Category: Hypertension

Are primary care doctors referring too much?

… Interestingly, at our institution, we find that there are patients with a specialist or subspecialist for every health condition they have. A cardiologist follows them for their high blood pressure. A gastroenterologist follows them for their …

Relax: This phone measures your blood pressure

Measuring blood pressure is stressful for some, but Leman Micro Devices says let your phone do it, not your doctor Worldwide, high blood pressure leads to around 9.4 million deaths annually according to figures from the World Health Organization. And yet, the condition is easily diagnosed and treated.

La Jolla’s low blood pressure treatment clears key study

Feb 27 La Jolla Pharmaceutical Co said its lead experimental drug to treat low blood pressure met the main goal of a late-stage study on patients with distributive shock who have not adequately responded to existing treatments. Distributive shock is a state in which the heart is pumping well enough, but the blood is not distributed properly to the vital organs leading to severe hypotention.

Scientists explore role of salt and immune system in raising blood pressure of females

Now scientists are exploring how high salt intake can also make cells throughout the body of females swell, rupture, dump their contents and die, triggering an immune reaction that contributes to chronic high blood pressure. “If you are salt-sensitive, you retain salt, you retain water, you have an increase in volume, you start to stretch things and stretch is bad for cells,” said Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist and physiologist in the Department of Physiology at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University.

Your Ticker Talking, “Too Much Salt!”

… a nurse my early years were focused on getting sick people back to baseline. After becoming a diabetes educator and health coach my passion became raising that bar on the baseline – helping my clients to not only feel better but to look better and …

Cold front kills 154 in four days

… were brought to the hospital during the coldest hours of the day (5 a.m. to 8 a.m.) and evening (5 p.m. to 10 p.m.). Health authorities are urging senior citizens with respiratory problems to take prescribed medicines as directed. Senior citizens …

Now, four-in-one pill to treat high blood pressure11 min ago

Melbourne, Feb 11 A new ultra-low dose four-in-one pill has been found to be 100 per cent effective at tackling high blood pressure, according to the results of a clinical trial published in The Lancet journal. Every patient on the pilot trial conducted by The George Institute for Global Health in Australia saw their blood levels drop to normal levels in just four weeks.

Indians love salt a pinch too much: Australia study

An average Indian consumes about 119 per cent more salt per day than the official World Health Organisation recommendation, a study has revealed. The study conducted by the Australia-based George Institute of Global Health notes that most people exceed the recommended limit of two gm per day with the daily consumption going up to 10.98 gm.

Indians love salt a pinch too much: Australia study

An average Indian consumes about 119 per cent more salt per day than the official World Health Organisation recommendation, a study has revealed. The study conducted by the Australia-based George Institute of Global Health notes that most people exceed the recommended limit of two gm per day with the daily consumption going up to 10.98 gm.

Your heart will thank you if you do these things

If you’ve taken the steps to cease and desist some of your more unhealthy habits, it’s now time to add some healthy ones to your arsenal. Putting a priority on heart health will allow you to have a fulfilling and active lifestyle and will contribute to fewer visits to the doctor.

Blood pressure-lowering effects of nifedipine/candesartan…

Journal of Human Hypertension 31, 178–188; doi:10.1038/jhh.2016.54; published online 11 August 2016 The DISTINCT study investigated the efficacy and safety of nifedipine GITS candesartan cilexetil combinations vs respective monotherapies and placebo in patients with hypertension. This descriptive sub-analysis examined blood pressure -lowering effects in high-risk participants, including those with renal impairment disease are at increased risk of future events and mortality.

new Making sense of conflicting blood pressure advice

New and conflicting advice from reputable health organizations about when to begin addressing high blood pressure might be confusing, but a local health expert offers assurances, noting there is no “one size fits all” solution. “These are guidelines, and they’re something for us to consider in the care of patients.

Proven Natural Solution For Diabetes And Hypertension.

If you have diabetes or Hypertension, what I’m about to share with you in this post could prevent you from having a premature heart attack, save your eyesight, kidneys, legs, nerves and even save your life. Reports shows that 70 percent of people who have one of those problems have the other therefore, take your time to go through the information provided here.

Beximco profits rise as it begins US exports

… to manufacture Bristol-Myers Squibb’s new hepatitis C drug, Daclatasvir. It also received product approval from Health Canada for the Olopatadine eye drop, which was another first time achievement for a Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company. Two …

Can caffeine perk up heart health, too?

The caffeine in your morning cup of joe may do more than jolt you awake — it may also help dampen the type of inflammation that’s linked to heart disease risk factors, a new study suggests. Researchers found that an inflammatory mechanism was dialed up in certain older adults , but not others.

Pregnant hypertensive women more likely to give birth to boys

Pregnant women with high blood pressure are more likely to have a boy as scientists say those who have hypertension – caused by a diet high in salt, smoking or drinking too much – are more likely to have a boy, according to new research, while the reverse is also true. Researchers from the Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto examined whether blood pressure had a role in determining sex ratio of babies.

How surgical weight loss is saving lives

Weight loss surgery is known to help people battling severe obesity lose weight, but it also saves lives by helping patients defeat diseases associated with obesity. Studies show that weight loss surgery helps resolve many weight-related health problems such as diabetes, high blood pressure, heartburn and sleep apnea, said Dr. Hamilton S. Le, medical director of the INTEGRIS Weight Loss Center.

EMS and the Slippery Slope to Laminitis

Researchers now define EMS as a cluster of clinical and metabolic abnormalities that are associated with an increased risk of laminitis. If you look at sensitive hoof tissues of a horse with septic laminitis and one with endocrinopathic laminitis under a microscope , you can tell the cases apart.

Bendigo man sues GP over stroke

A Bendigo man is suing his GP for failing to refer him to hospital while he claims he was suffering a stroke. Anthony Gane, a 55-year-old carpet installer, went to his GP, Randall Friesen, on August 6, 2010, suffering from dizziness, a headache and blurred vision.

Why sharing meds is bad for your health

… 60mg. Changing pills, dosages or stopping taking tablets suddenly can make people “severely ill”, according to mental health charity SANE. Yet Charlotte was willing to take that chance. Other prescription drugs shared between these students on the …