What do blood pressure readings mean?
Click for Next Image Blood pressure is measure in millimeters of mercury (mmHg) and recorded as two numbers, systolic and diastolic. Systolic is the top number (also the higher one), which measure the pressure in the arteries when the heart beats, so when its muscles contract. Diastolic the bottom number (also the lower one), which […]
How Common Is High Blood Pressure and What Are the Risk Factors?
Click for Next Image Unfortunately, high blood pressure is becoming increasingly common in the United States. High blood pressure normally develops over years, and affects almost everybody eventually. While now about one third of adults over age 20 have high blood pressure, this number is expected to rise up to 41 percent by 2030. […]
What Is Hypertension and What Are the Effects?
Click for Next Image High blood pressure, also called hypertension, can lead to heart disease. High blood pressure makes your heart work harder and can stretch your artery walls too much. High blood pressure causes various health complications: Risk of rupture, which can lead to a stroke or aneurysm. Vascular scaring, which can trap […]
CES 2015: Amazing New Medical Devices You Have To See
The international 2015 Consumer Electronics show took place in Las Vegas on January 6, and there were many innovative new products that may prove beneficial to the medical community. Bluetooth and smartphone technology now allows medical professionals to monitor the health of their patients from afar, and helps us all to lead healthier lives. Here […]
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) – Invisible Scars
When we sense danger, we instinctually experience fear. Fear triggers our body to prepare to defend ourselves against or evade from the danger. This so-called “fight-or-flight” response is a natural reaction meant to protect us. However, in people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), this response has been altered in a way that they […]
Study says pet obesity is often a product of ’emotional overeating’
While the obesity epidemic among people may be one of the biggest health concerns in the United States, the same malady appears to be afflicting their pets. And as with humans, animal obesity may be partially caused by “emotional overeating,” similar to how people eat unhealthy comfort foods when stressed or suffering from depression, according […]
California bill expands the role of pharmacists
The roles and responsibilities of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians has increased greatly over the past few years as states try to find ways to provide all of the necessary health care services to their residents. In California, that evolution was recently furthered with the approval of SB 493 by the state assembly and senate. Purpose […]
Breast cancer awareness month and the medical community
According to the American Cancer Society, about 12 percent of women in the United States will develop invasive breast cancer in their lifetime.1 That’s one of the reasons why dedicating the month of October to breast cancer awareness has become such an important development in recent years. Breast cancer on the decline Partially due to […]