Cholesterol: What the Numbers on Your Report Actually Mean
The lipid profile comes back on a single sheet of paper. Five lines, five numbers, and beside one or two of them a small letter
High Blood Pressure: The Condition With No Symptoms
The nurse wraps the cuff around your arm and the machine hums. Two numbers appear on the screen. She records them on your card, advises
Stroke Warning Signs: The FAST Test and Why Every Minute Counts
She was halfway through dinner when the spoon slipped out of her hand. It clattered onto the plate. Her daughter laughed and passed it back
Salt, Sugar, and Fat: How Much Is Too Much for a Healthy Heart?
Cut down on salt. Cut down on sugar. Cut down on oil. Everybody has heard it, from a doctor, from a parent, from a poster
How Diabetes Increases Heart Risk and What You Can Do About It
Most of us think of diabetes as a sugar problem. You watch your teh tarik, you skip the kuih, you check your numbers. But diabetes
Eat Smart, Heart Strong: Foods That Help Prevent Heart Disease
Look at the table the next time you sit down for lunch. There is rice. There is probably something fried. There is a bowl of
10 Early Warning Signs Your Heart Might Be in Trouble
It is almost always explained away. The tightness climbing the stairs was because the stairs are steep. The breathlessness was because the day was hot.