Blood Pressure
B.P Problems Nowadays there is much unnecessary propaganda of Blood Pressure.If any one feels a little headache he goes to his physician and asks him to check his blood pressure.Doctors too when they examine the patient will check his blood pressure without fail and will express anxiety about it but the fact is that blood [...]
Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics
Tighter Blood Sugar Control Not Best for Some Diabetics Tight blood sugar control needn’t be the end-all factor for people with type 2 diabetes who have other medical problems, a new study indicates. The degree of blood sugar control in type 2 diabetes “has been a subject of controversy for a decade,” said Dr. Sheldon [...]
Regular Exercise Reduces the Incidence of High Blood Pressure
A sedentary lifestyle could be a risk for high blood pressure (hypertension), according to the results of both cross sectional and longitudinal studies. High blood pressure is present in epidemic proportion and is associated with a markedly increased risk of developing numerous cardiovascular complications. All current treatment guidelines emphasize the role of non-pharmacological interventions, physical [...]
Device Highlighted As an Effective Treatment for High Blood Pressure
RESPeRATE, the only medical device cleared by the FDA and CE-approved for the adjunctive treatment of hypertension, is highlighted as an effective treatment for high blood pressure in the Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. The article, written by Elayne DeSimone, ANP, PhD, encourages the entire clinical community, in particular nurse practitioners and [...]
IIT Kharagpur devises Total Artificial Heart
A research team of scientists of the School of Medical Science and Technology at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur have devised a Total Artificial Heart (TAH) that could save lives for just Rs 1 lakh. The trials of the prototype laboratory constructed unique 13-chamber artificial heart have been successful on small animals. The IIT [...]
Depression Raises Heart Failure Risk In Heart Disease Patients
A new US study found that patients with heart disease who were then diagnosed with depression were at greater risk of heart failure, and that taking antidepressants neither reduced the risk of heart failure, a condition where the heart can’t pump enough blood for the body, nor eased the symptoms of depression. The study was [...]
