{"id":81509,"date":"2023-11-15T21:29:15","date_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/?p=81509"},"modified":"2023-11-15T21:29:15","modified_gmt":"2023-11-15T21:29:15","slug":"game-changing-jab-turns-off-high-blood-pressure-and-could-end-daily-pills-for-millions-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/posterboyedit.com\/lifestyle\/game-changing-jab-turns-off-high-blood-pressure-and-could-end-daily-pills-for-millions-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"'Game-changing' jab \u2018turns off\u2019 high blood pressure and could end daily pills for millions | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"
HIGH blood pressure may soon be treated with jabs which "turn off" the condition, scientists claim.<\/p>\n
The twice-yearly injections could replace daily tablets in a major boost for millions of patients.<\/p>\n
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Early trial results suggest a single shot of zilebesiran is enough to lower blood pressure for six months, with few side effects. <\/p>\n
It also reduced someone's chances of having a heart attack, stroke or other cardiac event by 20 per cent or more, The Mirror reports. <\/p>\n
One in four adults in the UK have high blood pressure – around 14.4million people. <\/p>\n
Many take statins every day to keep the condition under control and minimise health complications.<\/p>\n