Health Articles
The Evolution of Stents
In the last decade, stents have undergone several innovations, the latest being biodegradable ones that doctors think will become the standard version one day. Yet…
Tech It Out
From a sleek bracelet that monitors your heart rate in real time to a stylish belt that tracks your steps, fitness gadgets have not only…
Smart Stents
The Straits Times, Mind Your Body, 24 January 2013, By JOAN CHEW Biodegradable stents are hailed as the next big thing in the treatment of…
How to Enjoy Chinese New Year Healthily?
Some tips for you to enjoy Chinese New Year, if you are suffering from… Diabetes Avoid staying up late and ensure that they have sufficient…
High Blood Pressure and Acute Gout
Question: I am a 62-year-old retiree suffering from hypertension for nine years, treated with medication. Recently, I went through angioplasty with two stents implanted. I…
年轻体健心脏一定没问题?
每年,很多人因心脏病而丧失生 命。它是影响心脏起搏情况的疾病,如冠状动脉疾病、心律失常问题、先天性 心脏缺陷等。心脏病发作存在多个危险因素,比 如不健康饮食和肥胖、 缺乏身体活动、 抽烟、酗酒、高血压[…]
切莫忽视心脏病风险因素
心脏病是威胁性命的常见“杀手”。我国卫生部数 据显示,去年局部缺血性心脏病(ischaemic heart disease)的发病率为18.1%,心血管疾病死亡率则是 29.2%。由此可见,提高防治这[…]