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Study reveals phone calls linked with increased risk of high blood pressur
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a new, conversing on a cell phone for 30 minutes or more per week is related to a 12 per cent greater risk of high blood pressure when compared to less than 30 minutes.
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Mobile phone calls associated with increased risk of high blood pressure:
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to new research published today in European Heart Journal - Digital Health, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), talking on a cell phone for 30 minutes or more per week is associated with a 12% increased risk of high blood pressure compared to less than 30 minutes
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Combined road noise, air pollution raises blood pressure: Research
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The University of the West of Scotland (UWS) researchers discovered a relationship between loud road traffic and air pollution and an increased incidence of hypertension, a major risk factor for heart attack and stroke.
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Zydus gets US regulator's nod for Metoprolol Tartrate tablets, used for tr
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
Metoprolol is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and kidney problems. This medication is also used to treat chest pain (angina) and to improve survival after a heart attack.
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Study: Cardiovascular illness during childbirth may be connected to prenat
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
An open-access, peer-reviewed publication of the American Heart Association, women who were diagnosed with depression during pregnancy had a higher risk of being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease within two years of giving birth than women who did not have depression.
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Study reveals change of medication more effective for blood pressure treat
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A change in medication can benefit patients on blood pressure-lowering therapies significantly more than increasing the dose of their current medication.
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Merck Foundation announce 84 winners of their 2022 Media Awards from 21 Af
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India]/ Lilongwe [Malawi], March 27 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany, in partnership with the African First Ladies, announced the winners of Merck Foundation Africa Media Recognition "More Than a Mother" Awards 2022
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Study finds how road noise linked with high blood pressure
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
If you reside close to a busy road, you may feel as though the constant noise of the motors, honking of the horns, and wailing of the sirens raises your blood pressure.
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Road noise could make blood pressures high: Research
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
"We were a little surprised that the association between road traffic noise and hypertension was robust even after adjustment for air pollution," said Jing Huang, assistant professor in the Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences in the School of Public Health at Peking
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Study finds detrimental effects extra pounds on young people
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
A Kaiser Permanente study showed that over 800,000 young kids aged 3 to 17 found that those in the upper range of typical weight had a 26 per cent greater chance of developing hypertension than those closer to the average weight.
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New medicine to lower brain pressure might treat blinding IIH headaches: S
Updated : 3 years ago IST
A new experiment has discovered that patients suffering from 'blinding' headaches known as Idiopathic Intercranial Hypertension (IIH) might be treated with an injectable peptide used to treat type 2 diabetes.
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Obesity increases the risk of diabetes, hypertension more than dyslipidemi
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Obesity is becoming more frequent around the world, despite the health hazards and higher mortality associated with the diseases and ailments that accompany it (comorbidities).
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