This common sleep habit could double your risk of heart attack

 Going to bed at wildly different times each night may significantly raise your risk of heart attack or stroke. The risk is especially high for those who also get less than eight hours of sleep. 

Going to bed at different times each night during midlife could be a warning sign for future heart problems. New research from the University of Oulu suggests that wide swings in bedtime may significantly raise the risk of serious cardiovascular events, especially for people who spend less than eight hours in bed.

The study found a strong connection between irregular bedtimes and an increased likelihood of major heart-related events. People whose time in bed was under eight hours and whose sleep schedules varied widely faced about twice the risk compared to those with more consistent routines. In contrast, irregular wake-up times did not show a clear association with heart issues.

Major cardiovascular events in this research included conditions that require specialized medical care, such as myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction.

"Previous research has linked irregular sleep patterns to heart health risks, but this is the first time we've looked separately at variability in bedtime, wake-up time and the midpoint of the sleep period -- and their independent associations with major cardiac events," says postdoctoral researcher Laura Nauha from the University of Oulu.

Tracking Sleep Patterns and Long-Term Health

Researchers measured sleep duration and timing using activity monitors, which recorded how long participants stayed in bed. The results pointed to bedtime consistency as a particularly important factor.

"Our findings suggest that the regularity of bedtime, in particular, may be important for heart health. It reflects the rhythms of everyday life -- and how much they fluctuate," Nauha says.

Long-Term Study Reveals Lasting Impact

The research followed 3,231 individuals born in Northern Finland in 1966. Their sleep habits were tracked over a one-week period at age 46, and their health outcomes were monitored for more than ten years using healthcare register data.

According to Nauha, everyday routines play a major role in shaping heart health over time. "Maintaining a regular sleep schedule is one factor that most of us can influence."

 

 

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Tingling pain in the hands could be a warning sign of COVID-19 infection

If you feel a subtle tingling pain in your hands, do not ignore it. It could also be a warning sign of COVID-19 infection. The novel coronavirus is known to affect different people in different ways. People infected with the disease reported a wide range of symptoms – ranging from mild symptoms to severe illness. Also Read - COVID-19 infection may lead to post-traumatic stress disorder
According to health agencies such as the WHO and CDC, the most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Less common symptoms in their list include aches and pains, sore throat, diarrhea, conjunctivitis, headache, loss of taste or smell, a rash on skin, or discolouration of fingers or toes. Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath, chest pain or pressure, loss of speech or movement are listed as serious symptoms, requiring immediate medical attention. 

As per a British news website, some COVID-19 patients in the UK have reported a buzzing, static-like pain in their hands. One patient reported experiencing a tingling sensation in her extremities as the first warning sign of COVID-19. Sharing their COVID-19 symptoms on social media, some patients also revealed that they experienced “electric feeling” on their skin, and a “buzz” in their body. However, these tingling sensations aren’t so far listed as a sign of coronavirus.

It’s an immune system reaction to the infection: Experts
According to experts, such symptoms may be caused by an immune system reaction to the infection. When the immune cells get activated, it triggers that release of a host of chemicals in the body. When this happen, people can feel different sensations – they explained.

Similar symptoms occur with other illnesses as well. The tingling pain, which is also known as parasthesia, are common among diabetes patients and people with an autoimmune condition. This condition may be caused by pressure on a nerve, or periods of poor circulation. It may feel similar to pins and needles. If you experience it persistently for no obvious reasons, see a doctor – the report suggested.

Other warning signs – a high fever, coughing for longer than a one-hour, or at least three coughing episodes every 24 hours, feeling hot on their chest or back while touching. These are mostly likely caused by COVID-19 infection.

The Madhya Pradesh health department has listed 21 symptoms of coronavirus and asked the doctors to refer the patients exhibiting these symptoms to dedicated COVID-19 hospitals. Principal Secretary, Health, Faiz Ahmed Kidwai highlighted the list of 21 symptoms in a letter dated May 15, which he wrote to all collectors and chief medical and health officers.

Other than the regular symptoms such as fever, dry cough, breathlessness, and sore throat, the list also include:

    Headache
    Anxiety
    Nausea
    Muscle pain
    Cold
    Cough with sputum
    Shivers
    Reduction in the ability to taste and smell
    Cramping in hands and feet
    Swelling in hands and feet
    Swelling in thigh muscles
    localized pain
    issues in walking
    chest pain
    redness and blackening of the skin
    bluishness and blackening of the skin
    shoulder pain and weakness in hands and feet.

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Coronavirus warning - patient explains 'horrible taste' that could be a sign of COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS is a deadly infection that's easily spread, and the disease has already killed more than 16,000 people in the UK. The most common mild COVID-19 symptoms include a high fever and a dry cough. But, one patient has described a "horrible taste" in his mouth before developing severe coronavirus symptoms.

