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More than 2,000 Army officers took disability pension in last two years
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): At a time when the Army is trying to fight the trend of increasing number of its personnel seeking disability pensions, it is emerging that more than 2,000 officers including more than 85 Brigadiers and Major Generals have sought disability pension for diseas
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Pre-eclampsia may affect pregnant women's heart
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 3 (ANI): A recent study indicated that pre-eclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition characterised by high blood pressure in pregnant women also have effects on cardiovascular health that may persist well even after pregnancy.
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Children end up having high blood pressure if born with lower vitamin D
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 1 (ANI): A recent study discovered that vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood is associated with an increased risk of elevated blood pressure in later childhood and adolescence.
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Healthy blood vessels may delay cognitive decline, study suggests
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): As part of a recent study, researchers have found that high blood pressure may affect conditions such as Alzheimer's disease by interfering with the brain's waste management system.
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Overweight children at doubled risk of high blood pressure
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 13 (ANI): Not only adults but even young children who are overweight are at risk of future heart attack and stroke. Overweight four-year-olds have a doubled risk of high blood pressure by the age of six, claims recent research.
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Early weight-loss surgery may improve diabetes and blood pressure outcomes
Updated : 7 years, 1 month 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 : 7 years, 1 month 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 : 7 years, 1 month 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 : 7 years, 1 month 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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Drugs prescribed to BP patients could treat Parkinson's, Huntington's and
Updated : 7 years, 2 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 : 7 years, 2 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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Poor diet causes more deaths than tobacco consumption: Study
Updated : 7 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 5 (ANI): A new study has revealed that poor diet is responsible for more number of deaths globally than tobacco consumption, high blood pressure or other health issues.
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