Doctors have long known that children prescribed antipsychotic medications are at risk for weight gain. A new study shows just how big the problem really is. Business reporter Duff Wilson reports:Children and adolescents who take the newest generation of antipsychotic medications risk rapid weight gain and metabolic changes that could lead to diabetes, hypertension and other illnesses, according to the biggest study yet of first-time users of the drugs.The study, to be published Wednesday in The

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Intravitreal injections of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors can cause persistent hypertension in the eye after only one treatment, researchers found.

According to researchers, children with accelerated bone growth, or whose bones are "older" than their chronological age, could be at an increased risk of high blood pressure (hypertension). The researchers suggest that markers of biological...

With this theme in mind, the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) emphasises that most of the risks for stroke are also the major risks for coronary heart disease - and thus the object of the ESC’s far-reaching prevention programme. Unhealthy diets, smoking, and physical inactivity are all unequivocally identified as fuel for a growing epidemic of hypertension, high cholesterol, obesity and diabetes, all associated with a raised risk of both heart disease and stroke. Atrial fibrillation, the mos

Hello there! If you are new here, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates from BB Articles.Powered by WP Greet BoxThe medical definition of weightloss is a decrease in body weight resulting from either voluntary (diet, exercise) or involuntary (illness) circumstances.According to WHO, there are more than 1 billion overweight adults all over the world who pose a major risk for various chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension and stroke, and