high blood pressure - updates
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Lack of sleep boosts chance of death by heart failure
May 25, 2017 - 1:05 PM
If you have several heart disease risk factors taking care of your sleep is important if you want to lower your risk of death from heart disease or stroke
One big resolution: world's fattest man aims for half
Dec 22, 2016 - 1:32 PM
The man known as Juan Pedro has diabetes high blood pressure and chronic lung obstruction and needs to reduce his weight dramatically to reduce his health risks
High blood pressure now major problem in developing world – study
Nov 16, 2016 - 11:20 AM
Between 1975 and 2015 the tally of adults with high blood pressure rose from 594 million to over 1 1 billion
Salt, unsafe sex and booze: lifestyle killers on the rise
Sep 11, 2015 - 11:53 AM
A recent study shows that high blood pressure – which is easily diagnosed and readily treated – was the top health risk in 2013 contributing to 10 4 million deaths
Curbing bad habits can stop 37M premature deaths – study
May 03, 2014 - 7:47 AM
The study defines premature mortality as the probability of dying between the ages of 30 and 70
