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Emergency cases for heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain strokes spik
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Amid the extreme cold, a number of people are battling heart attacks and brain strokes related problems during this year's winters, as per the experts.
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High BP drug holds promise for treating PTSD: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find a new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
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PTSD could potentially be treated by blood pressure medicine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', Clonidine, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could help ward off PTSD.
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Study: Drinking coffee daily linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers revealed two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in people with severe high blood pressure (defined as 160/100 mm Hg or higher), but not in those with high blood pressure that is not considered severe.
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Research shows significant cardiovascular benefits at 6,000 daily walking
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst physical activity epidemiologist, who leads an international consortium known as the Steps for Health Collaborative.
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Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Sudden cardiac arrest causes one in five deaths in industrialised countries.2 Most sudden cardiac arrests occur in the community in people not known to be at risk. A cardiac arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation, causes the heart to stop pumping and blood flow to cease. If blood flow i
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Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily may double risk of heart death in people w
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published today in the Journal of the
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Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk
Updated : 2 years, 5 months ago IST
According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be linked to an 18-20 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was n
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Study method finds two blood pressure drugs equally effective
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
'A large VA clinical trial found that the blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death.
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Scientists discover new immune target to treat cardiovascular disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Clinicians have traditionally treated cardiovascular disease by focusing on diabetes and blood pressure control, as well as lowering cholesterol with drugs such as aspirin and statins.
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Study reveals existing medicines prevent to cause kidney disease
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
According to a new study, serious illness that can cause the kidneys to suddenly stop working could be addressed with existing medications.
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Combination of bad cholesterol, high blood pressure may increase heart att
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
High levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be associated with an 18-20 per cent higher risk of cardiovascular disease among people who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was not higher among those without hypertension, according to new research
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