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My blood pressure measurements at home are always higher than at my doctor's office. Am I doing something wrong? Answer From Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. Blood pressure measurements that are higher at your home than at your doctor's office could be caused by a decrease in stress at your doctor's office or an error in […]
New guidelines on diagnosing high blood pressure could mean thousands more people benefiting from treatment in England and Wales. Health bosses say offering blood-pressure-lowering drugs to more people with stage-1 hypertension would help to cut heart attacks and strokes. In total, about 450,000 men and 270,000 women could now qualify for the drugs. But some […]
Demetra Nyx is taking a unique approach to breaking down period taboos. This past summer, the 26-year-old sex coach from Los Angeles began smearing her menstrual blood on her face every month. Nyx explained in a recent Medium article that she put her period blood on her face on a whim while creating a video about […]
My blood pressure is always higher in the doctor's office than it is at home. Why is this? Answer From Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. You could have a condition known as white coat hypertension. White coat hypertension occurs when the blood pressure readings at your doctor's office are higher than they are in other settings, […]
Hours after the Food and Drug Administration issued a forceful warning Tuesday about transfusions of young donor plasma, Ambrosia, a startup that has touted such treatments as anti-aging therapy, announced it had “ceased patient treatments.” The FDA’s statement, which cautioned that young plasma transfusions have “no proven clinical benefits” for certain conditions as advertised and are […]
The Food and Drug Administration issued a forceful warning Tuesday that transfusions of young donor plasma, which have been marketed to fight aging and a variety of diseases, are not only unproven ― they could be harmful. You’ve probably seen the headlines about the alleged “young blood” miracle treatments where for-profit medical startups charge thousands […]
Can anxiety cause high blood pressure? Answer From Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. Anxiety doesn't cause long-term high blood pressure (hypertension). But episodes of anxiety can cause dramatic, temporary spikes in your blood pressure. If those temporary spikes occur frequently, such as every day, they can cause damage to your blood vessels, heart, and kidneys, as […]
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.—and it seems as if the problem is only getting worse. Nearly half of American adults have some form of cardiovascular disease, according to a new report released by the American Heart Association. The report, the AHA’s annual Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics update, was […]
As people across the Midwest and Northeast were urged to stay indoors amid freezing cold temperatures this week, hundreds of blood drives were canceled, leading the American Red Cross to experience what it said was an “emergency need” for blood. A polar vortex brought record cold to Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota and other Midwestern states ― […]
Months after giving birth to her daughter, Serena Williams revealed that she had to have an emergency C-section and soon after experienced a pulmonary embolism, a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when a blood clot makes its way to the lungs. And although it’s been a year and a half since Williams’s daughter was born, […]
Conditions Consuming less sodium may be important to help slash blood pressure levels, but eating more of these foods is good for your heart and arteries too. Leafy greens Many leafy greens, including everything arugula and kale to spinach and collard greens, contain potassium and magnesium which are key minerals to control blood pressure, according […]
Are over-the-counter cold remedies safe for people who have high blood pressure? Answer From Sheldon G. Sheps, M.D. Over-the-counter cold remedies aren't off-limits if you have high blood pressure, but it's important to make careful choices. Among over-the-counter cold remedies, decongestants cause the most concern for people who have high blood pressure. Decongestants relieve nasal […]
Women taking certain types of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) tablets could be more at risk from serious blood clots – although the overall risk is low, BMJ research suggests. It found tablets containing equine oestrogen were linked with a slightly higher risk than other tablets. And patches and gels for HRT were the safest but […]
Jesse Karmazin, the 34-year-old founder of the startup Ambrosia, had a pitch journalists couldn’t resist: For a fee, he could help his clients combat aging and its related ills with infusions of blood plasma from the young. Teen donors, vampiric undertones, a serious-sounding study, an $ 8,000-per-person price tag and rumors that venture capitalist Peter […]
When you give birth in a hospital, you usually assume that, once you're done, you won’t have to go back anytime soon. Unfortunately, that wasn’t the case for Remy Ma. The rapper had to go back to the hospital on Tuesday after giving birth to her daughter over the weekend, her publicist told Page Six. […]