Hypertension

Awareness around Hypertension, possible causes

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Awareness around Hypertension, possible causes

Hypertension awareness was defined as a physician’s self-reported prior diagnosis of hypertension among participants with hypertension. Unaware of hypertension was defined as blood pressure ≥ 140/90 mmHg without a prior diagnosis by a physician or the use of any antihypertensive medication Hypertension is a chronic pathology in which the blood vessels have a persistently high … Read more

Air pollution can cause heart attack within an hour: Study

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Explained: What is Environmental Racism and How can we fight it?

Air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health, along with climate change. According to calculations by the World Health Organization (WHO), each year exposure to air pollution causes seven million premature deaths and causes the loss of as many more million years of healthy life. Exposure to air pollutants, even at levels below WHO air quality … Read more