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How greed fueled Lebanon’s deadly milk and medicine shortage
Middle East

How greed fueled Lebanon’s deadly milk and medicine shortage

Beirut/Akkar, Lebanon — Ammouneh Haydar sits on a plastic chair in the sparsely furnished apartment she hasn’t left for a month.…
Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world
Egypt

Cairo ranked second noisiest city in the world

Egypt is certainly a loud country. Home to more than 98 million, with deadlocked streets, traffic jams, and endless honking…
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Health & Fitness

Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough

 Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension
Health & Fitness

Statin, blood pressure drug slash health risk in those with hypertension

Patients with high blood pressure and moderate risk of heart disease slashed their long-term risk of heart attack and stroke…
Hypertension in pregnancy linked to future heart disease
Health & Fitness

Hypertension in pregnancy linked to future heart disease

Women who develop high blood pressure or gestational diabetes during pregnancy may face a greater risk of having these conditions…
High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk
Health & Fitness

High blood pressure in pregnancy tied to family risk

For women with pregnancy-related high blood pressure, the higher risk of hypertension that follows them through life may be due…
Skipping blood pressure pills may raise heart failure risk
Health & Fitness

Skipping blood pressure pills may raise heart failure risk

Patients who frequently fail to take prescribed blood pressure-lowering medications may be more likely to wind up hospitalized for heart…
‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’
Health & Fitness

‘Hypertension’ doesn’t mean ‘too much tension’

Not everyone understands what “hypertension” means, and as a result, some patients may not take their blood pressure medications as…
26% of Egyptians suffer hypertension
Egypt

26% of Egyptians suffer hypertension

Dr. Mohamed Mohsen Ibrahim, head of the Egyptian Society of Hypertension, said official statistics indicate that 26 percent of Egyptian…
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