Getting inactive middle-aged women and men to stick to an aerobic workout may reduce or reverse their risk of heart failure, a new study shows. Sedentary people — such as those who spend hours sitting while working or lying on the couch while watching TV — are at...
The new guidelines for high blood pressure was recently published by the American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC). According to the first comprehensive new high blood pressure guidelines in 14 years, high blood pressure should be...
How Alcohol Affects Cholesterol According to the market research group, Global Data, Nigeria is the world’s leading alcohol drinking country in Africa. Among the disadvantages of excess alcohol consumption, there is unsurprisingly a negative impact on cholesterol...
Many love to believe that our youngsters (adolescents and teenagers) are mostly prone to diseases such as chicken pox and malaria, and not the ‘adult’ diseases such as cardiovascular disease. Unfortunately, this is wrong…very wrong. Children are, indeed, vulnerable to...
Why If you recently had a heart attack, stroke, or have undergone open-heart surgery or angioplasty, you are probably feeling a little frightened about life and possibly confused. You are unsure of the effect this will have on the rest of your life including your...
