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Eat healthy foods, exercise regularly, and if your doctor has prescribed you medications for your blood pressure, be sure and take them consistently (Photo: AFP)

Supplemental oxygen eliminates rise in morning blood pressure

Supplemental oxygen prevented the rise in systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and the increase in oxygen...

23 July 2018 12:23 PM IST

Video gaming addiction is hypothesized to be an excessive or compulsive use of computer games or video games, which interferes with a persons everyday life. (Photo: Pixabay)

Can video games help obese children lose weight?

When you don't intervene with kids who are overweight, often their health risk factors and health behaviors worsen over...

21 July 2018 7:14 PM IST

Home blood pressure monitoring in pregnancy reduces hospital blood pressure visits by 50 percent without increasing complications. (Photo: Pixabay)

High blood pressure may cause brain diseases

The risk of brain lesions was higher in people with higher average systolic blood pressure across the years.

12 July 2018 3:36 PM IST

It is recommended to store chocolate in an airtight container before refrigeration to protect the taste. (Photo: Pixabay)

World Chocolate Day: 7 health benefits of chocolate

Dark chocolate is loaded with nutrients that can positively affect your health.

7 July 2018 10:11 AM IST

The breakthrough could pave the way for a far more effective allergy medicine. (Photo: Pixabay)

People with allergies often leave life-saving epinephrine at home

Patient education around how and when to use an epinephrine auto-injector is also important.

4 July 2018 8:49 PM IST

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High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to heart disease risk afterward

High blood pressure in pregnancy and afterwards, as well as diabetes and high cholesterol, are more likely when women...

3 July 2018 10:21 AM IST

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Orthostatic hypotension linked to heart disease

Many treatments for OH have the potential to worsen blood pressure control and risk for CVD.

3 July 2018 10:03 AM IST

Taking BP medicines at night seems to be more effective. (Photo: Representational/ Pexels)

When should one take BP medicines?

Read on to know how to maximise benefits from your BP medicine.

23 Oct 2019 9:30 PM IST

Systolic blood pressure is the top number in a blood pressure reading and is the force of the blood against the walls of the arteries when the heart is beating. (Photo: ANI)

Consumption of nicotine during pregnancy can cause systolic blood...

Nicotine intake during pregnancy leads to blood pressure issue in children: Study.

17 Oct 2019 10:18 AM IST

High blood pressure could elevate cancer risk in mid-aged adults

High blood pressure could elevate cancer risk in mid-aged adults

Studies reveal that sleep hours might elevate risk of cancer, early death in adults.

3 Oct 2019 12:12 PM IST

The study was published in the journal, JAHA: Journal of the American Heart Association. (Photo: ANI)

Deportation may have negative impact of developing high blood pressure

Studies reveal that deportation fear likely to increase high blood pressure risk.

28 Nov 2019 10:42 AM IST

Job stress can even lead to a more sinister and hidden type of hypertension that can go unnoticed during a regular medical checkup but may shoot up when measured in a different surrounding or situation. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

Hypertension common among those who work long hours

Long working hours may lead to high blood pressure, says Canadian Study.

20 Dec 2019 11:33 AM IST