WHO Raises Alarm About High Blood Pressure

The World Health Organizations is raising the alarm about high blood pressure on World Health Day 2013. High blood pressure or hypertension kills nearly 1.5 million people every year in South-East Asia making it the single-most important risk factor for non communicable diseases like heart attack and stroke. Between 2011-2015, the cumulative loss in productivity associated with noncommunicable diseases in low and middle income countries is projected to be US$ 7.3 trillion. Most of these deaths can be prevented through healthy lifestyles, early detection and treatment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hypertension Source Type: news