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No heart issue in hypertension patients with shortened fingers: Study
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 23 (ANI): Researchers in Berlin have spent decades researching a peculiar hereditary illness that results in extraordinarily short fingers and incredibly high blood pressure in half of the members of specific families. By the time they become 50, affected persons ty
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Study finds issues of blood pressure during pregnancy linked to risk of in
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 23 (ANI): A condition that can produce extremely high blood pressure during pregnancy has been associated to an increased risk of death in offspring from birth to young adulthood, according to a study.
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Pregnancy blood pressure problems associated with increased risk of infant
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], October 20 (ANI): According to a study published in The BMJ today, a disease that can cause unusually high blood pressure during pregnancy is linked to an elevated risk of death in offspring from birth through young adulthood.
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Scientists find no heart damage in hypertension patients with shortened fi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], October 19 (ANI): Scientists in Berlin have been studying a strange hereditary condition that causes half of the certain families' members to have unusually short fingers and extremely high blood pressure for decades. If untreated, affected patients usually die of a stroke
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Frozen embryo transfers linked to high blood pressure risks during pregnan
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Dallas [US], September 26 (ANI): According to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) using frozen embryos may be associated with a 74% increased risk of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
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Study suggests more older adults should check blood pressure at home
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 23 (ANI): A new study has found that only 48 per cent of people aged 50 to 80 who take blood pressure medications or have a health condition that's affected by hypertension regularly check their blood pressure at home or other places.
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UN awards India's large-scale initiative against hypertension
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 21 (ANI): In a significant achievement and recognition of the country's efforts against hypertension, India has won a UN award for its "India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI)", a large-scale hypertension intervention under National Health Mission.
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Protein restriction may be useful in reducing obesity, diabetes: Study
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 21 (ANI): According to a study, reducing protein consumption can help regulate metabolic syndrome and some of its key symptoms, such as obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure (hypertension).
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Study: Hypertension in people features debilitating headaches, sight loss
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Birmingham [UK], September 9 (ANI): Patients suffering from a type of elevated brain pressure may have their disease recognised earlier thanks to new biochemical clues, according to new research.
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Merck Foundation First Health Media Training in Mozambique in partnership
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Maputo [Mozambique]/Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 5 (ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany organized their first "Merck Foundation Health Media Training" via Videoconference in Mozambique, in partnership with ISAURA FERRAO NYUSI, The
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Study reveals that arterial stiffness increases blood pressure in adolesce
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuopio [Finland], September 4 (ANI): In the young population, arterial stiffness, a new risk factor for hypertension, raises blood pressure indirectly through an increase in insulin resistance but not through an increase in body fat.
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Increased physical activity may reduce heart failure risk
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dallas (Texas) [US], August 29 (ANI): According to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation, engaging in moderate or vigorous physical activity may reduce the risk of developing heart failure. This finding comes from a six-year analysis of
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