Tag: blood pressure
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It is not high blood pressure, it is ostrich syndrome!
Force-feeding an otherwise healthy person with high blood pressure drugs to bring down his blood pressure, often results in heart diseases and other associated illnesses.
August 28, 2018 -
Exercise may reduce irregular heartbeat risk in obese people
Atrial fibrillation is a condition that can make your heart race and put you at risk for stroke.
August 7, 2018 -
Karunanidhi in hospital, blood pressure stabilised: Hospital
A team of doctors had reached Karunanidhi's home about midnight and reviewed his condition. They then decided to shift him to the hospital after discussions with the family members.
July 28, 2018 -
High BP patients prefer pill, tea than exercise
People are more likely to choose a daily cup of tea or a pill over exercise as the preferred treatment to control their high blood pressure.
April 9, 2018 -
High BP before pregnancy may raise miscarriage risk
High blood pressure before conception and early in pregnancy may increase the risk of pregnancy loss.
April 2, 2018 -
Healthy diet may not prevent effects of high salt intake
If you tend to consume a healthy diet just to thwart the effects of high salt intake, think twice.
March 6, 2018 -
High blood pressure rates among India’s young adults ‘unexpectedly’ more
Hypertension among young adults in India is growing. Are you also facing the symptoms?
January 30, 2018 -
30 minutes of sauna bath may reduce hypertension
Frequent sauna bathing has also been associated with a reduced disk of respiratory diseases and lower CRP levels.
January 8, 2018 -
Blood pressure starts dropping 14 years prior to death
The researchers found blood pressure declines were steepest in patients with dementia, heart failure.
December 5, 2017 -
Fruits and vegetables may help lower Blood Pressure
Eating potassium-rich foods like sweet potatoes, avocados, spinach, beans, bananas — and even drinking coffee — could be key to lowering blood pressure, new research suggests. "Decreasing sodium intake is a well-established way to lower blood pressure, but evidence suggests that increasing dietary potassium may have an equally important effect on hypertension," said Alicia McDonough, …
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April 6, 2017 -
BP lowering drugs block cancer
Drugs used to lower blood pressure can potentially block breast and pancreatic cancer invasion by inhibiting their cellular structures, say researchers. The study discovered that calcium channel blockers -currently used to treat hypertension -can efficiently stop cancer cells move and invade surrounding tissue. Identification of anti-hypertension drugs as potential therapeutics against breast and pancreatic cancer …
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December 18, 2016 -
Carotid is key to high blood pressure
Removing one carotid body from some patients with high blood pressure can provide immediate and sustained fall in blood pressure, finds a new study. Carotid bodies, a small cluster of chemoreceptors and supporting cells located near the fork (bifurcation) of the carotid artery that feed the brain with blood, appear to be a cause of …
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September 18, 2016 -
Using Facebook, Twitter may cut BP, diabetes in elderly
Surprised to see your grandparents making friends on Facebook, chatting online or using instant messaging services on smartphones? If yes, take heart, as indulging in social media could reduce loneliness as well as chronic conditions such as high blood pressure and diabetes in older adults. It is because, social media technology like emails, Twitter, Skype …
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August 26, 2016