Tag: high blood pressure

Bilang ng mga evacuee sa Albay na tinamaan ng sakit, umabot na sa halos 6,000

(Eagle News) – Umabot na sa halos anim na libong evacuees ang tinamaan ng iba’t ibang uri ng sakit sa mga evacuation center sa Albay. Sa datos ng Department of Health (DOH), sa mga nagkasakit, nangunguna pa rin ang kaso ng respiratory infection o sakit sa baga. Ayon pa sa DOH ang bilang ng nagkaroon ng respiratory infection ay pumalo na sa 3,984, kasunod naman ay ang lagnat na may bilang na 798. Nasa 520 […]

High blood pressure is redefined as 130, not 140: US guidelines

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — High blood pressure was redefined Monday by the American Heart Association, which said the disease should be treated sooner, when it reaches 130/80, not the previous limit of 140/90. “High blood pressure is now defined as readings of 130 mm Hg and higher for the systolic blood pressure measurement, or readings of 80 and higher for the diastolic measurement,” said the guidelines. Doctors now recognize that complications “can occur […]

Malaysian infected by Zika died from heart disease complications: ministry

  By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – A 61-year-old man diagnosed with the first case of a locally transmitted Zika infection in Malaysia has died from heart disease complications, and not from the mosquito-borne virus, the health ministry said on Saturday. The ministry had said earlier that the patient was already suffering from high blood pressure, coronary heart disease, chronic kidney disease, kidney stones and gout before he sought medical attention on Aug. 30. […]