Researchers studied 20 patients who were assigned to 12 weeks of supplemental oxygen for 16 or more hours a day or no oxygen ...

That's especially true for people with high blood pressure. Many over-the-counter (OTC) painkillers can push your blood pressure higher. That can be dangerous. Since high blood pressure has no ...

Objective Most patients who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) implant do not receive life-prolonging therapy from it. Little research has been undertaken to determine which patients ...

Neuralgia refers to acute paroxysmal pain radiating along the course of one or more nerves. Neuralgia is more common in older people, and has a huge impact on the patient's quality of life, as well as ...

Researchers conclude that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results and may lead to a misdiagnosis of ...

A new study found that having your arm in the wrong position during blood pressure checks — either at home or the doctor’s office — can result in readings “markedly higher” than when your arm is in ...

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity during the working day increased significantly by 9.4 min/day from baseline. The number of steps increased considerably by 984 steps per working day.

For more information, check NHS blood pressure testing guidelines. Blood pressure monitors in the Which? test lab Not all blood pressure monitors are accurate, and comparing models in the shop won’t ...

But there are tools that exist that can improve outcomes, such as guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT). "These guidelines are being significantly underutilized in clinical settings globally ...

Too much salt, too little potassium, and too much alcohol have all been found to raise the risk of high blood pressure. Too much stress and too little physical activity both raise the danger of ...