SEOUL, Dec. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A husband or a wife with a healthy cardiovascular index is more likely to have a spouse with a similar healthy index, a study showed Sunday. A research team from Yonsei University College of Medicine analyzed 6,030 middle-aged couples who participated in the 2014 to 2019 National Health and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly half of smokers who are diagnosed with cardiovascular diseases still cannot quit the habit, suggesting that follow-up care should include measures to help them stop smoking, a medical report said Thursday. The report, written by a joint team of South Korean medical staff from different institutions, said a [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Ramyeon instant noodles raises blood sugar, blood pressure and the chance of artery hardening and heart attack due to its high fat, sodium, sugar and carbohydrate content, the latest findings showed Monday. Those who regularly eat ramyeon three or more times a week are 2.6 times more susceptible to cardiovascular metabolic disease than those who have the instant noodles once or less frequently [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent study, barley can significantly lower levels of bad cholesterol that is closely related to cardiovascular diseases. A web-based medical and health news service, Medical Xpress, reported that Dr. Vladimir Vuksan, the director of the Risk Factor Modification Center at St. Michael’s Hospital in Canada, arrived at [...]