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Yoga could help patients lower their BP (Photo: iStock)

Prescribe yoga to lower BP, researchers say

Yoga could help patients with hypertension lower their BP and enjoy a better quality of life in only...

Obesity: research scotches health myth

Healthy obesity a myth, study finds

Obesity raises the risk of MI and stroke even when traditional risk factors such as high BP or chole...

Heart attack: Statins are 'overprescribed', cardiologist warns

Saturated fat role in heart disease 'a myth'

The importance of eating less saturated fat to reduce the risk of heart disease is a 'myth' and redu...

Metformin may reduce levels of harmful cholesterol

Metformin 'may prevent heart disease'

Common diabetes treatment metformin may cut the risk of heart disease by reducing cholesterol levels...

Reduced inflammation could explain why some obese people are metabolically healthy

Low inflammation link to 'healthy' obese

Lower levels of inflammation may explain how some obese patients remain at a reduced risk of heart d...

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis more often had hypertension

Rheumatoid arthritis increases fatal blood clot risk

Rheumatoid arthritis greatly increases the risk of potentially fatal blood clots, despite not being ...

An X-ray showing enlargement of the left ventricle in a patient with heart failure (Photo: SPL)

Blood test 'screens for heart failure risk'

A common diagnostic test for heart failure could identify at-risk patients years before symptoms dev...

Researchers found a high mortality rate among heart failure patients with depression (Photo: iStock)

Depression warning for heart failure patients

GPs must pay more attention to depression in heart failure, according to researchers who found a fou...

Controlling BP in patients with a genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's could slow progression of the disease

Hypertension 'multiplies' genetic dementia risk

People genetically predisposed to Alzheimer's disease face an even greater risk of the disease if th...

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt said the health of the UK had lagged behind Europe 'for too long'

GPs face fresh QOF overhaul in cardiovascular push

GPs could be hit by a new raft of QOF targets for cardiovascular diseases and will be asked to 'scre...

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