blood pressure
Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds
Food
November 12, 2023
Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds
Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much…
Health Ministry returns recalled drug on market
Egypt
February 20, 2019
Health Ministry returns recalled drug on market
Egypt’s Health Ministry announced reinstating at pharmacies a previously recalled medication that contains the heart drug Valsartan. The drug was…
My daughter died for not receiving first aid: father of Qena dead student
Egypt
May 26, 2018
My daughter died for not receiving first aid: father of Qena dead student
A vocational diploma student died in Nag Hammadi, Qena, on Wednesday, because of a sudden drop in blood pressure after…
Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension
Health & Fitness
April 2, 2016
Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension
Patients with high blood pressure and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke…
Cocaine use may increase risk of stroke for young people
Health & Fitness
March 19, 2016
Cocaine use may increase risk of stroke for young people
Adults, even in their 30s and 40s, may raise their risk of stroke by six-fold every time they use cocaine,…
Rapid early weight gain tied to higher childhood blood pressure
Health & Fitness
January 23, 2016
Rapid early weight gain tied to higher childhood blood pressure
Infants and preschoolers who gain weight rapidly may have higher-than-average high blood pressure later in childhood, a US study suggests. The…
Exercise prescriptions important for type 2 diabetes
Health & Fitness
January 10, 2016
Exercise prescriptions important for type 2 diabetes
Patients with type 2 diabetes should be given exercise “prescriptions” that specify the type, duration, intensity and frequency of workouts,…
High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk
Health & Fitness
August 29, 2015
High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk
For women with pregnancy-related high blood pressure, the higher risk of hypertension that follows them through life may be due…
Skipping blood pressure pills may raise heart failure risk
Health & Fitness
August 26, 2015
Skipping blood pressure pills may raise heart failure risk
Patients who frequently fail to take prescribed blood pressure-lowering medications may be more likely to wind up hospitalized for heart…
‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’
Health & Fitness
July 8, 2015
‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’
Not everyone understands what “hypertension” means, and as a result, some patients may not take their blood pressure medications as…