Heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes linked to doubled or tripled COVID death risk
In a recent study from Penn State, researchers found that certain pre-existing conditions may double or triple the mortality risk for COVID-19.
They confirmed that...
An effective way to treat resistant high blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Campinas found that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) could be an option to help control resistant high blood pressure.
The...
Half of U.S. adults should monitor blood pressure at home
Some people go to the doctor and find the intake so nerve-wracking their blood pressure spikes.
Others find the routine relaxing, as they're asked to...
Scientists find how to predict efficacy of drug treatments for heart attacks
Scientists from The Ohio State University have developed a mathematical model of a myocardial infarction, popularly known as a heart attack.
The new model predicts...
Kitchen magnet with list of heart attack symptoms convinced him to go to the...
Danny Saxon was finishing a job repairing and cleaning a pool this past February when he started feeling like he had bad indigestion.
He popped...
This walking can benefit people with heart disease
Scientists from the University of Ottawa found that nordic walking leads to a greater increase in functional capacity, and the ability to perform activities...
Vitamin B can help reduce drug-resistant high blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Maine and elsewhere found using B vitamins to lower homocysteine levels is an effective means of reducing blood pressure.
Vitamin...
These ‘forever chemicals’ may increase women’s blood pressure
Scientists from the University of Michigan found that exposure to man-made chemicals found in common household products and in soil, air, food and water...
Diets high in omega-3 fatty acids may help lower blood pressure
Scientists recently have found that healthy young people may be able to help prevent the onset of high blood pressure by eating diets rich...
Why common herbs may help lower high blood pressure
Common herbs, including lavender, fennel, and chamomile, have a long history as folk medicines used to lower blood pressure.
Documented use of botanical folk medicines...