May 19, 2012

Aspirin Recommendations Changed For Many Younger Diabetic Patients

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Experts are now recommending that low-dose aspirin therapy to prevent heart attacks be used somewhat more conservatively – that men younger than 50 and women younger than 60, who have diabetes but no other major risk factors, probably not use aspirin. The new recommendations are based on an analysis of nine studies, which found that [...]

High Blood Pressure: How To beat The Invisible Killer

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High blood pressure is common, mostly symptomless, and potentially lethal. Known as the silent killer, it is a direct cause of more than 100,000 strokes each year (two thirds of the total). It also increases the risk of heart disease, kidney problems and blindness. A quarter of adults have high blood pressure, and among those [...]