May 17, 2024, at 09:51 pm
The latest findings from the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021, published today in The Lancet(link is external), provide new insights into health challenges and the risk factors that are driving them.
WHO report says proper hypertension treatment can avert 76 million deaths between 2023 and 2050
Sep 19, 2023, at 11:12 pm
A report released by the World Health Organization on Tuesday released a report which showed approximately 4 out of every 5 people with hypertension are not adequately treated, but if countries can scale up coverage, 76 million deaths could be averted between 2023 and 2050.
COVID-19 may trigger new-onset high blood pressure: Study
Aug 21, 2023, at 10:29 pm
Dallas: An analysis of electronic medical records for more than 45,000 people found that COVID-19 infection was significantly associated with the development of high blood pressure, according to new research published today in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.
Study finds blood pressure greater than 130/85 mmHg can cause heart damage in adolescents: Study
Mar 25, 2023, at 11:26 pm
New York: Elevated blood pressure and hypertension can cause early cardiac damage during adolescence which is worsened by young adulthood, a paper published in the Journal of Pediatrics concludes.
More than 62 pc of Chronic Kidney Disease in India due to diabetes, hypertension and obesity: Expert
Mar 11, 2023, at 08:45 pm
Kochi: Over 62 pc of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are due to diabetes, hypertension and obesity in India.
High blood pressure now more common in low and middle-income countries, new report finds
Aug 25, 2021, at 10:23 pm
New York: The vast majority of people with high blood pressure, or hypertension, – a serious medical condition that significantly increases the risks of heart, brain, kidney and other diseases – live in low and middle-incomes countries, a World Health Organization (WHO) report released on Wednesday has revealed.
Prolonged exposure to low-dose radiation may increase the risk of hypertension: Study
May 04, 2019, at 05:35 pm
New York, May 4 (IBNS): Prolonged exposure to low doses of ionizing radiation increased the risk of hypertension, according to a study of workers at a nuclear plant in Russia published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension.
Stressed at work and trouble sleeping are more serious than you think, study finds
May 04, 2019, at 05:20 pm
Milan, May 4 (IBNS): Work stress and impaired sleep are linked to a threefold higher risk of cardiovascular death in employees with hypertension.
Demanding targets make employees sleep less than 4-6 hours: ASSOCHAM
Feb 26, 2018, at 09:41 pm
New Delhi, Feb 26 (IBNS): Nearly 56% of corporate employees sleep less than 6 hours in a day due to high stressed levels that arise out of tough targets set for themselves by employers and cause diseases like hypertension, sugar etc., according to ASSOCHAM Healthcare Committee report brought out by The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM).
High rates of diabetes, hypertension found in India, finds study
Jan 31, 2018, at 01:52 am
New York, Jan 30 (IBNS): Rates of diabetes and hypertension are high among middle-aged and elderly people across all geographic measures and sociodemographic groups in India, according to the first nationally representative study of those conditions in the country.