High BP more dangerous
for women
A new study has revealed that
high blood pressure is potentially more dangerous forwomen than
men.
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for the first time found significant differences in the mechanisms that cause high blood pressure in women as compared to men.
Scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for the first time found significant differences in the mechanisms that cause high blood pressure in women as compared to men.
"This is the first study to consider sex as an element in the selection of antihypertensive agents or base the choice of a specific drug on the various factors accounting for the elevation in blood pressure," lead author of the study, Carlos Ferrario, said.
Although there has been a significant decline in cardiovascular disease mortality in men during the last 20 to 30 years, the same has not held true for women, Ferrario said.
In the comparative study, 100 men and women age 53 and older with untreated high blood pressure and no other major diseases were evaluated using an array of specialized tests that indicated whether the heart or the blood vessels were primarily involved in elevating the blood pressure.
The researchers found 30 to 40 per cent more vascular disease in the women compared to the men for the same level of elevated blood pressure. In addition, there were significant physiologic differences in the women's cardiovascular system, including types and levels of hormones involved in blood pressure regulation, that contribute to the severity and frequency of heart disease.
The study is published in Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
28.01.2014
Healthy lifestyle to improve oral
health in diabetics
Diabetics, who are at a higher risk of suffering from oral health problems, can avoid
these by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Researchers at the University of Copenhagenhave helped a large
group of diabetics to markedly improve their oral health through health
coaching.
"Diabetics are at a higher risk of
suffering oral health issues like periodontitis and caries and other problems
like dry mouth, fungal infections and poor wound healing," said Ayse Basak Cinar,assistant professor at department of odontologyat
the university.
In all, 186 patients with type 2 diabetes participated
in the study done inTurkey -
the first in the world - to demonstrate the role of health coaching in
improving dental health.
The patients with diabetes were divided into
two groups.
One group was given traditional health
information, for example a brochure on good dental hygiene.
The other group was offered motivational health coaching in the form of 3-6 sessions over a six-month period, focusing on diet, stressmanagement and dental care, said the research published in the journalClinical Oral Investigations.
The other group was offered motivational health coaching in the form of 3-6 sessions over a six-month period, focusing on diet, stressmanagement and dental care, said the research published in the journalClinical Oral Investigations.
"In patients who were given personal
health coaching, biological markers for periodontitis - also known as loose
teeth disease - were reduced by as much as 50 percent over a six-month
period," the research noted.
"The patients in the trial group saw a
significant decline in long-range blood sugar levels, whereas figures for the
control group were unchanged," said.
"Health coaching is a resource-intensive
intervention. However, dishing out brochures to patients with diabetes and
thinking that this would help is also a costly approach for the society,"
he added.
Source: www.timesofindia.com
28.01.2014
Strength isn’t
about how much you can handle before you break, it’s about how much you can
handle after you break
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