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How to stay fit after 40

Here are a few common health problems you should watch out for if you are in your 40s.

1 April 2018 9:30 AM IST

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

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Lowering blood pressure cut risk of memory decline: Study

It found that people whose blood pressure was lowered to below 120 had a 19 percent lower rate of new cases of mild...

26 July 2018 7:17 PM IST

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)

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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

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Childhood abuse can lead to endometriosis

New study found women reporting severe-chronic abuse had a 79% increased risk of laparoscopically-confirmed...

18 July 2018 1:07 PM IST

People with obesity are almost just as likely to develop atrial fibrillation as people with hypertension or diabetes (Photo: AFP)

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Obesity alone does not increase early death risk: Study

Individuals with metabolically healthy obesity are actually not at an elevated mortality rate.

15 July 2018 7:10 PM IST

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Researchers investigate whether obesity alone can increase death risk

The findings were surprising.

13 July 2018 4:05 PM IST

$The mini-kidneys lack a large artery, and without that the organs function will only be a fraction of normal. (Photo: Pixabay)$ Newsmakers

Now, new treatment for chronic kidney disease in the horizon

Gene therapy could slow down or even reverse damage to kidney cells, hence preventing chronic kidney disease.

7 July 2018 11:33 AM IST

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Men at more risk of developing neurodevelopment disorder than women

A new study focused on the links between stress and subsequent risk for neurodevelopmental disorders.

5 July 2018 9:24 AM IST

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Hypertensive patients need not worry about treatment anymore

Here is what a new study has found.

4 July 2018 9:31 AM IST

An excess intake of salt may result in hypertension, but conversely, if you can control the blood pressure, you can definitely cut down the chance of renal failure (Photo: AFP)

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High sodium diet may increase mortality risk: Study

Sodium is notoriously hard to measure.

2 July 2018 5:45 PM IST

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

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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

Height, and genetic variants associated with height, are strongly associated with an increased risk of AFib, independent from traditional clinical and echocardiographic risk factors. (Photo: ANI)

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Irregular heartbeat, stroke more likely in tall people

Taller people may develop atrial fibrillation: Study.

16 Nov 2019 11:11 AM IST