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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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Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypert
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 5 (ANI): A study has revealed that prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation could increase the risk of hypertension, a known cause of stroke and heart ailments.
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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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Work stress and trouble sleeping linked with risk of cardiovascular death:
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Apr 28 (ANI): Stress at work and trouble in sleeping are associated with a threefold increase in the risk of cardiovascular death in employees diagnosed with hypertension, found research.
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Drugs used to treat erectile dysfunction may cause side effects affecting
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 7 (ANI): A recent study has observed that drugs which are used to treat erectile dysfunction and pulmonary hypertension, like sildenafil (Viagra) and vardenafil (Levitra), can stop the reaction in PDE6 resulting in side effects affecting vision.
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Research identifies new drug for treating liver diseases
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA] Mar 23 (ANI): According to a recent study, the researchers have found a drug that can successfully treat potentially life-threatening liver diseases like Cirrhosis.
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Obesity can lower testosterone in men, says study
Updated : 7 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 21 (ANI): Obesity is no doubt a major health challenge worldwide. Being overweight brings plethora of health issues such as heart diseases, diabetes, hypertension, stroke, osteoarthritis and some cancers like colon and breast.
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Zinc deficiency may cause high blood pressure
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 24 (ANI): High blood pressure (hypertension) may be caused by lower than normal zinc levels, which alter the way in which kidneys handle sodium, a new study finds.
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Tooth loss linked to high BP in older women
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Dec 4 (ANI): A recent study was conducted to find if there is any relationship between periodontal disease and tooth loss with hypertension.
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Social isolation increases death risk
Updated : 7 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 17 (ANI): Findings of a recent study have linked social isolation to higher risk of death.
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World Diabetes Day: Importance of managing the disease
Updated : 7 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 14 (ANI): India is currently staring at a high prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Of all these, diabetes, perhaps poses the biggest risk.
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