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Energy drinks may increase risk of heart abnormalities
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 29 (ANI): While energy drinks may get you all pepped up, consuming too much of it can increase your blood pressure and the risk of electrical disturbances in the heart, researchers suggest.
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Licorice herbal tea can elevate blood pressure: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 27 (ANI): Licorice tea, widely consumed for its herbal properties may come with its own health risks, claims a new study, which is associating the consumption of the beverage with elevated blood pressure. Researchers arrived at the conclusion after an 84-year-old m
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India adopts new measurement unit for Kilogram, Kelvin, mole, ampere
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), May 20 (ANI): Filling up your car's fuel tank, checking your blood pressure, navigating using a GPS - daily tasks like these, which have a significant impact on everybody's daily life is based on metrology or the science of measurement.
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Early weight-loss surgery may improve diabetes and blood pressure outcomes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 17 (ANI): Undergoing weight loss surgery in early age can result in better outcomes against type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure, compared to adults who had the same procedure, observed researchers.
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World Hypertension Day: Everything you need to know about high blood press
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi/ Mumbai (India), May 17 (ANI): Hypertension commonly known as High Blood Pressure is a common condition in which there is an excessive long term force of blood applied to the artery walls leading to heart diseases. The more blood your heart pumps and the narrower your arteries a
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DASH diet can reduce heart failure risk in people under 75
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 11 (ANI): DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) diet proven to have beneficial effects on high blood pressure may also reduce the risk of developing heart failure by almost half in people under 75 years, according to research.
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Smoky environment increase risk of high blood pressure: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 3 (ANI): A non-smoker should leave a smoky room or car until it has been cleared, suggest researchers as secondhand smoke can cause high blood pressure and hypertension.
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Walnuts may help lower blood pressure: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 2 (ANI): Here's another reason to add walnuts to your diet. According to a recent study, when combined with meals low in saturated fats, eating walnuts may help lower blood pressure in people who are at risk for cardiovascular disease.
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Drugs prescribed to BP patients could treat Parkinson's, Huntington's and
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 21 (ANI): A study on animals has revealed that a drug called felodipine prescribed for high blood pressure could treat conditions such as Parkinson's, Huntington's and forms of dementia.
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Commonly used diabetic drug - Metformin, beneficial for non-diabetic patie
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Apr 17 (ANI): A new study claims that 'metformin', a commonly used diabetes drug, has the potential to reduce the risk of heart diseases in non-diabetic patients. Researchers also claim that metformin could reverse the harmful thickening of the heart muscle that leads
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'Two-hit' model helps solve greatest unmet need in cardiology
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], Apr 12 (ANI): In a new study, the researchers have found that combining a high-fat diet with a drug that raises blood pressure gave them a 'two-hit' model, like a one-two punch to the disease.
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Treating preeclampsia with sildenafil may protect offspring's cardiovascul
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 6 (ANI): A new research conducted in rats has found that treating preeclampsia with sildenafil citrate (Viagra) may help protect the cardiovascular health of the offspring.
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