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Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt works as well as blood pressure meds, study finds
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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

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

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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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
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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’
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‘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…
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