blood pressure
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Two Simple Movements Can Reduce Dizziness When Standing Up, Study Finds
Researchers in Canada say they’ve come up with two simple physical techniques to help prevent a common cause of dizziness and fainting. In a small trial, they found that these manoeuvres, which involve nothing more than moving your lower limbs, could effectively reduce the symptoms of initial orthostatic hypotension, a condition that temporarily leaves people…
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You May Soon Be Able to Measure Blood Pressure From Your Finger
Wearable devices have become more sophisticated in recent years, with the ability to track everything from abnormal heart rates and atrial fibrillation to stress and even blood oxygen levels. However, monitoring blood pressure is a challenge for a wrist-worn device. Wearable components maker Valencell says it’s figured out how to measure blood pressure using photoplethysmography…
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The First Smartwatch To Read Your Blood Pressure Is An Ugly Marvel
There’s a reason they call high blood pressure the silent killer. The Center for Disease Control says 75 million Americans suffer from hypertension, a sobering one in three adults. Worse, it says only 54 per cent have their condition under control—a fact made more awful by the fact that hypertension is a contributing cause for…
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Omron Somehow Squeezed An Inflatable Blood Pressure Monitor Into A Watch-Sized Wearable
Almost every wrist-worn fitness tracker now includes a sensor that can track the wearer’s heart rate as another useful fitness metric. But Omron is the first company with a wearable device that can also monitor blood pressure which provides more useful insights into the wearer’s health.