Severe BP lowering treatment may harm diabetes patients savita thakur thakur26 Feb 2016 1:24 PM ISTLondon: Diabetics who undergo intensive blood pressure lowering treatment, particularly those with systolic blood pressure levels under 140, may be at...
Arm-to-arm difference in BP ups heart attack risk: Study supriya kashyap kashyap17 April 2016 11:44 AM ISTWashington D.C : You may want to get your blood pressure checked in both arms as a recent study has suggested that a difference between the two...
Longer Sitting Hours increases risk of coronary artery calcification supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2016 2:45 PM ISTSpending too much time sitting is bad for your heart as researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have found that sedentary behavior is associated...
Novel measure for better anaesthesia management supriya kashyap kashyap15 May 2016 7:25 PM ISTChicago : A novel measure for assessing the body’s response to surgery may allow for better anesthesia management in the O.R., less pain when...
Scientists identify protein to better treatment for recurrent miscarriages supriya kashyap kashyap16 May 2016 2:50 PM ISTScientists at the University of Sheffield have identified a protein, involved in the development of the human placenta, may also help embryos implant...
Blood Pressure Fluctuations Bad For Brain: Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 May 2016 6:24 PM ISTNew York : Higher long-term fluctuations in blood pressure readings may be linked to faster declines in brain and cognitive function among older...
Higher Salt Intake May Increase Risk of CVD among Patients with CKD supriya kashyap kashyap25 May 2016 2:40 PM ISTIn a study appearing in the May 24/31 issue of JAMA, Jiang He, M.D., Ph.D., of the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine,...
Standard BP target sufficient for emergency treatment of acute intracerebral hemorrhage: Study Geeta Sharma Sharma10 Jun 2016 4:27 PM ISTAn international stroke study found that standard and intensive blood pressure treatments were equally effective in the emergency treatment of acute...
KDOQI clinical practice guideline for hemodialysis adequacy supriya kashyap kashyap27 Jun 2016 2:34 PM ISTWith the rising burden of CKD in the country, importance of Dialysis interventions cannot be undermined. At the same time, Interventions that can...
Pre-hypertension in pregnancy may up diabetes, stroke risk supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jun 2016 3:10 PM ISTNew York : Women who suffer from elevated blood pressure during pregnancy are at an increased risk of developing heart diseases and other health...
New blood test can tell 10-year risk for heart disease supriya kashyap kashyap30 Jun 2016 9:10 AM ISTLondon : Scientists have developed a new way to calculate a person's 10-year risk for heart disease by analysing their blood, a method which has...
Many elderly are prescribed anti-hypertensive medication despite having low blood pressure supriya kashyap kashyap6 July 2016 11:53 AM ISTAccording to a new study in the journal Age and Ageing, a significant proportion of patients over 70 remain on anti-hypertensive medication despite...
