Tag: heart health
Cambodia cracks down on unregistered sexual enhancement products
The Cambodian Ministry of Health has taken action against two Phnom Penh-based businesses for advertising and selling unregistered sexual enhancement products online. The ministry warned that these substances pose serious heart health risks and could be life-threatening. In a February […]
New Year’s Resolution for Health: Managing Weight with Medical Solutions
Weighing in on obesity: it is a complex condition Obesity is one of the most pressing health concerns in Malaysia and across Asia. Malaysia has the second- highest adult obesity rate in Southeast Asia, with a prevalence of 19.7%. According […]
PHKL Achieves Milestone with New TAVI Procedure
Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur (PHKL) has successfully completed the Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure, marking a significant medical milestone. According to PHKL’s press statement, the procedure, performed by Senior Consultant Cardiologist Dr Yee Kok Meng, treated severe aortic stenosis […]
Study explores plastic pollution’s impact on heart health
Plastics are ubiquitous materials in our environment, and according to research, fragments of these materials have already permeated key aspects of human life – from food and water to the air we breathe. Related: New study digs deeper into harmful effects […]
World Heart Day: How to portion control for better heart health
by Susan Bowerman, MS, RD, CSSD, CSOWM, FAND Sr. Director, Worldwide Nutrition Education and Training, Herbalife Your heart is one of the most important organs in your body, and you are never too young or old to start caring for […]
Just 9g cranberry powder a day improves heart health
Men who drank 4.5g (0.16 oz) of freeze-dried cranberry powder twice a day were seen to have increased antioxidant metabolites in the blood critical to cardiovascular disease prevention. When researchers from King’s College London measured a metric known as flow-mediated […]
