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Heating pads could lower BP in high BP patients when they lie down
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 7 (ANI): People, whose blood pressure increases when they lie down, a condition called Supine hypertension, can lower it with the help of heating pads, suggests a study.
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Researchers establish association between poor oral health and cognitive d
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sept 5 (ANI): Oral health is an important healthcare ritual that everyone needs to follow every day. But poor oral health is linked to a decreased quality of life, along with depression, hypertension, and cognitive decline, researchers have found.
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Planned delivery reduces complications, hypertension: Study
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 29 (ANI): While pregnant women are advised a lot of things, what they aren't told about is planned delivery. A new study in this regard has found that if women with pre-term pre-eclampsia plan their delivery, they suffer fewer complications and lesser hypertension.
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Optimistic people sleep better, longer: Study
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 7 (ANI): A recent study discovered that people who are the most optimistic tend to be better sleepers.
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BP control less likely among those treated in low-income areas
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Aug 01 (ANI): People enrolled in a large clinical hypertension management trial were half as likely to control their blood pressure if they received care at clinics and primary care practices in low-income areas, suggests a study.
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1 in 4 adults suffering from hypertension in India; medical association to
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): With one in four adults suffering from hypertension in India, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) will expand its program on India Hypertension Control Initiative (IHCI) to 100 districts across India covering all the states.
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The source of your cooking oil can impact your health
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] July 08 (ANI/BusinessWire India): With the rising incidences of obesity, diabetes, heart disease and hypertension, it is probably the cooking oil which got maximum attention from the health-conscious consumers.
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New high BP guidelines may increase gestational hypertension detection
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 4 (ANI): New high blood pressure guidelines could increase detection of gestational hypertension, finds a new study.
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Hypertension drug may help Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory without affecting other parts of the brain.
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Smoking may damage body's blood pressure autocorrect system
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 14 (ANI): People who smoke take note! Smoking may increase the risk of developing hypertension, impairing body's blood pressure autocorrect system, a recent study suggests.
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Decreasing use of Diuretic can cure heart failure patients, study suggests
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C [U.S.A], May 26 (ANI): According to a recent study it has been found that patients with a stable heart can easily be cured if they decrease the consumption of Diuretics, a relief drug for patients with heart failure.
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Merck Foundation marks World Hypertension Day 2019
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 17(ANI/BusinessWire India): Merck Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Merck KGaA Germany marked 'World Hypertension Day 2019' by building hypertension care capacity in Africa and Asia through their nationwide programs.
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