Hypertension
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Candy overdose: Man dies from bag-a-day black licorice habitThe construction worker died due to a chemical in black licorice that can raise a person's blood pressure.TrendingSep 24, 2020
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Nursing home patient reportedly asked Alexa for help before dying of coronavirus"I am in pain," the woman reportedly asked Alexa following her coronavirus diagnosis. "I have to find a way to relieve it. Can you help me with pain?"TrendingApr 9, 2020
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Popular blood pressure drug recalled in the U.S. for cancer-causing impurityAurobindo Pharma has recalled 80 lots of valsartan, a drug used to treat high blood pressure, over probably impurities in pills sold in the U.S.HealthJan 3, 2019
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Most women eventually develop diabetes or high blood pressure. But you don’t have toExperts say that diabetes, hypertension and high cholesterol aren't inevitable — even though a study found most people develop one of these eventually.HealthMay 30, 2018
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Bob Layton: How about a pill pipeline?Pills and pipelines — when all is said and done, will more be said than done?BlogsMay 25, 2018
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Calgary woman credits plant-based diet for reversing chronic lung disease, restoring sightKate McGoey-Smith says her health began to turn around after she adopted a plant-based diet that she began to follow under the supervision of a doctor from the Cleveland Clinic's Wellness Institute.HealthApr 28, 2017
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One-fifth of Canadians diagnosed with hypertension don’t actually have it: studyPatients are getting misdiagnosed with high blood pressure because doctors are using outdated blood pressure measuring methods.HealthMar 20, 2017
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‘Masked’ hypertension: You may have high blood pressure and not even know, docs warnDoctors are shedding light on what’s called “masked hypertension” – when a patient’s blood pressure readings are normal at the doctor’s office but increase at other times of the day.HealthDec 7, 2016
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Avoid these 3 conditions in your 40s to live longer, reduce heart failure riskObesity, high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes. They’re chronic conditions we’re all familiar with but a new study is handing you a good incentive to keep them at bay in mid-life.HealthNov 29, 2016
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Reality check: Does eating potatoes four times a week really put you at risk of hypertension?A new study suggests that eating potatoes four times a week increases your risk of hypertension but some experts are disagreeing with the findings.HealthMay 23, 2016
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