hypertension
How greed fueled Lebanon’s deadly milk and medicine shortage
Middle East
November 8, 2021
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
March 14, 2018
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
April 29, 2017
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
April 2, 2016
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
November 7, 2015
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
August 29, 2015
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
August 26, 2015
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
July 8, 2015
‘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
February 15, 2015
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…