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Six-monthly injection could replace daily tablets for people with high blood pressure

High blood pressure could be treated with an injection every six months instead of a daily tablet as part of a new trial into the condition. Scientists are testing the approach in what they said is a world first in how hypertension – high blood ...

27 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Awareness campaign to highlight threat of 'silent killer' disease

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Awareness campaign as many aged over 50 don't realise they have 'silent killer' disease

A significant amount of people over the age of 50 do not realise they are living with a ‘silent killer’ disease as they don't realise they are suffering from high blood pressure. It has been revealed that as many as two thirds of people over ...

10 May 2022 at 09:33

Local News

People over 50 in Carlow unaware of living with threat of 'silent killer' disease

A significant amount of people over the age of 50 in Carlow and across Ireland do not realise they are living with a ‘silent killer’ disease as they don't realise they are suffering from high blood pressure. It has been revealed that as ...

10 May 2022 at 11:33

Countries will not meet salt reduction targets to protect health, says WHO

The world is off track to meet its target of reducing salt intake by almost a third by 2025, costing thousands of lives, according to a new World Health Organisation (WHO) report. In a critical study, WHO said more needs to be done to ...

09 Mar 2023 at 14:15

Health & Wellbeing

Women urged to check blood pressure – here’s what you need to know

Women need to take their blood pressure seriously, doctors have warned. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke – and cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology ...

17 May 2023 at 12:17

Women urged to know blood pressure to help prevent heart disease and stroke

All women should know their blood pressure to prevent heart disease and stroke, doctors have warned. Women are being urged to take their blood pressure seriously, with cardiologists from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) ...

17 May 2023 at 00:05

Health & Wellbeing

Could alcohol be impacting your health without you realising it?

Alcohol may be a big part of how many people socialise and celebrate, but it can have a negative impact on our lives in a range of ways, as Alcohol Awareness Week (July 1-7), coordinated by Alcohol Change UK, highlights. ...

01 Jul 2024 at 14:08

‘Exciting’ development in tackling untreatable high blood pressure

Researchers claim they have discovered a way to tackle previously untreatable high blood pressure. Those who took a new drug during a clinical trial were found to have significantly lower blood pressure after other ...

07 Nov 2022 at 21:20

Short bursts of exercise added to daily routine ‘lowers blood pressure’

Adding short bursts of exercise to your daily routine, such as cycling to the shops for 15 minutes or taking the stairs, lowers blood pressure, a study has found. Increasing exercise habits – in exchange, say, for ...

07 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Sugar restrictions in early life ‘may lower chronic disease risk in adulthood’

Limiting exposure to sugar in the first 1,000 days of life may lower the risk of developing chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure in adulthood, scientists have said. Researchers said this ...

31 Oct 2024 at 18:00

Take high blood pressure tablets at a time that best suits you, scientists say

People should take blood pressure tablets at the time of day that suits them best, a review suggests. Researchers said they have found “conclusive evidence” that taking BP medicine in the evening is no ...

30 Aug 2024 at 10:45

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Free blood pressure checks available in Leitrim pharmacies

The Irish Pharmacy Union (IPU) are teaming up with RTÉ’s Operation Transformation to support National Blood Pressure Day 2024. The partnership will see Fosters Pharmacy in Carrigallen, Cara Pharmacy ...

14 Jan 2024 at 16:33

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