Managing Your Health Just Got Simpler!
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is an annual campaign to increase awareness of the disease. While most people are aware of breast cancer, many forget to take the steps to adopt a plan in detecting the disease in its early stages. This Breast Cancer Awareness Month’s focus is to raise ... Read more
Experience chest discomfort or shortness of breath? Don’t brush these symptoms off as indigestion or anxiety. You might be having a heart attack. Chest Pain / Discomfort - Feeling of pressure, tightness, fullness or pain at the centre or left side of the chest. This may last more than a few ... Read more
Many people are confused between heart attack and heart failure. Heart attack is when the heart muscle tissue dies as the heart cells do not get enough blood due to a blockage of the coronary artery. Heart failure is a condition when the heart muscle weakens and is unable to pump enough blood to ... Read more
Eating for a healthy heart is easier than you think, and it taste good too. Many food options can help keep your heart at its best, helping you to lose weight and lower cholesterol, blood pressure and triglycerides. Here is some food loaded with heart-healthy nutrients into your daily meals. It can ... Read more
Cardiovascular screening is important because it helps to identify cardiovascular risk. It will give you a better overview of your heart health and minimise your risk of sudden cardiac death. Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death worldwide and it begins with damage to the body from ... Read more
World Heart Day takes place on 29 September every year and is a chance for people across the globe to take part in the world's biggest intervention against cardiovascular disease (CVD). This World Heart Day’s focus is on creating healthy heart environments. By ensuring that everyone has the ... Read more
Countless studies have touted the benefits of breast-feeding. Now new research published by JAMA Pediatrics suggests a lower risk of childhood leukaemia can be added to the list. The research gathered from reviewing 18 major studies comparing breast-feeding and childhood cancer rates from North ... Read more
Why Aortic Stenosis Is Dangerous The aortic valve controls the flow of blood out of your heart to the rest of your body. A normal valve needs to open wide to allow the blood to flow to the rest of the body. In severe aortic stenosis, the opening can shrink to the size of the head of a golf tee. As ... Read more
Just having a couple of drinks a day may damage your heart when you start to age, a new study shows. According to the report, women are especially vulnerable to the effects of even a few drinks. In both men and women, a couple of drinks a day tended to affect the heart's structure, making it work ... Read more
This year, Hari Raya Haji will be celebrated on 24 September. Hari Raya Haji is an annual event observed by Muslims all over the world to commemorate the willingness of Ibrahim to follow Allah’s command to sacrifice his son Ishmael. At the last minute, Allah revealed that it had been a test, and ... Read more