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Just 5 Extra Minutes of Exercise Per Day Could Lower Blood Pressure
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – It doesn't take much: Adding just five minutes of exercise to your daily routine lowers your blood pressure and might cut your odds for heart disease, new research shows....
In-Utero Sugar Restriction Cuts Offspring's Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension
THURSDAY, Nov. 7, 2024 – Sugar restriction during the first 1,000 days after conception lowers a child's risk for later developing type 2 diabetes and hypertension, according to a study published...
World War II Data Shows Impact of Sugar on Kids' Health
MONDAY, Nov. 4, 2024 – The home front hardships of World War II illustrate how too much sugar is harming people’s health today, a new study shows. British children who endured wartime rationing of s...
Causal Relationship Seen Between GERD and Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – There is a positive causal relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and hypertension, according to a study published online Sept. 23 in Frontiers in ...
ASN: Hypertension Most Common Cardiovascular Comorbidity Seen With Dialysis
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 30, 2024 – Hypertension is the most common cardiovascular disease (CVD) comorbidity seen among dialysis patients globally, according to a study presented at Kidney Week, the annual...
Adult Hypertension Prevalence 47.7 Percent From August 2021 to August 2023
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 23, 2024 – During August 2021 to August 2023, the prevalence of adult hypertension was 47.7 percent, with hypertension higher in men than women, according to an October data brief...
Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Tied to Hypertension
TUESDAY, Oct. 22, 2024 – Patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a high incidence of prevalent and incident hypertension, according to a study published online in the August issue...
Want to Slowly Cut Down on Dietary Salt? Here's How
SATURDAY, Oct. 19, 2024 – Did you know that sodium is the bad guy in salt, raising your risks for high blood pressure and other heart ills? Luckily for Americans, the U.S. Food and Drug...
Improper Arm Position When Measuring BP Can Overestimate Readings
TUESDAY, Oct. 8, 2024 – Commonly used arm positions (lap and side) for measuring blood pressure (BP) can overestimate readings, according to a study published online Oct. 7 in JAMA Internal...
Are People Holding Their Arms Incorrectly for Blood Pressure Tests?
MONDAY, Oct. 7, 2024 – Checking your blood pressure at home? Pay attention to arm position. A new study by Johns Hopkins researchers confirms that it makes a "huge difference" when it comes to...
Gestational Diabetes Risk Higher in Women With Preconception Prediabetes
TUESDAY, Oct. 1, 2024 – Preconception prediabetes is associated with increased odds of gestational diabetes among adolescents and young adults, according to a study published online Sept. 24 in JAMA...
Space Travel May Not Be Healthy for Heart Muscle
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 25, 2024 – Long-term space travel to Mars could be bad for astronauts’ hearts, a new zero-gravity study shows. After a month at the International Space Station, a set of 48 b...
Prediabetes in Teens Could Raise Odds for Complicated Pregnancies Later
TUESDAY, Sept. 24, 2024 – If a woman is already in a "prediabetic" state in her teen or college years, her odds for a serious complication of pregnancy later in life rises, new research shows....
Stroke Kills 7 Million Worldwide Each Year, and Deaths Are Rising
THURSDAY, Sept. 19, 2024 – Climate change and worsening diets are sending global rates of stroke and stroke deaths skyward, a new study warns. Almost 12 million people worldwide had a stroke in...
Gestational Hypertension Tied to Higher Later Risk for Cardiovascular Disease
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2024 – A self-reported history of gestational hypertension is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in postmenopausal women, according to a study presented at the annual...
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