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...
How stress may increase risk of heart disease and stroke: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap12 Jan 2017 12:36 PM ISTHeightened activity in the amygdala a region of the brain involved in stress is associated with a greater risk of heart disease and stroke, according...
New ultra-low dose pill 100 percent effective in lowering BP: Lancet supriya kashyap kashyap11 Feb 2017 11:05 AM ISTMelbourne : A new ultra-low dose four-in-one pill has been found to be 100 per cent effective at tackling high blood pressure, according to the...
Only 1 in 5 patients seeking specialist for resistant high Blood Pressuretake meds as prescribed: AHA supriya kashyap kashyap8 March 2017 11:00 AM ISTStudy Highlights Only one in five patients seeking specialty care for hard-to-control high blood pressure (resistant hypertension) are taking all...
High folic acid level in pregnancy may decrease high blood pressure in children: American Journal of Hypertension supriya kashyap kashyap14 March 2017 9:10 AM ISTA new article published in the American Journal of Hypertension finds that babies born to mothers with cardio metabolic risk factors were less likely...
Detection of curable forms of hypertension: Endocrine Society issues Scientific Statement supriya kashyap kashyap12 April 2017 9:52 AM ISTWashington : A new Scientific Statement issued by the Endocrine Society advises healthcare providers on ways to spot hormonal causes of high blood...
Connshing syndrome named as a new cause of high blood pressure supriya kashyap kashyap23 April 2017 12:18 PM ISTResearch led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has revealed a new cause of high blood pressure which could lead to major changes in...
Obese women less likely to suffer from dangerous preeclampsia complications: ACOG supriya kashyap kashyap7 May 2017 1:25 PM ISTSan Diego : Despite having higher rates of preeclampsia, a dangerous high-blood pressure disorder of late pregnancy, obese women may be less than half...
Home blood pressure monitors inaccurate 70 percent of the time: Study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh12 Jun 2017 11:54 AM ISTSeventy per cent of readings from home blood pressure monitors are unacceptably inaccurate, which could cause serious implications for people who rely...
Lancet study examines effectiveness of labor induction in India Anjali Nimesh Nimesh2 July 2017 10:02 AM ISTResearchers from the University of Liverpool with colleagues from Gynuity Health Care in New York and the Government Medial College, Nagpur, India,...
Childhood asthma may up heart failure risk in adulthood: JACC Heart Failure Anjali Nimesh Nimesh4 July 2017 11:11 AM ISTChildren with asthma are at greater risk suffering from heart failure later in life, a study warns.Scientists found that young adults with a history...
Chickenpox increases risk of heart attack, stroke: JACC Anjali Nimesh Nimesh5 July 2017 3:10 PM ISTContracting shingles, a reactivation of the chickenpox virus, increases a person's risk of stroke and heart attack, according to a research letter...
