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 E-Mail CLEVELAND - Follow-up data from the landmark SPRINT study of the effect of high blood pressure on cardiovascular disease have confirmed that aggressive blood pressure management -- lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 120 mm Hg -- dramatically reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death from these diseases, as well as death from all causes, compared to lowering systolic blood pressure to less than 140 mm Hg. Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is the upper number in the blo...

Karnataka inviting another wave of Covid-19 by reducing testing, warns expert Karnataka may witness another wave of Covid-19 in the state by reducing the number of tests from 1.9 lakh daily to over 93,000 now, said a member of the state Covid-19 Technical Advisory Committee. advertisement UPDATED: May 19, 2021 15:58 IST Karnataka on Tuesday reported its highest ever single day recovery with 58,395 discharges, outnumbering fresh cases which is at 30,309. (File photo) Karnataka may be inviting an...

University of Dundee project investigating the role of inflammation in blood vessel damage in COVID-19 patients receives grant from Heart Research UK

Centenarian freedom fighter and citizen activist H.S. Doreswamy, who was hospitalised after being diagnosed with COVID-19 a week ago, was discharged on Wednesday. “COVID-19 is no demon to be afraid of

103-year-old freedom fighter HS Doreswamy beats Covid Centenarian HS Doreswamy had developed symptoms five days ago and had was admitted to Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences and Research (SJICSR), a government-owned autonomous hospital in Bengaluru. advertisement HS Doreswamy at the hospital. Eminent Gandhian and freedom fighter HS Doreswamy defeats Covid at 103. He was discharged from the hospital on Wednesday. “I developed symptoms five days ago, but there were no complicati...

Updated: 592 patients succumb to the disease in the last 24 hours Share Article AAA Another casualty: The body of a COVID-19 victim being shifted to a crematorium in Bengaluru on Friday.   592 patients succumb to the disease in the last 24 hours Karnataka on Friday logged the biggest single day spike in COVID-19 fatalities with 592 patients succumbing to the disease. Of these, 346 are from Bengaluru Urban alone. Of the 592 deaths, 58 died at home and 12 were declared brought dead at hospitals...

Need vaccine not only for covid, but also for Tejasvi Surya’s communalism: Congress News Network May 5, 2021 Bengaluru, May 5: The Congress has expressed shock over BJP’s Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya listing out 17 only Muslim names, linking them with the alleged bed-blocking scam in Bengalurus south municipal zone. The Congress released the full list of employees working in the BBMP South zone war room handling distress calls for Covid-19.  “There are 205 employees working in the BB...

With limited buses and no metro services, people dependent on public transport have to hire autos and taxis or rely on friends and relatives to drop them to work

On Thursday, Karnataka reported 270 Covid deaths. Of these, 92 persons had not reported any comorbidities when they turned up for testing. And 38 of them were below 50 years. BENGALURU: The second wave of Covid-19 has delivered a shocker, with around 30% of those who died due to Covid had no comorbidities. In other words, people with healthy lifestyle have succumbed to the virus. A review of the state’s mortality data for the past week shows that 50 Covid-19 positive persons without any como...

Covid advisory panel recommends more restrictions, 14-day lockdown in Karnataka News Network April 24, 2021 Bengaluru, Apr 24: With Bengaluru recording 1.5 lakh active coronavirus cases, the highest for any city in the country, the Karnataka Task Advisory Committee on Covid- 19 has asked the state government to impose stringent restrictions, including lockdown for 14 days to break the chain. The members of the panel have also recommended to the government to increase the number of beds to tide ...