India, June 14 -- Over a cup of evening tea
By Dr K. Javeed Nayeem, MD
The title of this article should actually have been 'My' joy and pain of checking 'Your' blood pressure, because as a practicing doctor, half the joy and pain I'm talking about here, is mine too. But let's talk about yours first.
There was a time until not very long ago, when things were pretty simple, straightforward, uncluttered and un-worrisome, if I may use this neologism or new word that I have created. I am talking of the days when your blood pressure (BP) used to be checked only at your doctor's clinic or consulting room, only if you happened to go there for some reason.
And, it used to be checked at least two times a day, only if you were admitted to a hospit...