Rethinking the Sweet Tooth: What Happens When You Cut Back on Added Sugar
"Sugars" and table sugar are closely related, but they are not identical terms. In dietary science, "sugars" refers to a broad chemical category...
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Normal Cholesterol Panel? Why You Might Still Need an Lp(a) Test
Under national health screening guidelines, adults undergo routine dyslipidemia blood panels every four years—starting at age 24 for men and age 40...
Beyond Diseased Samples: National Biobank to Collect Healthy Organ Tissue from Deceased Donors
When a specific gene or protein is expressed at unusually high levels in diseased tissue, determining whether the...
"Heartburn Gets Worse": 5 Foods to Avoid When Drinking Alcohol
What you choose to eat while drinking significantly shapes how you feel the next day and directly impacts your...
Beat the 4 P.M. Cravings: The Best Low-Calorie Snacks for Weight Control
Resisting mid-day cravings can be challenging. For those who reduce lunch portions to manage weight, sharp hunger often...
Prevention vs. Treatment: Why Cancer Therapy Demands a Completely Different Diet
What makes diabetes particularly dangerous is the risk of severe, systemic complications.
Life-Saving Heart Surgeries Give Four Kyrgyz Children a Fresh Start in South Korea
A seven-month-old infant who faced a life-threatening crisis without urgent intervention by the end of the year has...
No Need to Travel to Seoul: How South Gyeongsang Valve Patients Access Local TAVI Treatment
For older adults, heart valve disease can be particularly difficult to detect. Symptoms often develop gradually,...
"Wait, My Cholesterol Is This High?" Why Half of Patients Skip Medication Despite Serious Risks
Many people are stunned when routine blood work from a health screening comes back showing hypercholesterolemia—an...
'Can I Be a Mother, Too?': 30-Year Study Shows Safe Pregnancy Is Possible with Valvular Heart Disease
For women with valvular heart disease, pregnancy has long been considered a high-stakes undertaking.