heart attacks

In 2004, a report was released which claimed that a smoking ban in Montana had resulted in an almost immediate 40 percent reduction of admissions to hospital for acute heart attacks. The report led to a surge in research on the impact of…

Air pollution can cause a myriad of health concerns, particularly with regard to your heart wellness. This is why a new field of medicine called environmental cardiology has emerged, aiming to reduce the impact that air pollution has on…

Whether you’re passionate about environmental wellness or not, I think everyone can agree that air pollution is bad, at least for your health and wellbeing. However, while you may think the only damage being done is to your lung wellness, a…

You know that calcium is important for your bone wellness, but what about other aspects of your wellbeing? If you take calcium supplements, your heart health could suffer. This is according to the results of a new study, published in the…

People who have suffered a heart attack often use it as an opportunity to turn their lives around. They may quit smoking, lose weight and take up a healthy exercise regime, and some also turn to vitamins, minerals and supplements to protect…

In the past five years, the rate of people in Singapore suffer a heart attack has increased, whilst there has been a significant decrease in the number of deaths. Wellness experts surmise that this is due to a greater awareness of heart…

We may associate poor winter wellness with Christmas colds, but in hotter countries, heart health is a major concern. Researchers have noted that in temperate countries, there is an increase in the number of deadly heart attacks in the…

Smog has been an issue which many cities have faced. It's not a new phenomena and it's certainly not one which is unique to Asian cities. In the past London was well known for its heavy smog and during the industrial revolution any city or…

A study has found that environmental wellness isn’t just important for the sake of the planet, but it could make all the difference to your wellbeing, especially your heart. According to researchers at Rice University, air pollution causes…

There’s no denying that nutrition, and how different foods affect your wellbeing, is a science. However, calling it “a science” can make you think that you’ll get black and white results every time, which isn’t the case. Sports dietician…

I think we can all agree that smoking isn’t good for anyone’s wellbeing, but if you also have diabetes, man, are you in trouble. Smoking when diabetic raises your blood sugar levels, and increases your risks for kidney damage, stroke, heart…

In your hectic, daily schedule, sleep can seem like such a hindrance – that’s eight hours of your day in which you’re not doing anything productive! However, sleep is actually extremely productive for your overall wellbeing. Sleep helps you…

We all know that getting plenty of minerals, vitamins and nutrients into our bodies is extremely important. While we can get plenty of these from the foods that we eat it can also make sense to supplement our intake with tablets. Because of…

In the field of sexual health research, there has been a bit of bad news recently. Women who have been on the oral contraceptive pill for more than five years are facing a serious threat to their wellness and wellbeing through an increased…