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High blood pressure can double risk of Covid-19 death, study says
The new research was published today in the European Heart Journal.
Drinking coffee can reduce risk of diabetes and high blood pressure, study says (but don't over do it)
The benefit is lost if more than four cups of coffee are consumed, however.
The 'silent killer' that affects one million people in Ireland
“It’s a ticking bomb, people are walking around with diabetes and [high] blood pressure and they’re not aware that they have it.”
Strokes are largely preventable with 10 risk factors responsible for 90% of them
The two major types of stroke include ischaemic stroke caused by blood clots, which accounts for 85% of strokes, and haemorrhagic stroke or bleeding into the brain, which accounts for 15% of strokes.
Men who skip breakfast 'face higher risk of heart attack'
Men who fail to eat in the morning have a 27 percent higher risk of heart attack than those who eat breakfast, a new study shows.
Ireland faces diabetes epidemic
Thousands of Irish people are suffering from undiagnosed diabetes, according to the results of a VHI Healthcare screening project.