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CT scan enables detection and cure of the commonest cause of high blood pr
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Doctors at the Queen Mary University of London and Barts Hospital, and Cambridge University Hospital, have led research using a new type of CT scan to light up tiny nodules in a hormone gland and cure high blood pressure by their removal. The nodules are discovered in one-in-twenty people wi
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Study: Novel CT scan found helpful in detecting most common cause of high
Updated : 3 weeks ago IST
Doctors recently led research using a new type of CT scan to light up tiny nodules in a hormone gland and cure high blood pressure by their removal. The nodules are found in one-in-twenty people with high blood pressure.
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Cold wave: 10-15% surge in heart attacks, high BP and brain strokes during
Updated : 3 weeks, 4 days ago IST
"We are getting approx 10-15 per cent more patients of heart attacks, brain strokes and high blood pressure especially during early hours because of the cold waves since 12 days and the most affected age group is between 50-70 yr old," the LNJP doctor said.
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Extreme cold raises risk of brain stroke: Health expert
Updated : 3 weeks, 5 days ago IST
Amid reports of rising cases of brain stroke and brain haemorrhage in the ongoing bitter cold in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur, a senior neurologist at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said high blood pressure is common during winters and can, at times, lead to a brain stroke.
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Emergency cases for heart attacks, high blood pressure, brain strokes spik
Updated : 3 weeks, 6 days ago IST
Amid the extreme cold, a number of people are battling heart attacks and brain strokes related problems during this year's winters, as per the experts.
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High BP drug holds promise for treating PTSD: Research
Updated : 1 month ago IST
There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find a new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
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PTSD could potentially be treated by blood pressure medicine: Research
Updated : 1 month ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', Clonidine, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could help ward off PTSD.
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Study: Drinking coffee daily linked to risk of cardiovascular disease
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Researchers revealed two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease in people with severe high blood pressure (defined as 160/100 mm Hg or higher), but not in those with high blood pressure that is not considered severe.
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Research shows significant cardiovascular benefits at 6,000 daily walking
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
The evidence-based health benefits of walking continue to accumulate, according to ongoing research by a University of Massachusetts Amherst physical activity epidemiologist, who leads an international consortium known as the Steps for Health Collaborative.
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Warning signs of sudden cardiac arrest provide opportunity for prevention
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Sudden cardiac arrest causes one in five deaths in industrialised countries.2 Most sudden cardiac arrests occur in the community in people not known to be at risk. A cardiac arrhythmia, called ventricular fibrillation, causes the heart to stop pumping and blood flow to cease. If blood flow i
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Drinking 2 cups of coffee daily may double risk of heart death in people w
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
Drinking two or more cups of coffee a day may double the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among people with severe high blood pressure (160/100 mm Hg or higher) but not people with high blood pressure not considered severe, according to research published today in the Journal of the
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Bad cholesterol, high blood pressure contribute to heart attack risk
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to new research published in Hypertension, a journal of the American Heart Association, high levels of lipoprotein(a), a type of "bad" cholesterol, may be linked to an 18-20 per cent increased risk of cardiovascular disease among those who have hypertension. However, CVD risk was n
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