes, when one door to caffeine closes, another quickly opens. Cincinnati's Evanston neighborhood will soon be home to a new cafe called Cream + Sugar Coffeehouse in the space once occupied by a prior coffee shop called Community Blend. Continue reading →

Researchers in Denmark have developed water-based nanofibers coated with a biological PV substance which can be easily injected into the body. The developers say excitable cells in the heart and brain could be regenerated by being electrically stimulated with the solution. Researchers have come up with another way solar technology can help human health. Continue reading →

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Daytime television talk shows, popular podcasts and diet books on the New York Times best-seller list would have you believe that being healthy is complicated. You need to eat the latest superfood, buy the perfect supplements or join the hippest fitness cult. These theories are particularly popular right now, as people commit to New Years resolutions. Continue reading →

All of us most likely have relatives or know someone suffering from or having died of cardiovascular (heart and blood vessel) diseases. Heart diseases have been the number one killer worldwide for at least two decades. In Indonesia, the death of actor Mochamad Syariful Zanah, or Cecep Reza, 31, in November is likely the most recent popular example of how cardiovascular disease may suddenly take one`s life without any advance warning Continue reading →