High Blood Pressure Associated With Declining Brain Functioning
By: Denise Chow, LiveScience Staff Writer Published: 05/30/2013 12:58 PM EDT on LiveScience WASHINGTON — High blood pressure, particularly in the arteries that supply blood to the head and neck, may be...
View ArticlePlastic food packaging ‘could cause high blood pressure in children’
Chemicals found in common plastics could cause high blood pressure in children, according to a new study. Exposure to the phalates used in food packaging and other items is thought to cause significant...
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Who is at Risk of Blood Pressure?
High blood is a disease in which the pressure that the blood exerts on the inner lining of the walls of the arteries is greater than the normal range of 120/80 mmHg. This fraction refers to a 120 mmHg...
View ArticlePatients with type 2 diabetes or hypertension must be evaluated for sleep...
The American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) is advising anyone with Type 2 diabetes or hypertension to be evaluated for sleep apnea by a board-certified sleep medicine physician. The recommendation...
View ArticleCDC: Most U.S. adults know they have high blood pressure
ATLANTA, June 5 (UPI) — Research indicates many U.S. adults know they have high blood pressure, a survey indicates. Survey data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta showed 26...
View ArticleUric acid/high blood pressure connected in teens
Teens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure, according to results of research from scientists at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. Although the...
View ArticleIncreased stroke risk in parts of Britain due to high blood pressure
BRITAIN is suffering a terrible tide of high blood pressure, with many parts of the country blighted by the killer condition, according to new research. Results of tens of thousands of blood pressure...
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Indications that You Need Your High Blood Pressure Checked
High blood pressure is a silent killer and you only get aware of this disease in your body, when much of the harm is already done to your body. High blood pressure has no specific symptom and you...
View ArticleLess salt intake eases high blood pressure
Dear Dr. Roach • I have type II diabetes and high blood pressure, which I generally keep below 130/80 with medication. My doctor is concerned about my salt intake. When I pointed out that my sodium...
View ArticleThe Doctor is In: Learn to understand high blood pressure
By Tim Holcomb Originally published June 18, 2013 at midnight, updated June 18, 2013 at midnight Medications for high blood pressure are effective for lowering your blood pressure numbers, but if you...
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