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Healthy lifestyle, happy life!

Keep those artery blocks at bay. Read on to know more about maintaining good vascular health.

1 May 2017 1:48 AM IST

Patients with hypertension and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack by taking a blood pressure medication as well as a cholesterol-lowering statin. (Photo: Pixabay)

Blood pressure drugs cannot prevent cognitive decline: study

Researchers saw a trend toward possible benefits from drug therapy in patients who had the highest blood pressure.

14 Nov 2016 12:52 PM IST

AAPI or the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin is the largest organisation representing Indian American doctors in the country.

Over 50 per cent doctors suffer from hypertension: Study

37 per cent doctors had nocturnal hypertension, which can never be diagnosed through in clinic BP measurement.

18 May 2017 2:45 AM IST

The female gender is a better survivor even before birth.

Gender wise: Women are the stronger' sex

While men are physically strong, women get a boost from hormones, facilitating better physiological response.

7 July 2017 1:11 AM IST

Mothers low blood pressure predicts the sex

Mother's low blood pressure predicts the sex

Higher maternal blood pressure before pregnancy emerged as an independent predictor of subsequently delivering a boy.

14 Jan 2017 4:52 AM IST

An increasing number of people may suffer from kidney diseases due to obesity in the next decade.

Obesity may up your risk of kidney failure

Nocturia, that is passing of more urine in the night is the first symptom of a kidney disease, says Dr Pradeep...

6 March 2017 5:46 AM IST

Incidents of isolated systolic hypertension in Americans 18 to 39 more than doubled (Photo: AFP)

Hypertension may cause risk of kidney damage in future

The common approach of ignoring higher systolic blood pressure levels in younger adults may be wrong.

22 May 2017 10:17 AM IST

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11.5 kg tumour removed from man's abdomen, says hospital

Marwah was unaware of the tumour, except that there was an increase in his weight and a dragging sensation on the right...

22 Feb 2017 9:14 AM IST

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a bone marrow cancer that affects plasma cells. (Photo: Pixabay)

This drug ups risk of heart failure in cancer patients

The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib has taken on an increasing role in the treatment of multiple myeloma.

30 Dec 2017 6:45 PM IST

Lack of physical activity among people leads to other health complications such as arthritis. (Photo: Pixabay)

Mind your Vitamin D deficiency to overcome bone and joint pain in...

The idea behind exercise is to keep the movement in the joints.

20 Dec 2017 6:21 PM IST

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Understanding congestive heart failure

Heart failures that cause this congestion are known as congestive heart failure.

20 Dec 2017 9:46 AM IST

Study shows 16.8 per cent hypertension and 7.3 per cent diabetes prevails among tribals who were tested.

Lifestyle illnesses reach tribals too: Study

Lifestyle diseases such as hypertension and diabetes are no longer just urban phenomena.

27 Jun 2017 3:06 AM IST