Highlights Oxalate is a small anion that is derived from food sources. The dietary oxalate is absorbed by the intestine and it increases the urinary oxalate output whic...
Highlights: Hypertension or high blood pressure is the increased pressure of the blood in the arteries. Beta - blockers, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin antagonists and t...
Highlights Economic globalization may create stressful employment factors in high-income countries contributing to the worldwide epidemic of cardiovascular disease. Hyperte...
Highlights : Prevalence of childhood hypertension is increasing, in parallel with the increase in childhood obesity. Childhood hypertension affects cognition and cognitive develop...
Highlights World Heart Day 2016 is celebrated to raise awareness about the need to look after the heart and lower the risk of heart disease. The theme for this year...
Highlights Until recently, foods rich in saturated and trans-fat were considered to increase the level of LDL cholesterol thus contributing to heart diseases. A recent study has ...
Highlights Daily intake of three rashers of bacon increases the risk of heart disease by 24% Apart from heart disease, processed meat intake increases the risk of prostate cancer ...
Highlights Study by The University of Cambridge and The University of London researchers reveals 31 new genes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. Study...
Highlights Late night dinners have adverse effects on blood pressure and thus increase the risk of heart attack. Blood pressure is meant to fall by 10% overnight when t...
Highlights Allowing children to use iPads before surgery helped to reduce their anxiety as effectively as pharmacological sedatives Children were assigned into two gro...
Highlights Mechanism associated with hypertension during sleep apnea identified. Carotid body resection controlled hypertension but lead to side effects. Drugs found to inhib...
Highlights High levels of uric acid in the blood is a known trigger of gout Excessive consumption of red meat and alcohol increases uric acid level Hypertension diet also know...
Higlights Physical activities in the form of cycling, walking, gardening and housework incorporated into daily routine schedule, are shown to have proven health benefits WHO recomme...
Highlights Fidgeting the leg helps improve leg vascular function which cuts the risk of cardiovascular diseases. After three hours of sitting, the leg that was moved had much higher...
Virgin olive oil is nutritious and high in antioxidant content Virgin olive oil helps reduce blood pressure and cuts the need for blood pressure medications Oleic acid...
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