Articles for Tag: "hypertension"

Can’t sleep? Don’t do this 
Can’t sleep? Don’t do this
Lack of sleep can cause many short- and long-term health problems. One reason sleep eludes you could be relatively easy to fix.
This risk factor is almost as bad for your heart as obesity 
This risk factor is almost as bad for your heart as obesity
A new study provides some surprising information about an often overlooked cause of heart disease.
Can’t sleep? Don’t do this 
Can’t sleep? Don’t do this
Lack of sleep can cause many short- and long-term health problems. One reason sleep eludes you could be relatively easy to fix.
9 out of 10 strokes are preventable 
9 out of 10 strokes are preventable
A study finds 10 modifiable risk factors responsible for the majority of strokes, the fifth leading cause of death in the US.
Physical labor, high blood pressure a bad mix for women 
Physical labor, high blood pressure a bad mix for women
A new study finds that hypertensive women with physically demanding jobs could be at higher risk for heart attack.
Are you at risk for chronic kidney disease?  Featured
Are you at risk for chronic kidney disease?
On World Kidney Day, an expert weighs in on a condition that many people don’t know they have.
Lowering systolic blood pressure could save lives 
Lowering systolic blood pressure could save lives
Researchers found that when the top number is less than 120 there is a lower rate of cardiovascular disease.