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Teleworking: watch out for phlebitis!

The risks of phlebitis linked to prolonged sitting in a teleworking environment are real.

Teleworking: watch out for phlebitis!

Sitting at home, without moving all day, with one video meeting after another, just interrupted by a trip to the kitchen to get something to nibble on, is a health catastrophe. Added to a sedentary lifestyle are stress, isolation, unbalanced diet, sleep disturbed by lack of physical activity and constant screen work. An explosive cocktail with worrying results: high blood pressure, poorly controlled blood sugar levels for diabetics, but also weight gain in both men and women. And there's another risk: blood clots, which can cause phlebitis or pulmonary embolism if you don't move enough. The same applies to prolonged sitting on a plane without drinking enough water... A few tips to avoid this: get up and take a few steps for ten minutes every two hours. Drink at least a liter and a half a day, avoiding high-sugar soft drinks. Exercise a little, climb the stairs several times a day, or always make phone calls while standing up, for example. It's up to us to recreate our own balance in the face of constraints...
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High blood pressure: salt consumption may affect men and women differently

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Highlights - Hypertension, affects around 1.28 billion adults worldwide, many of them in low- and middle-income countries. - If blood pressure is not controlled, it can increase the risk of heart, brain and kidney disease. - A common but lesser-known cause of hypertension is salt sensitivity - where [...]

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Sleep apnea syndrome in women: what are the particularities?

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Often unrecognized and under-diagnosed, particularly in women, sleep apnea syndrome is not without consequences for quality of life and cardiovascular function (1). The prevalence and severity of this syndrome are influenced by changes in hormone levels over the course of a woman's [...]

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European Society of Cardiology recommendations for cardiovascular prevention

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