Oral Contraceptives increase risk of Ischemic Stroke: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap1 Nov 2016 10:34 AM ISTNew Delhi : Apart from obesity, birth control pills and additional factors such as smoking, high blood pressure or diabetes may put women at increased...
New peripheral artery disease guidelines emphasize medical therapy and structured exercise supriya kashyap kashyap14 Nov 2016 9:00 AM ISTDALLAS: New guidelines for the treatment of peripheral artery disease (PAD), include recommendations on the use of antiplatelet therapy to reduce the...
High protein diet linked to heart failure in post menopausal women supriya kashyap kashyap16 Nov 2016 9:58 AM ISTWomen over the age of 50 who follow a high-protein diet could be at higher risk for heart failure, especially if much of their protein comes from...
200 Million Indians Suffer From High Blood Pressure: Global Study supriya kashyap kashyap18 Nov 2016 1:38 PM ISTLondon : The number of people with high blood pressure has almost doubled in 40 years to over 1.1 billion worldwide, scientists said, with the burden...
Research highlights link between kidney damage and cognitive impairment supriya kashyap kashyap20 Nov 2016 10:07 AM ISTHighlights• Kidney damage was linked with worse performance on tests of global cognitive function, executive function, memory, and attention.• Kidney...
Sleep apnea impairs ability to regulate blood pressure: Study supriya kashyap kashyap19 Nov 2016 10:20 AM ISTToronto : A single bout of sleep apnea a condition where breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep impacts your ability to regulate blood...
Thiazide diuretics reduce fracture risk: JAMA Internal Medicine. supriya kashyap kashyap22 Nov 2016 11:55 AM ISTFurther examination of randomized clinical trial data suggests that thiazide diuretics to treat hypertension may be associated with lower risk of hip...
Researchers identify gene variant that suppress the desire to drink alcohol supriya kashyap kashyap1 Dec 2016 2:26 PM ISTNew York : In a step that could lead to development of drugs to regulate alcohol consumption, researchers have identified a gene variant that...
Effects of blood pressure lowering on cardiovascular and renal outcomes: meta-analysis Noha28 Dec 2016 11:30 AM ISTRecent hypertension guidelines have reversed previous recommendations for lower blood pressure targets in high-risk patients, such as those with...
More individuals may have masked hypertension than is evident : AHA supriya kashyap kashyap31 Dec 2016 9:50 AM ISTA new study shows that around the clock monitoring of blood pressure during daily activity revealed masked, or undetected, high blood pressure in a...
Alcohol abuse increases risk of heart ailments supriya kashyap kashyap3 Jan 2017 1:48 PM ISTNew York : Alcohol addiction can increase the risk of heart attack, atrial fibrillation and congestive heart failure along with other risk factors...
Mother BP can predict sex of child even before conceiving: American Journal of Hypertension Study supriya kashyap kashyap15 Jan 2017 10:39 AM ISTWashington : Does blood pressure and sex of child have anything in common? Probably for mommies to be. Scientists, including an Indian-origin...
