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High Blood Sugar Levels? Here's What You Should Do To Maintain Your Heart Health
When blood sugar remains high for a long time, it can damage blood vessels and this increases the risk of high blood pressure, blocked arteries, heart attacks, and strokes.
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Is Your Bedtime All Over the Place? New Study Links Habit To An Increase In Heart Attacks
A new study based in Finland explains why sleeping on time is important, as it can increase the risk of heart attacks. Dr Prashant Saxena explains how to ensure you sleep on time daily.
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Staying Fit During A Heatwave: What Kind Of Exercise Is Best Suited To Your Age?
Staying active during a heatwave is possible, but it requires a thoughtful approach. Choose age-appropriate exercises, adjust intensity, and prioritise hydration and timing.
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Gout Drugs May Cut Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke, Study Finds
A study of over 100,000 gout patients has found that urate-lowering drugs, particularly allopurinol, are linked to a significant reduction in the risk of heart attack and stroke when taken at the correct dose.
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Pomegranate Compound May Help Protect Against Heart Disease, Reveals Study
When you eat pomegranate, your body breaks down a major healthy nutrient called punicalagin (PC) into smaller pieces called urolithins that showed the strongest protective effects.
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Study Links Advanced Heart And Kidney Disease To Increased Cancer Risk
It is known that high blood sugar, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and obesity, increase the risk of certain cancers. However, the link between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stage and the risk of incident cancer wasn't known, the autho
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Can You Get A Heart Attack Despite Normal Blood, Lipid And Sugar Tests? Cardiologist Explains
Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.
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Blood Pressure: How Low Is Too Low? Study Reveals Target Range For A Healthy Heart
The study found that aiming for a blood pressure below 120 mm Hg was the most effective way to prevent major health disasters like heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
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A Simple Blood Test May Detect Hidden Heart Failure In Diabetes Patients Early
A new trial shows a simple blood test can detect undiagnosed heart failure in people with diabetes. Early screening could improve diagnosis, enable timely treatment, and reduce hospitalisation and death risks significantly.
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What Is Cardiac Arrest? Signs And How To Respond During The Emergency
When an individual suffers a cardiac arrest, it can turn out to be fatal immediately if proper steps aren't taken right away.
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Hidden Hormone Disorder Affecting Your Heart? Doctors Warn
Hidden hormonal imbalances can silently increase heart disease risk even when routine tests appear normal, experts warn.
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Does Your Daily Dairy Intake Affect Parkinson's Risk? Neurologist Explains
A study suggests higher milk intake may modestly increase Parkinson's risk by about twenty percent, but causation is not established.
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Can Low Birthweight Predict Stroke Risk? Doctor Breaks Down New Swedish Study
Low birth weight is linked to a higher risk of stroke in early adulthood, affecting both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke types.
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Poor Recovery After Workouts: Sports Medicine Expert Tells What The Body May Be Saying
Many individuals today follow structured workout routines but overlook how their body responds post-exercise.
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Normal Cholesterol, Hidden Risk: Fortis Cardiologist Explains Why Many Heart Attacks Are Missed Until It Is Too Late
Cholesterol remains an important marker, but it does not tell the whole story. Most people focus on LDL, often called "bad cholesterol".
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High Blood Sugar Levels? Here's What You Should Do To Maintain Your Heart Health
When blood sugar remains high for a long time, it can damage blood vessels and this increases the risk of high blood pressure, blocked arteries, heart attacks, and strokes.
-
Is Your Bedtime All Over the Place? New Study Links Habit To An Increase In Heart Attacks
A new study based in Finland explains why sleeping on time is important, as it can increase the risk of heart attacks. Dr Prashant Saxena explains how to ensure you sleep on time daily.
-
Staying Fit During A Heatwave: What Kind Of Exercise Is Best Suited To Your Age?
Staying active during a heatwave is possible, but it requires a thoughtful approach. Choose age-appropriate exercises, adjust intensity, and prioritise hydration and timing.
-
Gout Drugs May Cut Risk Of Heart Attack And Stroke, Study Finds
A study of over 100,000 gout patients has found that urate-lowering drugs, particularly allopurinol, are linked to a significant reduction in the risk of heart attack and stroke when taken at the correct dose.
-
Pomegranate Compound May Help Protect Against Heart Disease, Reveals Study
When you eat pomegranate, your body breaks down a major healthy nutrient called punicalagin (PC) into smaller pieces called urolithins that showed the strongest protective effects.
-
Study Links Advanced Heart And Kidney Disease To Increased Cancer Risk
It is known that high blood sugar, high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, and obesity, increase the risk of certain cancers. However, the link between cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic stage and the risk of incident cancer wasn't known, the autho
-
Can You Get A Heart Attack Despite Normal Blood, Lipid And Sugar Tests? Cardiologist Explains
Routine blood tests cannot fully guarantee heart safety as hidden arterial plaques may rupture causing heart attacks.
-
Blood Pressure: How Low Is Too Low? Study Reveals Target Range For A Healthy Heart
The study found that aiming for a blood pressure below 120 mm Hg was the most effective way to prevent major health disasters like heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.
-
A Simple Blood Test May Detect Hidden Heart Failure In Diabetes Patients Early
A new trial shows a simple blood test can detect undiagnosed heart failure in people with diabetes. Early screening could improve diagnosis, enable timely treatment, and reduce hospitalisation and death risks significantly.
-
What Is Cardiac Arrest? Signs And How To Respond During The Emergency
When an individual suffers a cardiac arrest, it can turn out to be fatal immediately if proper steps aren't taken right away.
-
Hidden Hormone Disorder Affecting Your Heart? Doctors Warn
Hidden hormonal imbalances can silently increase heart disease risk even when routine tests appear normal, experts warn.
-
Does Your Daily Dairy Intake Affect Parkinson's Risk? Neurologist Explains
A study suggests higher milk intake may modestly increase Parkinson's risk by about twenty percent, but causation is not established.
-
Can Low Birthweight Predict Stroke Risk? Doctor Breaks Down New Swedish Study
Low birth weight is linked to a higher risk of stroke in early adulthood, affecting both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke types.
-
Poor Recovery After Workouts: Sports Medicine Expert Tells What The Body May Be Saying
Many individuals today follow structured workout routines but overlook how their body responds post-exercise.
-
Normal Cholesterol, Hidden Risk: Fortis Cardiologist Explains Why Many Heart Attacks Are Missed Until It Is Too Late
Cholesterol remains an important marker, but it does not tell the whole story. Most people focus on LDL, often called "bad cholesterol".
