Warning as bloodshot eyes could be a sign of 'silent killer' condition
Hypertension is one cause of serious medical emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Untreated, New-Onset Hypertension Tied to Fibroid Development in Midlife
(MedPage Today) -- NEW ORLEANS -- Among midlife women, untreated and new-onset hypertension were associated with an increased risk of developing fibroids, while treated hypertension was linked to a lower risk, a prospective study showed.
In... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 21, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Two probiotic strains can lower blood pressure as well as medication, study suggests
Researchers in China gave two probiotic strains to mice who developed high blood pressure. Mice who were given the probiotics had up to 20 percent lower blood pressure than the control. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
New research from Delta Dental finds a significant decrease in the provision of preventive oral health services resulting from the pandemic, raising concerns about long-term impacts
Study assessed effects the COVID-19 pandemic had on oral health care provided from July 2020 through December 2021WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New research from Delta Dental on oral health care during the COVID-19 pandemic, published recently by the Journal of the American Dental Association, reported a significant decrease in the provision of preventive oral health care services when compared to pre-pandemic levels.The study, Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on oral health care use in the United States through December 2021, showed that there were significant decreases in preventive dental ...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - October 19, 2023 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Basel, 19 October 2023Groupsales grow by 1%1at constant exchange rates (CER) in the first nine months, showing a strong increase of 7% in the third quarterExcluding COVID-19 products,Group salesincrease by 9%Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow by 9%, driven by continued high demand for newer medicinesDiagnostics Division ’s base businessincreases by 7%;overall divisional sales are down 18% due to a surge in demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022Highlightsin the third quarter of 2023:EU approval ofEvrysdifor babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophyFirst approval of subcutaneous form of cancer immunotherapyTecen...
Source: Roche Media News - October 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
[Ad hoc announcement pursuant to Art. 53 LR] Roche reports good sales growth despite decline in demand for COVID-19 products
Groupsales grow by 1%1at constant exchange rates (CER) in the first nine months, showing a strong increase of 7% in the third quarterExcluding COVID-19 products,Group salesincrease by 9%Pharmaceuticals Division sales grow by 9%, driven by continued high demand for newer medicinesDiagnostics Division ’s base businessincreases by 7%;overall divisional sales are down 18% due to a surge in demand for COVID-19 tests in 2022Highlightsin the third quarter of 2023:EU approval ofEvrysdifor babies under two months old with spinal muscular atrophyFirst approval of subcutaneous form of cancer immunotherapyTecentriqPositive phase III...
Source: Roche Investor Update - October 19, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pulmonary Hypertension Increases ARDS Mortality Risk Pulmonary Hypertension Increases ARDS Mortality Risk
Coexisting pulmonary hypertension may be a marker for disease severity among patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - October 17, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Pulmonary Medicine News Source Type: news
Early Pregnancy Obesity Linked to Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
MONDAY, Oct. 16, 2023 -- Early pregnancy obesity is associated with a higher incidence of postpartum hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes, according to a study published online Oct. 10 in Circulation Research.
Sadiya S. Khan, M.D., from the... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Lifesaving WHO health supplies land in Egypt for people-in-need in Gaza
14 October 2023, Cairo, Egypt – A plane carrying 78 cubic metres of health supplies from WHO’s logistics hub in Dubai has landed in Al-Arish airport in Egypt. The supplies will be delivered to Gaza to meet critical health needs as soon as humanitarian access through the Rafah crossing is established.
Every hour these supplies remain on the Egyptian side of the border, more girls and boys, women, and men, especially those vulnerable or disabled, will die while supplies that can save them are less than 20 kilometers (12 miles) away.
The supplies include enough trauma medicines and health supplies to treat 1200 wou...
Source: WHO EMRO News - October 14, 2023 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news
'Surprising' Contribution of Pulmonary Hypertension to ARDS Outcomes
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- As suspected, patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) had particularly bad outcomes if they had coexisting pulmonary hypertension (PH), an analysis of the National Inpatient Sample showed.
Compared... (Source: MedPage Today Nephrology)
Source: MedPage Today Nephrology - October 12, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: news
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Which Guidelines to Choose?
(MedPage Today) -- HONOLULU -- Are the updated European guidelines on pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) applicable to American practice?
The European Society of Cardiology and European Respiratory Society guidelines released last year changed... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - October 12, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Modifiable Risk Factors Increase Dementia Risk More for Some Minority Groups
THURSDAY, Oct. 12, 2023 -- The impact of modifiable risk factors, including hypertension, obesity, and diabetes, on dementia risk is magnified for some minority ethnic groups, according to a study published online Oct. 11 in PLOS ONE.
Naaheed... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 12, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
‘I’m a cardiologist - this is the worst thing you can do if you have high blood pressure’
A cardiologist has warned of "the worst" thing someone with high blood pressure can do. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Walking Intervention Can Lower BP in Sedentary Older Adults
TUESDAY, Oct. 10, 2023 -- A lifestyle walking intervention can reduce blood pressure in sedentary older adults with hypertension, according to a study published online July 27 in the Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease.
Elizabeth C.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - October 10, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
How U.S. Hospitals Undercut Public Health
This article was originally published in Undark Magazine.
Health care in the United States — the largest industry in the world’s largest economy — is notoriously cost inefficient, consuming substantially more money per capita to deliver far inferior outcomes relative to peer nations. What is less widely recognized is that the health care industry is also remarkably energy inefficient. In an era of tightening connections between environmental destruction and disease, this widely neglected reality is a major cause behind many of the sicknesses our hospitals treat and the poor health outcomes they oversee...
Source: TIME: Health - October 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Eric Reinhart and David Introcaso Tags: Uncategorized climate change healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
