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High blood pressure: Ask your doctor to test you like this to cut risk of heart attack
HIGH blood pressure symptoms do not always appear immediately, making the condition difficult to diagnose. However, failing to diagnose the condition quickly can increase your chance of death from heart attack and stroke. If your doctor doesn ’t diagnose you by doing this, you may be at increased risk from the condition.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 11, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Depression Has Spiked By 33% In the Last Five Years, a New Report Says
Diagnoses of clinical depression — also known as major depression — have risen by 33% since 2013, according to a new report from health insurer Blue Cross Blue Shield.
The report, which was based on insurance claims filed by 41 million privately insured Blue Cross Blue Shield members, calls depression the “second most impactful condition on overall health for commercially insured Americans,” behind only high blood pressure. That’s because people with depression also tend to have other health issues, such as chronic illnesses and substance abuse, and as a result may have more significant health...
Source: TIME: Health - May 10, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime Mental Health/Psychology onetime Source Type: news
The power of folic-acid: Supplements can slash a stroke by almost 75%
Researchers from Peking University found that adults with hypertension who take folic acid, alongside blood-pressure medication, every day for four years are 73 per cent less at risk of stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure - 2p a day supplements could lower stroke risk by 73 per cent
HIGH blood pressure symptoms include chest pain, headaches and difficulty breathing. But, taking these cheap supplements could slash your risk of having a stroke by 73 per cent, scientists have claimed.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 7, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Here ’s Another Reason Saunas Are So Good For You
For many gymgoers, a post-exercise sauna session is the reward for a workout well done. And a new study provides even more evidence that saunas are good for you.
A paper published in the journal Neurology found that regular sauna baths were associated with a significant reduction in a person’s risk of having a stroke. “The findings are very strong,” said study co-author Setor Kunutsor, a research fellow at the University of Bristol in the UK, in an email to TIME. “Those who took a sauna four to seven times a week were about 60% less likely to have a stroke than people who took only one sauna per wee...
Source: TIME: Health - May 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime Research Source Type: news
Diabetes: Add this herb to your diet to prevent high blood sugar
DIABETES type 2 increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. But an everyday herb can help manage the condition by lowering blood sugar, reducing high blood pressure and relieving inflammation.
Source: Daily Express - Health - May 2, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Switch to this colour milk at no extra cost to slash BP reading
HIGH blood pressure affects one in four UK adults. It has few symptoms, meaning diagnosis often takes place during a check up with a GP, but the condition increases your risk of death from heart disease, kidney disease and stroke. You can reduce the risk by choosing this colour milk for the same price.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 27, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medical News Today: How can I stabilize my blood pressure?
A wide range of factors influences blood pressure, including anxiety, stress, and medications. High blood pressure can have severe complications, such as a heart attack or stroke. A person can address fluctuating blood pressure with home remedies and lifestyle changes. Learn more about normalizing blood pressure here.
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 17, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Reduce your risk of condition with these five steps
HIGH BLOOD pressure is the second largest single risk factor for premature death in the UK, but it has few detectable symptoms. Caused by obesity, salt, and smoking, among others, it can result in heart attacks, kidney disease or a stroke. The Mayo Clinic in America recommends some lifestyle changes to combat this.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Study challenges 'obesity paradox' in heart disease risk
(Reuters Health) - The more overweight people become, the more likely they are to have a heart attack or stroke and to develop risk factors for heart disease like high blood pressure, a large UK study concludes.
Source: Reuters: Health - April 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Blood pressure symptoms: This cooking oil can lower hypertension and heart attack risk
ONE IN three Brits suffer from high blood pressure, but it often goes untreated and can lead to heart disease, stroke or dementia, making it one of the UK ’s biggest killers. Here’s how to lower your risk.
Source: Daily Express - Health - April 5, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure diet: Avoid this burger ingredient to reduce symptoms of hypertension
HIGH blood pressure symptoms can be hard to spot, meaning many people do not even know they have it. But if the condition is left untreated it could lead to more serious health problems such as heart attacks and stroke. Because what you can eat can affect your blood pressure, experts say to avoid eating foods with high salt levels, such as pickles.
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 23, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Binge Drinkers Have About 7 Drinks At a Time, CDC Says
It’s no secret that binge drinking is common in the U.S., as a visit to most college campuses will demonstrate. But a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that the practice is widespread beyond the college years, well into adulthood.
More than 37 million Americans, or 17% of the adult population, reported binge drinking — defined as consuming four or more drinks in one sitting for women, or five or more for men — at least once in 2015, according to the report. Many people binge drank far more frequently than that: The average number of episodes per binge drinker was 5...
Source: TIME: Health - March 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized healthytime onetime public health Source Type: news
High blood pressure symptoms? Avoid using this supplement to reduce hypertension
HIGH blood pressure can put you at risk of heart disease, heart attacks, stroke and heart failure. It ’s important to make changes to your lifestyle and diet to help reduce symptoms, but while adding more calcium and potassium in your diet is a positive thing, taking supplements isn’t recommended.
Source: Daily Express - Health - February 15, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
How Loud Noise Exposure Is Linked to Heart Disease
If you live near an airport, railroad tracks or a busy road, you might be concerned about how fumes from those planes, trains and automobiles are affecting your health. But according to a new review in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, there may be another threat to worry about: high levels of noise that may be bad for your heart.
A connection between noise pollution and cardiovascular disease has been observed in numerous studies over the years, the authors of the new review said. High decibel levels from road traffic and airplanes, for example, has been linked to high blood pressure, coronary artery dise...
Source: TIME: Health - February 6, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Amanda MacMillan Tags: Uncategorized are loud noises unhealthy healthytime Heart Disease heart disease risks heart health Journal of the American College of Cardiology noise level meter noise meter noise pollution noise-cancelling headphones onetime Rese Source Type: news
