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Innovative Approach May Help Control Fluid Intake during Hemodialysis

Novel approach can help facilitate the reduction of the fluid intake during hemodialysis, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the iJournal of Advanced Nursing/i.




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Nurses and Combating the Societal Stigma of Poverty

Poverty takes a toll on health in many ways. It often causes malnutrition and hunger, creates barriers to access basic resources, and can also impact




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Paternal Involvement may Improve Health of Mom, Child

Paternal involvement may have positive health impacts for a mother and her baby, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal iPublic Health Reports/i.




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Seasonal Variations in Hypertensive Disorders During Pregnancy Identified

Seasonal variations have been observed in the risk of the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy--including gestational hypertension and preeclampsia, said new study.




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Mothers' Health may Suffer When her Child Face Discrimination

Mother's health was affected when her child experienced unfair treatment or discrimination, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published




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Research Unearths Publicly Funded Pregnancy-related Programs Can Improve Maternal Mortality Rates

The study conducted by FAU College of Business faculty members Patrick Bernet, Ph.D., Gulcin Gumus, Ph.D., and Sharmila Vishwasrao, Ph.D., and recently




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Menopause Vitamin D Deficiency Causes Disc Degeneration, Back Pain

Lumbar disc degeneration causes lower back pain among menopausal women due to decreasing estrogen levels, according to a new study published online in




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Stroke Risk and Sex Hormone-related Protein Levels Linked

In women, reduced levels of a protein that binds to and transports sex hormones in the blood may help predict risk of ischemic stroke, stated a preliminary




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Text Messaging: An Effective Tool to Promote Access to Prenatal Health Information

Using text messaging could help improve access to prenatal health information among urban African American and immigrant Afro-Caribbean women, reports a new study.




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Menopausal Age Not Associated With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

A new research published in the journal Heart suggested that the age at which a woman's periods stop, and the menopause starts, doesn't seemed to be associated




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Exposure to Heatwaves Tied to Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery

Exposure to heatwaves during the week before birth was strongly associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery, the hotter the temperature or,




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Fish Oil may Prevent Breast Implant Complications

One of the most common complications in cosmetic breast surgery is capsular contracture. A new study investigates to see if omega-3 fatty acids can prevent or reduce capsular contracture.




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Unintended Pregnancy Rates Higher Among Women With Disabilities: Study

Among women with disabilities, pregnancies are 42% more likely to be unintended, revealed report published in the journal Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health.




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Hormone That Causes Women to Experience More Pain Than Men Discovered

A new mechanism that explains why women may be more vulnerable than men to develop pain in general, as well as to develop pain from opioids specifically has been identified by researchers.




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Paid Maternity Leave Benefits Both Mothers (and) Kids Health

Paid maternity leave has significant mental and physical health benefits for both mothers and children - including decreased rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, reports a new study.




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Post-retirement Goals Linked to Greater Cognitive Decline

Women who disengage from goals after they retire are at an increased risk of cognitive decline as they age, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.




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Nanotechnology to Help Develop New Treatment for Endometriosis

To alleviate, the pain and fertility problems linked to endometriosis, scientists have developed a precise, nanotechnology-based treatment. Endometriosis




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PTSD Linked to Pregnancy Complications

Pregnancy complications were found to be associated with elevated symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moral injury, revealed a Veterans Affairs study of women military veterans.




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First Pregnancy Complications Linked to Future Premature Birth Risk

Women who deliver their first baby at term but experience pregnancy complications are more prone to the risk of preterm delivery in their second pregnancy,




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Ova of Obese Women Have Lower Levels of Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Study

Oocytes from women who are obese or overweight have a different fatty acid composition compared with oocytes of women with normal weight, reports a new study.




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Blood Pressure Components Help Predict Heart Attack, Stroke Risk

The systolic and diastolic numbers in blood pressure reading predicted the risk of heart attack or stroke in a very large Kaiser Permanente study that




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Less Than One-third of Hypertensive Patients are Treated in the Global South

More than two-thirds of all people affected with high blood pressure in low- and middle-income countries go without treatment, claim researchers. Based




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Blood Pressure Control Less Likely Among Those Treated in Low-income Areas: Study

People who received treatment in low-income areas were half as likely to have their blood pressure controlled in a six-year clinical trial, according




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Greater Blood Pressure Control can Help Protect Brain Health

Greater blood pressure control is associated with fewer adverse changes in the brain among adults, which could mean lower risks of cognitive impairment and dementia.




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Flu Vaccine may Cut Down Death Risk in High BP Patients

Good news for all patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). Getting a flu shot can ultimately lower the risk of death in most high BP patients.