Coronavirus is an infectious disease that has been confirmed in more than two million people across the world. One patient has revealed the details of his coronavirus symptoms, including a horrible, metallic taste.

Dominic Minghella, 53, developed COVID-19 symptoms in March, although he admitted that they were largely non-existent at first.

The TV producer and screenwriter was admitted into hospital over coronavirus fears.

He admitted to fearing the worst, and even wrote "farewells to my children".

After leaving the hospital, Minghella explained the symptoms that led him to A&E, including a particular taste.

The taste developed one week after the onset of his symptoms, he explained.

A metallic taste was present in Minghella's mouth after he started to develop the characteristic fever.

He had lost his appetite, and became very fatigued, he revealed.

"My symptoms were almost non-existent at first," Minghella wrote in a blog post.

"One night, I had a bout of chills. I thought I must have turned the heating down lower than I intended. I went to bed with the shivers, and didn’t think too much about it.

"Five days in, still no real fever or cough. But I was beginning to feel seriously tired. My eyes were closing at the dinner table.

"We decided to pull the kids from school, but mostly because we were worried about catching the virus – not because we thought I already had it.

"A week in and it became clear. My temperature started hitting 102F. I was gulping down the paracetamol at exactly six hour intervals.

"A horrible metallic taste in my mouth. Didn’t want to eat anyway. Drinking but only because I knew I had to. Very weak – could barely hold a cup."

A strange taste in the mouth isn't officially confirmed as a symptom of coronavirus, however.

Some patients have also reported losing their sense of taste, as well as their sense of smell.

The most common warning signs of coronavirus include a high fever, and a new, continuous cough.

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Control hypertension to stop your heart suffering silently

A heart attack is a medical emergency. However, there are conditions where your heart suffers an attack and yet can remain unrecognised. Known as ‘silent heart attack’, such developments can become more fatal than an actual attack as it does not make you aware of the increased risk of heart attack in future. Also known as silent myocardial infarction (SMI), it accounts for 45 per cent of total heart attacks and affect more men than women.Researchers have found that the risk of having a silent attack is associated with hypertension – it is one of the most prominent risk factors that may facilitate heart attack. An ideal blood pressure would remain between 90/60mmHG and 120/80mmHG; anything above 140/90mmHg is high blood pressure. In Rajasthan, nearly 7 per cent women and 12 per cent men aged between 15 and 49 have high to very high blood pressure. It will not be wrong to suggest that even if they do not have the other risk factors such as consumption of tobacco, diabetes, obesity, or cholesterol, these men and women are at an increased risk of getting a silent heart attack as they age.

High blood pressure and silent heart attack
 
What we eat and how we use the calories we take make a lot of difference in maintaining our heart health. Our modern, urban lifestyle makes way for food that is high in calorie but low in nutrient due to increased amount of refined flour, sugar, salt, and trans-fat. Besides, most of people live a sedentary life with low physical movement and exercises. As a result, there is a sustain build-up of fat, cholesterol, and other substances (together known as plaque) in the arteries that gradually narrows the arteries. This causes excess strain on the arteries resulting in its damage, a development known as atherosclerosis. As plaques harden the arteries, blood clots become more likely. If blood clots or plaque block the artery, the flow of blood through the heart muscle is interrupted, depriving the muscle of oxygen and nutrients. The resultant damage or death of part of the heart muscle causes a heart attack (also known as myocardial infarction or MI). In case of a silent attack, the unidentified scarring and damage to the heart puts the person at greater risk of other heart problems. In absence of treatment, the condition may continue disrupting blood flow to the heart, so the impact could potentially be greater.

Warning signs and preventive measures
It is not true that silent heart attacks are asymptomatic – some people have symptoms, but they just do not recognize the sensations coming from their heart. The symptoms can be mild and brief, and hence, many often confuse them for regular discomfort or another less serious problem, and ignore them. The two most common problems reported are indigestion and muscle pain, where the actual cause is reduced blood flow to the heart. People may also experience nausea or excessive sweating during a heart attack which are categorised as atypical symptoms. 

In case you have any of the risk factors for heart attack, seek immediate medical attention if you experience one or more of the following:
 
1) Discomfort in the centre of the chest for several minutes, or intermittent (goes away and comes back). It can feel like an uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, or pain.
 
2) Discomfort in other upper-body, such as arms, the neck, the back, the jaw, or the stomach.

3)  Shortness of breath before or during discomfort.
 
4) Breaking out in a cold sweat, feeling nauseated or lightheaded.

Prevention mechanisms involve health screening to identify any existing artery blockages, and getting rid of any risk factors such as diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and smoking through dietary and lifestyle changes. Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH), an eating plan to lower or control high blood pressure, can be a good starting point. Besides, just 20 minutes of exercise a day can significantly reduce your risk since sedentary increases the risk of death almost 3 times compared to being overweight but active.


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