Hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the most concerning health issues around the globe. It is a state in which the blood pressure level rises to extreme levels causing severe complications such as kidney diseases and heart attack. These complications have become a leading cause of premature death in parts of world including India. High blood pressure can be caused by a range of reasons including obesity, stress, and diabetes among others. https://www.webmd.com/ People, whose intake of minerals like potassium, magnesium, and calcium is insufficient, are also at greater risk of developing hypertension. Moreover, if your family members are suffering from high blood pressure, then you are also likely to experience the same. https://www.cdc.gov/bloodpressure/about.htm Experts suggest that it is possible that you may be suffering from high blood pressure without even knowing it. This is because hypertension doesn’t have any symptoms and doctors advise patients to monitor … [Read more...] about Look for These Symptoms that can be a Sign of High Blood Pressure
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WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox virus across more than 20 countries
close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for May 27 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! The World Health Organization (WHO) says nearly 200 cases of monkeypox have been tallied globally. The cases have been found in more than 20 countries not usually known to have outbreaks of the virus. The agency still described the reported monkeypox outbreaks as "containable," although there are still many unknowns about what triggered the infections and the reported cases are likely an undercount. Dr. Sylvie Briand, WHO’s director of pandemic and epidemic diseases, explained that numbers may increase in the coming days and that the event is "unusual." VIRGINIA HAS ITS FIRST PRESUMED MONKEYPOX CASE: REPORT She said during a Friday media briefing that the spread was likely due to a change in "human behavior" instead of in the virus, … [Read more...] about WHO: Nearly 200 cases of monkeypox virus across more than 20 countries
NYC health department’s heroin-fentanyl poster sparks anger from top City Council Republican
close Video Fentanyl deaths push parents to raise awareness Michael Gray and Ed Kobilis, who formed a fentanyl awareness coalition after losing children to the drug, discuss the detrimental mistake that continues to kill American teens and young adults. NEW You can now listen to Fox News articles! New York City councilman Joe Borelli blasted the city's health department on Friday for describing "safe" drug use as "empowering." "Don't be ashamed you are using, be empowered that you are using safely," a poster on the New York City subway quotes as testimony for overdose prevention. The poster, published by the NYC Department of Health, gives tips on using drugs safely. Advice includes using drugs in groups and testing drugs for fentanyl . "No, [NYC Department of Health, heroin addiction is not empowering. This is the opposite of 'harm reduction.' This normalizes injecting deadly life-changing drugs," Borelli wrote on social media … [Read more...] about NYC health department’s heroin-fentanyl poster sparks anger from top City Council Republican