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Simple procedure lowers blood pressure in kidney disease patients

Disrupting certain nerves in the kidneys can safely and effectively lower blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney…    

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like…    

Causes of hypertension start early, doctor warns

Hypertension may be a disease of the middle age or the old age, but factors leading to it…    

Additional blood pressure screening may reduce incidence of CVD events and death by up to 3 percent

A 25 per cent increase in high blood pressure screening in 19 developing countries would reduce the number…    

Changes in Gene Expression May Help Explain High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key…    

Swapping protein for sugar may help blood pressure

Overweight adults who replaced some of the sugar in their diets with protein saw their high blood pressure…    

Drinking black tea may cut blood pressure

People who enjoy drinking black tea throughout the day may get the added benefit of a slight reduction…    

Middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure at risk for AF

Middle-aged men at the upper end of normal blood pressure had an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation later…    

Pollution tied to disease risk in L.A. black women

In a study of more than 4,000 black women in Los Angeles, those who lived in areas with…    

Birth Defects May be Linked to High Blood Pressure, Not Use of ACE Inhibitors

Women who take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to treat high blood pressure in the first trimester of their…    

Poor sleep quality increases risk of high blood pressure

Reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) is a powerful predictor for developing high blood pressure in older men, according…    

Pilot study suggests new approach to treat preeclampsia

A novel therapy that reduces elevated blood levels of a potentially toxic protein in women with preeclampsia, a…    

Living with a smoker may raise blood pressure in boys

Exposure to secondhand smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with increased blood pressure in boys, according…    

Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and…    

Research shows blood protein levels may predict risk of a cardiovascular event: Study

Increased levels of a protein that helps regulate the body’s blood pressure may also predict a major cardiovascular…    

Redefining normal blood pressure

Current US definition of ‘normal’ blood pressure may unnecessarily label 100 million Americans as ‘abnormal’

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New Home Blood Pressure Check Created for Diabetics

Many people get stressed when they visit the doctor, leading to blood pressure readings higher than normal. It’s…    

Neighborhood Barbers Can Influence Black Men to Seek Blood-Pressure Treatment

Will Marshall saw a physician about his blood pressure at his barber’s urging.

Yes, his barber.…    

Advanced degrees add up to lower blood pressure

Freshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this…    

Using a generic blood pressure and heart drug could save the UK $324 million in 2011

Using a generic drug to treat hypertension and heart failure, instead of branded medicines from the same class,…