Tag: high blood pressure

High Blood Pressure Is a Silent Killer, but Experts Say Australia Is Not Doing Enough

Australia should not discount the danger of high blood pressure, which is the main culprit behind most death and disease in the country, a group of Australia’s leading experts has warned. While just over one in five adults–more than four million Australians–have high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, researchers found that many of them…


Medicare Australia Expands Rebate Schemes to Cover IVF Genetic Services, High Blood Pressure, and More

The federal government has expanded funding to allow more Australians to claim relevant Medicare rebates for IVF and genetics, high blood pressure, chronic bowel inflammation, and breast cancer treatment from Nov. 1. Health Minister Greg Hunt said that until now, people in their in vitro fertilisation (IVF) journey who know they carry genetic diseases could…


Mom-of-5 Sheds 200lb After Being Diagnosed With Incurable Cancer to Spend More Time With Her Kids

A mom in the UK shed 198 pounds (90 kg) in a desperate bid to spend more time with her children after she was diagnosed with cancer. Claire Szydelko, 41, ballooned to 330 pounds (150 kg) and a size 28 after years of unhealthy eating. But when she was told she had incurable bone cancer,…