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Doctors' reminder: Mind your diet during the holidays

Michael Joe Delizo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 15 03:47 PM

Cardiologists advised the public of mindful eating during the holiday season. Read more »

More young Filipinos develop heart diseases, DOH says

Vivienne Gulla, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 28 09:07 PM

More young Filipinos are developing cardiovascular diseases (CVD), according to the Department of Health. Read more »

Prevent early death with healthy living, dropping vices - expert

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 23 04:01 PM

Tobacco use, unhealthy diet, harmful use of alcohol, physical inactivity and air pollution are seen as the main causes driving the soaring NCD numbers globally. Read more »

Sweeteners may be linked to heart disease risk — study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 08 07:42 AM

Sweeteners are consumed by millions every day in products like diet soda, partly as a way to avoid weight gain from sugar. Read more »

Heartwarming, heartfelt ‘Heartset’

Dean dela Paz
Posted at Jul 20 01:10 AM

Few books are as heartwarming, heartfelt and rich. Few are as endowing. Even fewer in social media. That is a supreme irony because this is the kind we all need now. Read more »

Mas maraming mahihirap may sakit sa puso: Pag-aaral

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 23 01:42 PM

Ayon sa isang eksperto, ‘nakakagulat’ ang findings ng pag-aaral dahil maraming may akalang sakit-mayaman umano ang heart disease. Read more »

Mga kabilang sa 'low income' population mas mataas ang tsansang magkasakit sa puso

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 20 04:46 PM

Mas malaki ang posibilidad na magkaroon ng sakit sa puso o cardiovascular disease ang mga kabilang sa 'low income' population, ayon sa isang pag-aaral. Read more »

COVID-19 booster shots needed to prevent breakthrough infection: expert

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 02 02:32 PM

COVID-19 booster shots are necessary to prevent breakthrough infection, especially among the elderly and persons with comorbidities, a specialist said Wednesday. Read more »

ALAMIN: Maaari bang magkasakit sa puso ang mga nagkaka-COVID?

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 10 11:09 AM

Mas mataas nga ba ang tsansang magkaroon ng problema sa puso ang mga taong nagkaroon na ng COVID-19? Read more »

COVID patients more likely to develop heart problems: study

Zhuang Pinghui, South China Morning Post
Updated as of Feb 09 08:27 PM

People who have had COVID-19 are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease, and it can happen a year after infection, according to a US study. Read more »

PH records highest deaths in over 6 decades

Wena Cos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 04 02:01 PM

The Commission on Population reported that the recorded increase in deaths in the Philippines in 2021 is the country's highest mortality rate in 63 years, or since World War 2. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano ingatan ang puso habang pandemya

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 01:15 PM

Sa pag-aaral ng Philippine Statistics Authority, nangunguna ang sakit sa puso sa mga dahilan ng pagkamatayng Pilipino mula Enero hanggang Hunyo 2021. Read more »

On World Heart Day, doctors give tips to keep heart healthy

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 29 06:12 PM

The Philippine Heart Association and Philippine College of Cardiology reminded the public to pay attention to the health of their heart, as the groups celebrate World Heart Day. Read more »

Long working hours are a killer, WHO study shows

Emma Farge, Reuters
Posted at May 18 05:44 AM

In the first global study of the loss of life associated with longer working hours, a paper showed that 745,000 people died from stroke and heart disease associated with long working hours in 2016. Read more »

Lorna Tolentino, Ara Mina, Angel Aquino push healthy heart campaign for women

Mario Dumaual, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 04:36 PM

Lorna Tolentino, Ara Mina and other celebrities came together Wednesday to campaign for wider public awareness to prevent heart disease in the “Usapang Puso Sa Puso, Pusong Pinay” advocacy of the Philippines Heart Association (PHA).  Read more »

Few pro athletes suffer heart disease after mild COVID, says study

Reuters
Posted at Mar 05 12:50 AM

There are few cases of inflammatory heart disease among professional athletes who suffer mild cases of COVID-19, according to a study authored by medical experts from Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and other major North American sports leagues. Read more »

7 of top 10 killers pre-COVID era were non-communicable diseases: WHO

Robin Millard, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 10 06:59 AM

The WHO's new Global Health Estimates, adding 2019 data to statistics going back to 2000, found that people were living longer lives -- but those extra years were not necessarily lived in good health. Read more »

Extra pounds may raise risk of severe COVID-19

Roni Caryn Rabin, The New York Times
Posted at Oct 12 07:48 AM

Obese Americans are more likely to become dangerously ill if they are infected with the new coronavirus. Now public health officials are warning that a much broader segment of the population also may be at risk: Even moderately excess weight may increase the odds of severe disease. Read more »

Bristol Myers expands heart drug business with $13 billion deal for MyoKardia

Manojna Maddipatla, Reuters
Posted at Oct 06 08:46 AM

Bristol Myers Squibb Co. said on Monday it would buy MyoKardia Inc. for about $13 billion to bolster its portfolio of heart disease treatments, ahead of the potential loss of sales exclusivity of some of its blockbuster drugs. Read more »

Heart disease, diabetes significantly raise risk of hospitalization, death from COVID-19: US study

Reuters
Posted at Jun 16 11:58 PM

People with underlying health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes are six times more likely to be hospitalized with COVID-19 and have a risk of coronavirus-related death 12 times higher than otherwise healthy individuals, a US study found. Read more »