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Smoking hikes risk of coronary heart disease, sudden death

(Screengrab from PTV) MANILA - Smoking increases a person's risk of having coronary heart disease and sudden death, health experts said Friday. "Smoking associated with two to four-fold increase in the risk of coronary heart disease, a greater than 70 percent excess rate of death from coronary heart disease and an elevated risk of sudden death," Department of Health Disease Prevention and Control Bureau lead Dr. Maria Rosario Sylvia Uy said in a media forum. The latest data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that ischemic heart disease is the leading cause of death among Filipinos as of Oct. 31, 2022. It is followed by cerebrovascular diseases, neoplasms, diabetes, and hypertensive diseases in the top five list of mortality causes in the country. In the same forum, Philippine Heart Association Communications Committee co-chair Dr. Luigi Pierre Segundo noted that ischemic heart disease is known as coronary artery disease. "Our hearts have arteries o

MOA Globe lights up for World NTD Day

ONE hundred landmarks in 34 countries, including the iconic SM Mall of Asia Globe in the Philippines, recently lit up for World NTD Day to highlight neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) which affect more than 1.7 billion worldwide, including 1 billion children. The Great Wall of China, Niagara Falls in Canada,…

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