high blood pressure
Workplace discrimination linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, study finds
Health & Fitness
April 26, 2023
Workplace discrimination linked to increased risk of high blood pressure, study finds
Adults in the United States who reported feeling discriminated against at work had a higher risk of developing high blood…
Healthy dietary recommendations for Ramadan
Health & Fitness
May 9, 2019
Healthy dietary recommendations for Ramadan
You might be wondering whether the food you eat during Ramadan meets your body’s nutritional needs. Furthermore, fasting for long…
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
World
April 25, 2019
Don’t expose babies to electronic screens, says WHO
Infants less than a year old should not be exposed to electronic screens, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on…
19 mn Egyptians overweight, 10 mn suffer high blood pressure: official
Egypt
April 16, 2019
19 mn Egyptians overweight, 10 mn suffer high blood pressure: official
Adviser to the Health Ministry for Information Technology Issam Salah Eddin said that a total of 48.453 million citizens have…
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Health & Fitness
April 29, 2017
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Air pollution can affect blood pressure: study
Environment
October 25, 2016
Air pollution can affect blood pressure: study
Long-term exposure to urban air pollution incrementally increases the risk of high blood pressure, according to a study released Tuesday…
64% of global consumers now cut certain ingredients out of their diets
Food
September 5, 2016
64% of global consumers now cut certain ingredients out of their diets
Obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure are just some of the fears that could be leading 64% of…
Max amount of time you can sit before harming your heart: study
Health & Fitness
July 23, 2016
Max amount of time you can sit before harming your heart: study
Although many previous studies have shown that too much sedentary time increases the risk of a variety of diseases, including…
Maternal mortality declining but still above goal
Health & Fitness
December 4, 2015
Maternal mortality declining but still above goal
Maternal mortality rates have dropped substantially over the past quarter century but still are not declining fast enough to meet…
Your child can get high blood pressure if they spend hours on the Internet
Health & Fitness
October 12, 2015
Your child can get high blood pressure if they spend hours on the Internet
A new study shows that excessive time spent on the internet can increase a teenager’s risk of high blood pressure.