High Blood Pressure news
High BP may ward off ischemia during exercise
During exercise, having a high diastolic blood pressure, which is reflected in the second number of the BP…
Prem babies more at risk of high blood pressure
According to a new Swedish study, premature birth may create a risk for high blood pressure later in…
Hypertensive Black South Africans Need Multi-level Approach
Black South Africans, a population greatly at risk for high blood pressure, need comprehensive, multi-level interventions addressing socioeconomic…
Partially Substituting Carbohydrates with Protein Lowers Blood Pressure
As part of a healthy diet, partially substituting protein and monounsaturated fat for carbohydrates can improve cholesterol levels,…
Deep Brain Stimulation Can Lower Blood Pressure
In a paper published today by Neuroreport, researchers at Oxford University and Imperial College London report that they…
Red wine can reduce factor linked to heart disease
Drinking red wine, even red wine that has had the alcohol removed, induces favorable effects on the arteries…
Antianxiety treatment may lower blood pressure
In patients experiencing an episode of highly elevated blood pressure, also known as acute hypertensive crisis, without…
Analgesic use not linked with high blood pressure
Contrary to the results of previously reported studies, the regular use of analgesic drugs by apparently healthy men…
Cumulative activity can lower blood pressure
Adults with hypertension may be able to lower their blood pressure by raking the yard, going…
Study hints at promise of new Novartis heart drug
Novartis AG’s experimental blood pressure pill aliskiren appears to work well when added to other antihypertensive medicines, according…
Modern drugs can halve stroke, heart attack risk
More than half of all Stroke and Heart Attacks in people with
Blood pressure-kidney stone risk linked to weight
Overweight women who have kidney stones have an increased risk of developing The results of a study involving more that 27,000 people with glaucoma suggest that High Blood…
Hundreds of thousands of people in Britain may not be receiving the blood pressure lowering medications…
A middle-aged adult’s risk of High Blood Pressure seems to be related in part to how…
Modest reductions in dietary salt can benefit black people with High Blood Pressure considerably, UK researchers…
Conventional walking is good for older adults, and walking on a synthetic mat embedded with smooth stones is…
The antiseizure drug topiramate, sold under the trade name Topamax, reduces body weight and
Rates of blood pressure control at the community level are low, particularly among older women with…
Salt factory workers inhale large amounts of salt particles, and have an increased risk of developing
High blood pressure linked to higher glaucoma risk
Newer blood pressure devices seen costing lives
Blood pressure lower in adults with long-lived dad
Salt restriction improves blood pressure in blacks
Cobblestone mat walking helps elderly stay fit
Topiramate lowers weight and blood pressure
Blood pressure control poor among elderly women
Salt factories take toll on workers’ blood pressure
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