32 h. ago A routine blood test revealed I was suffering from a common genetic disease. It causes chronic fatigue, painful joints and can lead to heart failure

Sue Dearden was 61 when she went for the routine blood test that would change her life.

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6 d. ago Five MILLION Britons now living with high blood pressure as fight to tackle 'silent killer' has plateaued, alarming research suggests

Hypertension, as it is known medically, affects a third of adults and dramatically raises the risk of heart attacks, strokes, kidney failure and even dementia.

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6 d. ago Stem cell jab offering lifeline to tens of thousands of Britons with heart failure may NOT be available on NHS: 'For three years I missed out on so much, now I can live my life'

A pioneering stem cell treatment could extend the lives of a million people with heart failure - but final trials to see it rolled out on the NHS are being hampered by a lack of funding.

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8 d. ago Quick neck scan could detect heart failure risk in older men

The carotid ultrasound takes just 15 to 30 minutes, involving a small handheld device gently passed over the neck

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1 week ago NHS 'kidney' warning for people taking 'widely used' blood pressure drug

More than 34 million prescriptions of the medication were dispensed last year to tackle hypertension and heart failure

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3 w. ago A look into the evidence linking a common sleep supplement to heart failure

For years, Melatonin has been considered safe for treating short-term sleep problems in adults

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3 w. ago Paul Tagliabue, NFL commissioner who ran league in era of riches and expansion, dies at 84

Paul Tagliabue, who helped bring labor peace and riches to the NFL during his 17 years as commissioner but was criticized for not taking stronger action on concussions, died Sunday from heart failure at 84 years old

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3 w. ago Popular drink can slash your risk of a common heart condition by more than a third, study reveals

Experts have discovered a link between a popular beverage and a low risk of atrial fibrillation - a condition that causes a rapid, irregular heartbeat and can lead to stroke and heart failure.

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3 w. ago New study suggests melatonin is linked to alarming increase of heart failure

Sleep supplement should not be taken chronically

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4 w. ago Common sleep aid linked to higher risk of heart failure and death in new study

People using these supplements for a year or more faced higher risks of heart failure diagnosis, hospitalisation and death

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