Panic attacks can be distressing for sufferers, and when severe can have debilitating effects on general well-being and quality of life. Now, new research suggests that panic attacks might substantially increase of risk of the most common killer of all – heart disease. A study presented this month at a meeting held by the […]

High blood pressure - the medical term for which is ‘hypertension’ - is thought to affect up to one in five adults in the UK. A major risk factor for heart disease and the major risk factor for stroke, high blood pressure clearly represents an important public health problem. The conventional medical approach to […]