2009

March

• Kids’ hypertension may have subtle brain effects -

• High blood pressure linked to earlier death among African-American breast cancer patients -

February

• Blood pressure control key for black diabetics -

• High Cholesterol Food May Reduce Blood Pressure -

• Hormone Linked to High Blood Pressure & Blood Vessel Disease in African Americans -

• Common gene variants increase risk of hypertension, may lead to new therapies -

• Changing habits may not lower blood pressure -

• High blood pressure control continues to improve in England -

January

• Seasonal variation in blood pressure -

• Elderly May Have Higher Blood Pressure in Cold Weather -

2008

December

• High blood pressure may make it difficult for the elderly to think clearly -

• Blood pressure drugs work well in both sexes -

November

• 24-hour blood pressure test better at seeing risks -

• High Blood Pressure in the Doctor’s Office May Not Predict Heart Risks -

• Hypertension develops early, silently, in African-American men -

• Over 50% of People With High Blood Pressure Unaware They Have Condition -

October

• Beta-blockers not best for high blood pressure -

• Hypertension Disparity Linked to Environment -

• Energy drinks jolt blood pressure -

• Fold Mortality Increase in Hypertensive Patients with Diabetes -

• Chicken legs may control high blood pressure: study -

September

• Doctors not prescribing exercise for blood pressure -

• High Blood Pressure Should Not Rule Out Clot-Busting Stroke Treatment -

• Early weight gain may lead to hypertension - study -

August

• Report suggests allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens with hypertension -

• Olive leaf extract can help tackle high blood pressure and cholesterol -

July

• OSU study shows exposure to bad air raises blood pressure -

• Dietary fiber may cut preeclampsia risk -

• Young adults with prehypertension are more likely to have atherosclerosis later in life -

• Treating blood pressure may help prevent dementia -

June

• A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and immune suppression -

• Men, Especially Blacks, More Likely to Miss Own Hypertension -

• Hard work while fatigued affects blood pressure -

• Home blood pressure monitoring plus Web-based pharmacy care helps improve blood pressure control -

• New online care for hypertension gets results -

• Blood Pressure Monitoring Plus Web-Based Care Improves Blood Pressure Control -

• Kids’ high blood pressure often lasts to adulthood -

• Time to rethink blood pressure tests: experts -

• Precision blood pressure measurement to improve heart health -

• New Guidelines for Treating Resistant Hypertension -

May

• Home monitoring of high blood pressure urged -

• High blood pressure patients advised to use home monitors -

• Listening to music found to lower blood pressure -

• Too much alcohol damages heart and arteries -

• Sleeping On It Really Can Relieve the Pressure -

• High blood pressure, high cholesterol may be associated with retinal vascular disease -

• Education, simple measures keys to improving vets’ hypertension care -

April

• Tight Blood Pressure Control Not Enough to Temper Kidney Disease in African Americans -

• Doses of high blood pressure drugs needed in winter -

• Healthy diet cuts teens’ blood pressure -

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