COMBO BP MEDICINES MAY RAISE MORTALITY RISKS FOR ELDERLY.The article discusses a study published in the periodical "JAMA Internal Medicine" on the safety of prescribing combination antihypertensive medications in elderly patients with low blood pressure (BP)....
Low-density lipoprotein PCOS: Polycystic ovary syndrome PPI: Proton-pump inhibitor PTH: Parathyroid hormone RANKL: Receptor Activator of NF-κB Ligand RCT: Randomized controlled trial SBP: Systolic blood pressure SERM: Selective estrogen receptor modulator SSRI: Selective serotonin reuptake inh...
I do too. I think it is low blood pressure because I have low blood pressure a lot. Byanon151— On Apr 17, 2007 Just before the start of my period I start to feel dizzy and faint. Why is this? The Health Board, in your inbox ...
Previous epidemiological studies conducted in mainly western populations have provided consistent evidence about the hazards of alcohol drinking for several major diseases, including several types of cancers and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), liver cirrhosis, infectious diseases (for example tuberculosis and ...
The overall effect of long-term variability in physiological measures on cardiovascular health of older adults and the underlying mechanic pathway remain uncertain. Methods We constructed a composite score (0 ~ 3) of variability in physiological measures, including blood pressure, pulse rate, and...
testing when you will be around other people indoors, especially people who are at high risk of severe illness from respiratory viruses (like the elderly, immunocompromised, people who are pregnant or those with chronic illness like heart or lung disease).Bottom...
Use of psychostimulants for the elderly. Hosp Community Psychiatry. 1990;41(12):1330-1333. PubMedGoogle Scholar 44. Cooper WO, Habel LA, Sox CM, et al. ADHD drugs and serious cardiovascular events in children and young adults. N Engl J Med. 2011;365(20):1896-...
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is a life-threatening disease, especially in elderly individuals and those with comorbidities. The predominant clinical manifestation of COVID-19 is respiratory dysfunction, while ne...
Ratio of waist circumference to height may be better indicator of need for weight management Br Med J 1996 312: 377. Article CAS Google Scholar Cox BD, Whichelow MJ, Ashwell M, Prevost AT, Lejeune SRE . Association of anthropometric indices with elevated blood pressure in British adults Int...
Heart disease.This condition includes defective heart valves as well asatrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, which causes a quarter of all strokes among the very elderly. You can also haveclogged arteriesfrom fatty deposits. Diabetes.People who have it often have high blood pressure and are...