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Heating Pads may Decrease Blood Pressure in People with Supine Hypertension

Individuals with supine hypertension, a condition that causes their blood pressure to rise when they lie down, including during sleep can lower their




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Adults now Won't Feel Dizzy On More Intensive Blood Pressure-lowering Treatment

Blood pressure affected adults who received more intensive treatment to lower the blood pressure were less likely to experience drastic blood pressure drops, which can cause dizziness.




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Severe OSA may Up High Blood Pressure Risk in Patients with Resistant Hypertension

Resistant hypertension patients who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at a higher risk of having high blood pressure (HBP), reports a new study.




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Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes Raise the Risk of High Blood Pressure Later in Life

First-time pregnancy complications such as preterm delivery and preeclampsia can boost the chances of developing chronic hypertension in women later in life, reports a new study.




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Hypertension Treatment: Most Prescribed Blood Pressure Drugs may be Less Effective Than Others

ACE inhibitors, the most popular first-line treatment for hypertension were found to be not as effective and cause more side effects compared with thiazide




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Battling High Blood Pressure: Mindfulness Training can Keep Hypertension at Bay

Controlling high blood pressure (hypertension) becomes easy by engaging in mindfulness training, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in iPLOS One/i.




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Cause of High Nighttime Blood Pressure in Apnea Patients Identified

Patients with OSA are at an high risk of cardiovascular problems due to a mechanism called "reverse dipping" that causes blood pressure to increase than lower during sleep.




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Nearly 31% Goa IT Workers Battle Hypertension, 40% Overweight

Approximately 31 percent of the IT sector workforce in Goa suffer from hypertension, whereas over 40 percent are either overweight or obese, reveals a new study.




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Vitamin D Supplementation may Fight High Blood Pressure in Children

Vitamin D deficiency can ultimately affect blood pressure levels in kids. However, a new study suggests that taking vitamin D supplements daily can help




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Nutraceutical Formulation can Help Control High Blood Pressure

Nutraceutical formulation that combines three plant extracts along with standard hypertension treatments can keep your blood pressure in check, suggests a new study.




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Genetic Signature may Recognize Mothers at Risk for Preeclampsia

New genetic signature combining specific maternal and fetal gene variants are associated with a higher risk of preeclampsia, reports a new study. The




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Cumulative Doses of Oral Steroids Tied to Increased Blood Pressure

Increasing doses of oral steroids in patients with chronic inflammatory diseases are linked to increased hypertension (blood pressure) for those who take them regularly, reports a new study.




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Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring in Kidney Disease Patients

The potential benefits of blood pressure monitoring outside of doctors' offices for patients with kidney disease have been examined by two studies published in CIASN.




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Patients With Untreated Hypertension Effectively Treated Renal Denervation

After undergoing renal denervation, patients with untreated high blood pressure had statistically significant reductions in average blood pressure over 24 hours.




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Most Home Blood Pressure Monitors are Not Accurate

Nonvalidated BP devices that dominate the online marketplace are a significant barrier to accurate home BP monitoring and cardiovascular risk management.




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Blood Pressure Awareness, Control Rates are Falling Among Canadians

A growing number of Canadians, especially women, doesn't know that they have high blood pressure, and they are not getting treatment to control it, according




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High Blood Pressure at Night Linked to Memory Problems

People with hypertension (high blood pressure) and reverse dipping were more likely to have small areas in the brain that appear damaged from vascular




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Intensive Blood Pressure Control can Reduce Atrial Fibrillation Risk

Aggressive blood pressure control to a target of less than 120 mm Hg can help reduce the risk of atrial fibrillation, reports a new study. The findings




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Lateral Flow Urine Test Detects TB in HIV Patients

World Health Organization (WHO) recommended lateral flow urine lipoarabinomannan (LAM) assay to help detect active tuberculosis in HIV patients with severe disease rapidly.




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Syringe Exchange Programs are Cheap Investments To combat HIV

Syringe exchange programs prevented 12,483 new cases of HIV over a ten-year period, saving millions of dollars every year in Philadelphia and Baltimore, according to a new study.




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Properties of HIV-1 Predict Antibody Treatment Efficacy

Specific viral properties can aid in predicting the efficacy of antibody-based treatment for HIV-1, according to a study published in the iJournal of




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HIV Infection Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Risk

In people with HIV infections more disruptions of electrical resetting between heartbeats were observed, stated study conducted by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers and collaborators.




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Depression Puts South African Girls at Greater Risk of Contracting HIV

Teen girls in South Africa face an extraordinary threat of HIV. Experiencing depression can put these girls at even higher risk of HIV infection, reports a new study.




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Creating Viral Targets can Weaken HIV Vaccination: Study

Too many soft targets were found to weaken HIV vaccination that would otherwise provide protection against viral infection, stated scientists at Emory




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HIV Vaccine Under Investigation Reached a Vital Milestone

Experimental HIV vaccine successfully elicited broad antibodies that can neutralize a wide variety of HIV strains. The vaccine was developed by scientists