A red tika pressed against her forehead. Sindoor drawn slowly through her parted hair. Gold catching light at her ear. Kohl outlining her eyes. People around her call her Meti. In Nepal, Meti is a ...

Green tea is a type of brewed tea with several health benefits. Drinking green tea daily may lower your total and LDL cholesterol levels, reducing your risk of heart disease.

Kathmandu, May 22 -- Editor's note: This article contains sensitive descriptions of sexual violence and medico-legal ...

Kathmandu, May 18 -- The government of Malaysia has clarified that health examinations of Nepali migrant workers and related fee collection under the Biomedical System (BMS) are being carried out ...

Researchers analyzing over 20,000 patients found that very high levels of the inherited cholesterol particle Lp(a) dramatically raise the risk of stroke, cardiovascular death, and major heart ...

Heart specialists now recommend that everyone get tested for lipoprotein(a). Here’s what to know about it. The American Heart Association and other cardiac groups now recommend that everyone should be ...

Health experts are now recommending that people take a new blood test for cholesterol, which can be a key indicator for risk of heart disease. The test for heightened levels of Lipoprotein(a) — or ...

For decades, assessing cholesterol risk has been built around a simple idea: Lower “bad” cholesterol, lower your chance of a heart attack. The test at the center of that approach measures how much low ...

Nepal is scheduled to graduate from least developed country (LDC) status in November 2026, following three consecutive successful evaluations by the UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP). The ...

Share on Pinterest A new study suggests that not only is apoB testing effective for guiding cholesterol treatment, but also cost-effective. Image credit: aire images/Getty Images A study suggests that ...

In New Delhi, he will not want to be seen to be too close to “big brother” India so early in his tenure. Nepal’s new Foreign Minister Shishir Khanal shakes hands with his Indian counterpart S ...