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Wish to reduce high BP without taking pills? Try sauna bathing
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 30 (ANI): Middle-aged men taking sauna bath four to seven times a week are 50 per cent less likely to develop elevated blood pressure compared to men who take sauna only once a week, suggests a recent study.
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Uncontrolled hypertension can cause heart failure
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): One of the most common lifestyle diseases today, hypertension affects every third person in the country.
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Improve heart health, this World Heart Day
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): As per the statistics shared by World Health Organization, every year 17.5 million people suffer from cardiac ailments namely coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, cardiac arrest, congestive heart failure, arrhythmia and stroke amongst others.
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Take these simple pledges for a healthier heart
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sep 28 (ANI): Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) continue to adversely affect our nation as sedentary lifestyles are fast becoming the norm for an average working citizen.
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Cold weather may up risk of heart failure in elderly
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 27 (ANI): You may ask your grandparents to avoid fog and low cloud in the winter as an increase in hospitalisation and death of elderly patients, with heart failure, is linked to change in temperature and atmospheric pressure, finds a study.
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I feel I can get Warner out any time: Kuldeep
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Sept. 20 (ANI): Left-arm Indian spinner Kuldeep Yadav, while claiming that David Warner comes "under pressure" while facing him, on Tuesday said that he feels he can get the swashbuckling Australian opener out at any time.
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Trying to help all those who're in distress: Suu Kyi on Dalai Lama's 'Budd
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Naypyitaw [Myanmar], September 20 (ANI): Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi has been facing mounting international pressure for her handling of violence in the Rakhine state and the Rohingya refugee crisis.
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India will not take Rohingya refugees; they are a security threat: BJP
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 20 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday said that India will not take any Rohingya refugees as they pose a security threat to the nation, adding that the pressure is mounting on Myanmar State Councillor Aung San Suu Kyi to take back refugees migra
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Physical activity can help those with cancer too, finds study
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A], Sept. 20 (ANI): According to a recent research, a group of scientists in a pilot study of 87 female breast cancer survivors, found that increase in physical activity doubled the women's post-treatment mental processing speed.
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Even teens can suffer organ damage from high blood pressure
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 18 (ANI): Turns out, organ damage from high blood pressure occurs not only in adults, but also in teens.
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Adults without partners less likely to monitor their BP
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], September 17 (ANI): Having a proper high school diploma and a partner are equally important, as according to a study, lower education level and having no partner are associated with a lower frequency of home blood pressure monitoring.
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Here's how gender influences high blood pressure risk factors
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Sep 16 (ANI): A recent study has found that there are marked gender differences in what drives blood pressure in middle-age and adulthood, suggesting the need for gender-specific treatments for hypertension.
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