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7 Shocking Ways Sitting All Day Hurts Your Heart

You may finish an eight-hour workday without feeling tired, but your heart may still be paying the price. Sitting at a desk, driving home, eating dinner and then relaxing on the sofa can turn most of your waking hours into sedentary time. The World Health Organization links higher amounts of…

MyLifeXP · Oct 2

FDA recalls blood pressure medication: Reason, affected drugs, and should you stop taking the pills?

The FDA has urgently recalled more than 25,000 bottles of Chlorthalidone tablets from Inventia Healthcare. This recall is prompted by failures in critical dissolution testing, raising serious concerns about the medication’s efficacy for high blood pressure and fluid retention. It’s important for patients to review their medications and discuss any…

The Economic Times · Sep 29

7 Diabetes Care Mistakes That Go Beyond Blood Sugar

For years, diabetes care has often been reduced to one number: blood sugar. But good diabetes management involves much more than keeping glucose within a target range. A person can have acceptable blood sugar readings and still need to pay attention to blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney health, heart health, weight,…

MyLifeXP · Sep 29

Michael Kiwanuka says he suffered a stroke and is ‘fighting to get better’

The 39-year-old singer said he had a bleed in his brain brought on by high blood pressure a few months ago.

Evening Standard · Sep 23

Michael Kiwanuka suffers stroke at 39 'brought on by common health problem'

The Cold Little Heart singer revealed he battled a ‘severe’ brain injury in an emotional announcement

Evening Standard · Sep 23

5 Retina Changes That May Reveal Your Heart Risk

What if a doctor could spot clues about your heart without looking directly at your heart? The answer may be sitting at the back of your eye. The retina contains a dense network of tiny blood vessels, and researchers are studying whether changes in these vessels can reveal signs linked…

MyLifeXP · Sep 18

Hidden Nighttime Hormone Surges May Reveal a Cause of High Blood Pressure That Routine Blood Tests Can Miss

A new study found that nighttime aldosterone surges may help explain some cases of high blood pressure that routine testing fails to detect.

Medical Daily · Sep 17

Cardiovascular Disease Overtakes Cancer as Top Killer of U.S. Hispanic Adults, with Heart Failure Diagnosed Years Earlier

Cardiovascular disease now kills more U.S. Hispanic adults than cancer, a new AHA statement says. See who is at risk and what families can do now.

Medical Daily · Sep 16

Insurance company rejected Rs 3 lakh mediclaim saying it was an obesity treatment; court found the surgery also treats high BP, weight gain, knee pain; insurer ordered to pay Rs 3.5 lakh

An insurance company rejected a Rs 3.2 lakh mediclaim by calling a weight loss surgery an obesity treatment excluded under the policy. The Ernakulam consumer commission found the surgery was meant to treat high blood pressure, weight gain and knee problems together, and ruled that the insurer had no medical…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

Eating a handful of nuts each day is linked with lower risk of high blood pressure, our research shows

More than 1.4 billion people worldwide live with high blood pressure (hypertension). It’s the single biggest metabolic risk factor for early death – driving diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and dementia.

The Conversation · Sep 7