Tag: hypertension
Prolonged radiation exposure is a hypertension risk: study
Study on radiation exposed workers at a nuclear plant shows that they are more likely to develop hypertension than the Japanese victims of the...
Stress, lack of sleep can treble cardiovascular risk in hypertensives
Work stress and days without adequate sleep can significantly increase risk of cardiovascular risk in people with hypertension
Work stress and impaired sleep are linked...
Air pollution in late pregnancy causes high BP in children
Children exposed to higher levels of air pollution in late pregnancy are at elevated risk of high BP, according to a new research
Children exposed...
Repeat BP measurements essential for hypertension diagnosis
Study highlights the importance of measuring blood pressure repeatedly during a single visit to reach correct hypertension diagnosis
Blood pressure needs to be measured repeatedly...
Gandhi & Health @150, ICMR’s tribute to Mahatma Gandhi
Indian Council of Medical Research released a special edition of its journal on Mahatma Gandhi's health as the Father of the Nation turns 150...
Smoking, hypertension, obesity may increase dementia risk
Study shows areas of the brain associated with thinking skills are the worst affected by smoking, hypertension, obesity
Factors that influence the health of our...
Young people with high blood pressure may suffer brain shrinkage
Study shows even when blood pressure is below the levels considered as hypertension, it affects the brain
Young people with elevated blood pressure even when...
High fat diet leads to rapid increases in blood pressure
New evidence shows high fat diet is bad for both males and females
There's more evidence that a high-fat diet is bad for both younger...
Indian pharma company recalls blood pressure, heart drugs in the US
Aurobindo Pharma is recalling its blood pressure medication over concerns that the tablets could contain trace amounts of an ingredient that may cause cancer
Indian...
Giving birth increases stroke risk in women by 14%
Study says changes that the body undergoes during pregnancy may have permanent cardiovascular effects
That giving birth is physically taxing anybody who has been through...