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Coventry & Warwickshire hospital recruits patients for treatment trial of hypertension

Tue, 09 Feb 2016 15:52:42 GMT

Professor Franco Cappuccio, Vice-President of the British Hypertension Society, welcomes and facilitates the local recruitment in the Wave IV Trial for the treatment of resistant hypertension (Warwick Courier, 8 February 2016)

Elderly see blood pressure rise as temperatures drop

Thu, 05 Jun 2014 16:35:52 GMT

Elderly people are at an increased risk of strokes and heart attacks as a result of low temperatures in the home, says Franco Cappuccio tonight on BBC Inside Out.

HEALTH SCARE: SALT KILLS 40,000 A YEAR

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:14:41 GMT

HIGH levels of salt added to everyday foods are killing tens of thousands of people in Britain.

Hold the salt on that turkey

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:06:35 GMT

When you're reaching for the salt shaker during your Thanksgiving feast, here's a new piece of research you might want to keep in mind: Eating a lot of salt increases your risk for strokes and heart disease, according to a new analysis coming out Wednesday.

A Spoonful Of Salt Less Helps Save

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:57:25 GMT

Cutting people's salt intake by one teaspoon a day could save around four million lives worldwide every year, researchers say.

Cut salt by a teaspoon a day to save yourself from a stroke, experts say

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:26:26 GMT

Cutting the amount of salt you eat by one teaspoon a day could save you from a stroke, warn experts. Eating less salt reduces the risk of stroke by almost a quarter and the chances of heart disease by 17 per cent, according to a new review of research studies.

Salt Really Does Boost Health Risks

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:21:53 GMT

U.S. News and World Report

Links to stroke, cardiovascular disease may make a case for population-wide reduction, review finds

Cuts in salt intake needed worldwide to reduce risk of stroke and heart problems

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:18:50 GMT

The Guardian

People who eat high levels of salt have a higher risk of stroke, and possibly heart problems, according to new research. The researchers calculated that cutting salt consumption to recommended levels worldwide might save almost 3 million lives a year, although this would mean persuading whole populations to halve their salt consumption, which isn't likely to be easy.

What about eating one teaspoon of salt a day?

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:14:36 GMT

THE INDEPENDENT

It's widely known that a diet high in salt causes high blood pressure, but new research suggests that reducing daily salt consumption by one teaspoon could also prevent millions of deaths from stroke and cardiovascular disease.

High Salt Intake Linked to Strokes and Cardiovascular Disease

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 14:01:57 GMT

The University of Warwick

Eating high amount of salt is linked to a significantly higher risk of strokes and cardiovascular disease, states a paper published today in the British Medical Journal.