Chronic insomnia : Insomnia with short sleep duration linked to hypertension risk
Chronic insomnia with short sleep duration is an independent and clinically significant risk factor for hypertension, according to a new study.
In the study, researchers found that participants with insomnia and an objectively measured, severely short sleep duration of less than five hours had a risk for hypertension that was 500 percent higher than participants without [...]
Energy drinks : Energy drinks ‘harmful for people with high BP, heart disease’
Energy drinks may prove harmful for people with hypertension and heart disease, says a new study.
The Henry Ford Hospital research, which will be published online in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, found that healthy adults who drank two cans a day of a popular energy drink experienced an increase in their blood pressure and heart rate.
The [...]
Dangerous coffee : Energy drinks have become ‘the dangerous coffee of new generation’
An increasing number of students are consuming energy drinks to boost their concentration as they study throughout the night, so much so, that such beverages have become coffee of the new generation.
However, a Universite de Montreal nutritionist has warned of the dangers of energy drinks.
“Energy drinks are the coffee of a new generation. These [...]
Pre-eclampsia : Pre-eclampsia may stem from misfolded proteins in urine
Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that the key to pre-eclampsia could be found in proteins that misfold and aggregate in the urine.
Preeclampsia is a common, but serious hypertension complication of pregnancy that has puzzled doctors and researchers for decades. It is also a leading cause of preterm delivery.
Delivery is the only [...]
