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• US FDA approves Otsuka's blood pressure treatment device for use

  The device is made by Japanese company Otsuka's unit ReCor and is indicated for use in patients whose hypertension, or high blood pressure, cannot be controlled with drugs.

  

• Researchers reveal how doing 3,000 steps daily can reduce blood pressure in older persons

  Pescatello collaborated with Elizabeth Lefferts, the lead author of the study, and other members of Duck-Chun Lee's lab at Iowa State University.

  

• Dengue causing blood pressure, heart rate changes

  In India, dengue infection is spreading rapidly in Delhi, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Jharkhand. Mumbai has reported a significant upsurge in infections, recording 3,068 cases between June and September 25, a threefold increase from the previous year. As of September 26, Delhi had reported 3,013 cases of dengue and one death from it. In view the spike in the number of dengue cases, the health minister on Wednesday held a high-level meeting.

  

• Cold temperatures might make it difficult to treat high blood pressure: Research

  According to the American Heart Association's 2023 Statistical Update, nearly half of adults in the US have high blood pressure. Previous research found that blood pressure varies with the seasons of the year. Most of this variation is in systolic blood pressure - the top number in a blood pressure reading that gauges the pressure in/against blood vessels during heartbeats. The study authors sought to understand whether blood pressure control, defined in this study as less than 140/90 mm Hg among patients with hypertension, varied by season.

  

• Common blood pressure medications linked to low risk of total knee replacement: Research

  The journal is published in the Lippincott portfolio in partnership with Wolters Kluwer. Beta-blockers may slow the progression of OA by reducing inflammatory mediators involved in cartilage degeneration - which may provide clues to the development of new treatment approaches for OA.

  

• UK's health service to offer blood pressure checks at barbershops

  The Health Foundation estimates that 9.1 million people will be living with a major illness by 2040, 2.5 million more than in 2019, which is why prevention and early intervention tools such as community blood pressure checks are key priorities for the NHS.

  

• ARS-CoV-2 infection linked to high blood pressure in adults: Study

  A review of electronic medical data for over 45,000 people indicated that COVID-19 infection was strongly related to the development of high blood pressure, according to new research published in Hypertension, an American Heart Association journal.

  

• Study reveals new blood pressure related method that predict health outcomes in patients

  Critically ill patients in circulatory shock, which occurs when the heart is unable to pump enough blood and oxygen to the rest of the body, often as a result of heart failure, sepsis, or haemorrhage, require close monitoring and treatment, particularly to maintain adequate blood pressure to avoid injury to vital organs.

  

• Now, cops to undergo tests for sugar level & BP every month

  The health condition of the city police has been a cause for concern, with nearly 107 cops classified in the "crisis" category of hypertension, and an additional 2,017 being overweight. According to the cops, the demanding nature of their duty, including stress and prolonged work hours, often takes a toll on their health.

  

• Granules India receives ANDA approval for hypertension tablets

  To treat hypertension and reduce blood pressure, Metoprolol Succinate ER tablets are indicated. With this inclusion, Granules informed that it now has a total of 57 ANDA approvals from the US FDA.

  

• AI tools found five forms of heart failure

  Heart failure is an umbrella term for when the heart is unable to pump blood around the body properly. Current ways of classifying heart failure do not accurately predict how the disease is likely to progress.