hypertension
Second-hand smoke can trigger hypertension
Smoky environment increase risk of high blood pressure in patients: Study.
Sleep medications: an indicator of future hypertension
Sleeping pill use indicator of a future need for blood pressure medications.
Obesity decoded
Genes linked to obesity identified, to help in understanding how genes can predispose certain individuals to obesity.
Sugar-sweetened sodas cause kidney diseases
People consume sugar-sweetened soda more likely to develop chronic kidney disease.
Exercise can be another way of lowering blood pressure than medication
Exercise seems to have same reduction rate in blood pressure as medication.
Bullying can easily affect adolescents’ brains, says study
Chronic bullying impacts the mental health of adolescents.
Vegetable intake keeps your heart healthy, says study
Elevated levels of TMAO may reduce hypertension-related heart disease symptoms.
Hypertension killed 6K in city in 2016
Tuberculosis caused 4,350 deaths, followed by diabetes at 1,762 in the same year.
Breastfeeding could lower risk of maternal hypertension
Breastfeeding provides major health benefits not only to the infant, but also to the nursing mother.
Diabetic? Here's why you should take care of your BP
Here is what a new study has found.