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Hypertension

Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. 

One in three adults worldwide, according to the 2012 WHO World Healh Statistics report, has raised blood pressure – a condition that causes around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease. 

In low and middle income countries, it often does not get diagnosed and treated.

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Healthy Momos Recipe

Last Updated:

November 27,2018

Original Published:

November 16,2018

A healthy snack recipe good for everyone - especially people with diabetes contributed by Diabetes Awareness and You

Chicken Momos

Number of Momos: 20

Ingredients for Momos:

Whole Wheat Flour: 75 gms
Chicken: 250 gms
Onion: 2 tbsp
Oat flour: 75 gms
Ginger: 1 tsp
Garlic: 1 tsp
Maida: 100 gms
Oil: 200 ml

Understanding The Maze of Cardiac Tests

Last Updated:

September 29,2018

Original Published:

September 29,2018

Do cardiac tests like CAT Scan, Angiogram, MRI and Thallium Scan confuse you?  What does each of them tell the Cardiologist? Dr. Shital Raval decodes this complex maze of tests so you can understand the purpose of each of these cardiac tests and why they have been prescribed.

Silent Heart Attack Symptoms and Risks in Women

Last Updated:

July 13,2018

Original Published:

July 12,2018

Dr. Snehil Mishra, Consultant Interventional Cardiologist, Hinduja Healthcare Surgical Hospital, dispels the fallacy that heart disease is a man's disease. On the contrary, it is the number one killer of women with symptoms in women being different than men.  

Are women at a higher risk for heart disease than men?

When You Need To Take Snoring Seriously

Last Updated:

June 21,2018

Original Published:

June 21,2018

Loud snoring is often a sign of a more serious condition known as obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Here are all the facts on sleep apnea that you should know if you or your loved one snore. Including treatment options available.

What is Obstructive Sleep Apnea?

Obstructive Sleep Apnea or OSA is a medical condition in which breathing stops periodically during sleep in an involuntary process. These brief periods of no breathing are called apnea.

Beware of Hidden Salt in Foods

Last Updated:

May 18,2018

Original Published:

May 16,2018

Dr Chetan Shah, Chief Cardiology Consultant at Global Hospital, Mumbai answers some of the commonly asked questions pertaining to Hypertension in our #AskTheDoctor series. 

1.   Only half of people with high Blood Pressure (BP) know they have high BP. When should people start measuring BP?

In an asymptomatic person (a person with no symptoms) with no known risk factor, the ideal age to start measuring BP is 18 yrs.

Women More at Risk for Kidney Diseases than Men

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March 7,2018

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March 7,2018

On World Kidney Day, Dr Jayesh Lele, National Secretary, Indian Medical Association, helps us understand why women are more likely to have an increased risk of kidney diseases than men.

It Takes A Lot Of Hard Work To Keep The Kilos Away

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February 27,2018

Original Published:

February 25,2018

Dr Divya Parashar, Head of Rehabilitation Psychology, Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, New Delhi, shares about her own battle with weight issues and how her loss of the extra kilos also invited flak.

This is me, 12 years ago, when we were packing to return to India, and a few months after I had just turned 30 and started on a journey to regain my health by losing a whole lot of weight.

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