Allergies may contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension), but they’re unlikely to directly cause it. The current research is inconclusive on whether having allergies can increase your risk ...

Limiting added sugars during the first 1,000 days after conception — so during pregnancy and a baby’s first two years — reduces the risk of a child developing diabetes and hypertension in ...

Portal hypertension is an abnormal increase in blood pressure defined clinically as hepatic venous pressure gradient 5 mmHg in the hepatic portal vein system. Causes of portal hypertension ...

British data shows that children conceived and born during a period of sugar rationing were less likely to develop diabetes or high blood pressure later in life. By Gina Kolata People who were ...

Colonic manifestations of portal hypertension include enlarged hemorrhoids, rectal varices and endoscopic features of diffuse vascular ectasia. The frequency of at least one of these features in ...

The patient initially presented with massive splenomegaly and hypersplenism. About 2 years later, she developed ascites. At this time, the SERUM-ASCITES ALBUMIN GRADIENT was 1.9 g/dl, with a total ...

Scientists believe these incorrect blood pressure readings may lead to a hypertension misdiagnosis. Abnormally high or low blood pressure can also lead to complications such as heart disease ...