Tag: Low Blood Pressure

Panaji: Five days after he was admitted to Goa Medical College and Hospital for dehydration and low blood pressure, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was discharged from the health facility on Thursday, an official said. “The Chief Minister has been discharged from the hospital and will recuperate at home,” an official attached to the Chief Minister’s Office […]

Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar was hospitalised late on Sunday, after he complained of dehydration and low blood pressure. In a statement issued here, the Chief Minister’s Office said that Parrikar was admitted to the Goa Medical College near here. “The Chief Minister had dehydration and was advised to get himself admitted to the […]

New York: Suffering from low blood pressure? Do an hour or more of daily exercise and stay hydrated to improve the condition and control fainting or dizziness episodes, finds a NASA-funded study on astronauts. The study is the first to examine the condition called “orthostatic intolerance” during daily activities when the astronauts returned home. The […]

London: People with gum disease (periodontitis) have a greater likelihood of suffering from high blood pressure or vice versa, warn researchers. The study investigated gum disease as a potential risk factor for hypertension, but the reverse could also be true. “Further research is needed to examine whether patients with high blood pressure have a raised […]

London: Older people, please take note. Researchers have found that low blood pressure is linked to high mortality in older adults. The study, published in the journal Age and Ageing, analysed 415,980 electronic medical records of older adults in the UK. “We know that treating blood pressure helps to prevent strokes and heart attacks and […]