A recent study in the journal Hypertension, reports that women who are sleep deprived have a greater risk than men of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). Nearly 7,000 people were evaluated in Warwick, Britain. Women who slept less than five hours per night were twice as likely to have high blood pressure compared to those who slept seven or more hours. Interestingly, no such association applied to men in the study.
Besides high blood pressure, sleep deprivation increased risk...
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Numerous patients have asked what they can do to get off medications for hypertension as they may be costly and be associated with side... Read more »
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