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High blood pressure: The 'simple trick' to lower your blood pressure - 'next to no effort'
HIGH blood pressure, also called hypertension, increases your risk of having a heart attack and stroke. It can also cause kidney failure, heart failure, problems with your sight and vascular dementia. Therefore, it should not be ignored.
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
U.S. Task Force Reconsiders Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Use for Preventing Heart Attacks in Adults Over 60
Older adults without heart disease shouldn’t take daily low-dose aspirin to prevent a first heart attack or stroke, an influential health guidelines group said in preliminary updated advice released Tuesday.
Bleeding risks for adults in their 60s and up who haven’t had a heart attack or stroke outweigh any potential benefits from aspirin, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said in its draft guidance.
For the first time, the panel said there may be a small benefit for adults in their 40s who have no bleeding risks. For those in their 50s, the panel softened advice and said evidence of benefit is less clear....
Source: TIME: Health - October 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Lindsey Taylor/AP Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Research wire Source Type: news
High blood pressure: The refreshing red drink shown to ‘significantly’ lower hypertension
HIGH blood pressure can lead to a great number of complications, but those diagnosed early are likely to benefit from treatment. Some of the perils linked to the condition include heart attack and stroke. One drink, however, can stave off such ailments by reversing hypertension.
Source: Daily Express - Health - October 5, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Where you live could influence your risk of a deadly stroke – signs
PERSISTENTLY high blood pressure can cause tears in the arteries, including the ones in the brain. Should a blood vessel rupture up there, bleeding on the brain occurs - otherwise known as a stroke - and death is a high probability.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High BP More Challenging for Older Women, Younger Men
Altogether, nearly half of adults in the U.S. have high blood pressure, increasing their risk for heart attack, stroke, kidney disease and other health complications.
Source: WebMD Health - September 29, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure treatment: The simple solution to high blood pressure
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE increases your risk of heart attack and stroke, so lowering your blood pressure is vital and could save your life. Luckily, there's a simple solution for the condition.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 27, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: One of the best and simplest exercises to reduce hypertension risk
HIGH blood pressure or hypertension is a precursor for serious health conditions including heart attacks and stroke. Numerous studies have found a simple exercise you can do at home could be one of the best types of physical activity to help lower your readings and significantly reduce your risk.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 25, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Should healthy Britons be given blood pressure tablets?
Jill Stevenson, 55, from Ayreshire, pictured, is one of the one in four Britons who has high blood pressure and takes daily pills to reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke.
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 18, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stress linked to high blood pressure and heart attacks
Stress really can trigger high blood pressure, heart attacks or a stroke, a study found. Adults with normal blood pressure but raised levels of stress hormones were more likely to develop high blood pressure and experience cardiovascular "events" compared with those who had lower levels.
Source: Daily Express - Health - September 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Epidemiological features of hypertension among ischemic survivors in Northeast China: insights from a population-based study, 2017 –2019
Hypertension remains the major modifiable risk factor of stroke recurrence. The study aimed to determine the up-to-date epidemiological features of hypertension among the survivors of ischemic stroke.
Source: BMC Public Health - September 9, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Li Jing, Yuanmeng Tian, Guocheng Ren, Limin Zhang, Lei Shi, Dong Dai, Liying Xing and Shuang Liu Tags: Research Source Type: research
Stroke: The sign on your skin that could increase your risk of a stroke
STROKE is the second leading cause of death worldwide, claiming ten percent of the 55 million deaths that occur every year. While many incidents are triggered by underlying health conditions including high blood pressure and high cholesterol, one skin condition could also increase your risk.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 31, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: One key way to prevent hypertension – and it's not exercise or diet
HIGH blood pressure - also known as hypertension - is dubbed the "silent killer" for a reason. Notorious for not having obvious warning signs, it can lead to a deadly stroke.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Stroke victim says undiagnosed high blood pressure could have killed her
Tanya von Ahlefeldt from Hertfordshire had developed a major clot in her brain, causing a stroke. Every year around 100,000 people in the UK experience a stroke, with around a third dying.
Source: the Mail online | Health - August 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Noise, hearing loss at work have small effect on heart disease risk, study finds
Long-term exposure to loud noise on the job leads to a slight increase in a person's risk for heart attack, stroke or high blood pressure, a study published by the Journal of the Acoustical Society of America found.
Source: Health News - UPI.com - August 10, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
High blood pressure: Seven warning signs it's an emergency – time to call for an ambulance
A HIGH blood pressure reading of 180/120mmHg is extremely dangerous, putting your life at risk of an imminent stroke. Without a monitor, how would you know that your blood pressure is too high?
Source: Daily Express - Health - July 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
