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Estrogen ingested in pill form may increase the risk of high blood pressure

The type of estrogen-based menopausal hormone therapy had varying impacts on developing high blood pressure.

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Women feel more stigmatized about abdominal fat than men

Women may be more vulnerable to internalizing negative messages about weight than men.

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Obstructive sleep apnea worsens heart disease

We need to increase awareness about screening for and treating OSA.

Smoking Hookah may lead to increased risk of blood clots

Smoking Hookah may lead to increased risk of blood clots

New evidence that hookah smoking may not be a safe alternative to cigarettes.

Advanced MRI brain scan analysis may help predict stroke-related dementia

A fully automatic technique that provides an accurate method for assessing brain microstructural damage.

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Consuming more plant-based foods linked to better heart health

Diets higher in plant foods and lower in animal foods were linked with a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and death.

Low Vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

Low Vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids

Lack of Vitamin D since birth to early childhood is linked to hypertension in adults. However, it remains unclear to what degree vitamin D...

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Common blood pressure pill could slow down Alzheimer’s

While searching for the treatments that slow down the progression of Alzheimer's, scientists discovered that the common blood pressure drug nilvadipine might hold the...

Using magnetic beads to treat preeclampsia

Using magnetic beads to treat preeclampsia

Preeclampsia is a condition that occurs only during pregnancy. Some symptoms of preeclampsia may include high blood pressure and protein in the urine, occurring...

The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins

The taller you are, the more likely you may develop varicose veins

A person's height and certain qualities that foresee height are related with varicose veins and may give intimations about what makes this condition and...

Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart muscle

Being overweight may cause higher blood pressure and thicken heart muscle

A new research by the American Heart Association suggests that even as a young adult, being overweight may change heart structure and function as...

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Eating fish twice a week is good for heart health

A new research by the American Heart Association recommends eating fish twice in a week as it maintains heart health. Scientists here recommend eating fish...

New tactics required to aid healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet

New tactics required to aid healthcare providers gain knowledge to counsel patients on diet

A new advisory by the American Heart Association provides successful methodologies right now being utilized to coordinate clinical nourishment all through undergrad and graduate medicinal training...

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Genetic test may improve post-stent treatment, reports

In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death, and stroke is the fifth-leading cause. A major contributor to these cardiovascular...

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Heart defects in infant may predict heart problems in birth mother later in life, study

Women who bring forth babies with intrinsic heart deformities may have an expanded danger of cardiovascular hospitalizations sometime down the road. This is the...

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Higher blood pressure before pregnancy may increase miscarriage risk

Elevated blood pressure before getting to be pregnant and ahead of schedule in pregnancy may build the danger of pregnancy misfortune, regardless of whether...

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Hip hop music teaches children, parents to recognize stroke and act quickly

Stroke instruction is essential notwithstanding for youngsters in light of the fact that basically calling 9-1-1 quickly when stroke indications begin could expand the...

Cellular effects of the Cocaine drug examined in the study

Cellular effects of the Cocaine drug examined in the study

Various investigations have established that cocaine use expands blood pressure and the hardening of arteries in its users, yet now new research by the...

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Short kids may have high risk of stroke in future

According to a new stroke in adulthood. During the study, scientists noted that boys and girls who were 2 to 3 inches shorter than average...

Severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy often leads to undetected high blood pressure

Severe pre-eclampsia during pregnancy often leads to undetected high blood pressure

Waiting hypertension is normal and may go unnoticed among ladies who have extreme pre-eclampsia amid pregnancy, as indicated by the new American Heart Association's...

Study highlights the intersection of Heart Disease and Breast Cancer

Study highlights the intersection of Heart Disease and Breast Cancer

A new scientific statement is out by the American Heart Association that highlights the monotonies amid cardiovascular ailment and breast cancer among women. In...

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Neighborhood factors may predict heart failure

Neighborhood-level financial factors in low-salary zones may fundamentally anticipate heart disappointment chance past individual wellbeing factors and financial status, as per new research in...

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