Health
Need to get moving? Start slowly
When you exercise, you feel less tired and stressed, and more upbeat. Even taking a 10-minute walk is a good start. You don't have to run a marathon to reap the benefits of exercise.
Jun 23, 2023
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News tagged with blood pressure control
Cardiology
Hot yoga offsets negative effects of high-salt diet on blood pressure in Black women: Study
Participating in hot yoga for four weeks reduced blood pressure in Black women, according to a study from Texas State University. Researchers also found the blood pressure drop and a widening of the participants' arteries ...
Jun 21, 2023
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Health
Juice concentrate from Japanese fruit benefits cardiovascular health, scientists report
More than 122 million Americans—about half of the U.S. population ages 20 and older—have high blood pressure, referred to medically as hypertension. Hypertension is a major cause of cardiovascular disease, and despite ...
Jun 13, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Peer health coaching improves well-being in veterans with CVD risks
Peer health coaching interventions can create opportunities for well-being improvements, although not physical health improvements, in veterans with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, according to a study published ...
Jun 7, 2023
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Health
Men: Here are the health screenings you need
Many men will put off going to the doctor unless they are really sick, but men's health screenings help catch problems before symptoms appear.
Jun 5, 2023
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Cardiology
Study associates sleep apnea in babies with increased risk of hypertension in adulthood
Newborn babies who experience low levels of oxygen in their body tissues (hypoxia) due to sleep apnea, for example, tend to develop respiratory problems and hypertension (high blood pressure) in adulthood, and these problems ...
May 31, 2023
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Cardiology
Very low carbohydrate diets can improve blood pressure, blood sugar levels and weight control
Adults with hypertension, prediabetes, or type 2 diabetes, and who are overweight or obese, are at an increased risk of serious health complications. However, experts disagree about which dietary patterns and support strategies ...
May 23, 2023
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Overweight & Obesity
Whole body cryostimulation may be a useful extra treatment for obesity
Whole body cryostimulation is a useful "add-on" treatment for obesity, research being presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Dublin, Ireland (17-20 May) suggests.
May 18, 2023
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Neuroscience
Higher blood sugar linked to faster loss of brain power in stroke survivors
Surviving a stroke can bring many long-term effects—including a much higher risk of dementia. But a study suggests that blood sugar may play a key role in that risk.
May 17, 2023
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Cardiology
Researchers develop a web application to analyze hypertension statistics
A research team from Wake Forest University School of Medicine has developed an open-source, web-based application that allows users to generate customized hypertension statistics using National Health and Nutrition Examination ...
Apr 27, 2023
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