During the menopause transition, only 1 in 5 women have optimal scores using the American Heart Association’s health-assessment tool, known as Life’s Essential 8 (LE8). Among the tool’s eight components, four of them – blood glucose, blood pressure, sleep quality and nicotine use – are key in driving future cardiovascular risks, with sleep being particularly…
MANILA, Philippines — Career British diplomat Sarah Anne Hulton has been appointed as the new ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Philippines. Hulton, who will succeed Ambassador Laure Beaufils, is set to start her tour of duty in September. She will also be the UK’s non-resident envoy to Palau. Hulton, who first joined the…
THE International Energy Agency said that Southeast Asia’s electricity demand is set to grow at an annual rate of 4 percent by 2035. It said, “Clean energy sources such as wind and solar, alongside modern bioenergy and geothermal power, are projected to meet more than a third of this growth in energy demand in the…
Healthy lifestyle behaviors, such as good nutrition, smoking cessation and being physically active, along with routine health screenings and managing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and stroke with medication, can help prevent individuals from having a first stroke. Screening for stroke risk and educating people on how to lower their chances of having a stroke…