You are here : health.am > High Blood Pressure Center > High Blood Pressure news High Blood Pressure news High Blood Pressure Can Damage at Early Age • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 04 12 High blood pressure can lead to many things including a brain injury and even to premature aging of the brain and that includes people who only have a slightly… Why astronauts experience low blood pressure after returning to Earth from space • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 25 12 When astronauts return to Earth, their altitude isn’t the only thing that drops—their blood pressure does too. This condition, known as orthostatic hypotension, occurs in… Hypertension not so simple • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 25 12 A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), “Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES),” recognizes the importance… Yogurt consumption, blood pressure, and incident hypertension • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 20 12 Adding more yogurt to your diet without increasing the number of calories you eat may help lower your risk of high blood pressure, according to new research presented at the… African Americans less likely to adhere to DASH diet for lowering blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 19 12 The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which promotes consumption of more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grain, and less meats… High salt intake in kids linked to high blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Sep 18 12 Kids are eating as much salt as adults, and those consuming the highest amounts of sodium have a two or three times greater risk of having high… Long-Term Salty Diets Tied Again to High Blood Pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Jun 19 12 Indulging in a bag of chips or munching a handful of nuts now and then isn’t likely to hurt you in the short run, but regularly chowing down… WSU study finds overwhelming evidence of hidden heart disease in hypertensive African-Americans • High Blood Pressure news • Jun 11 12 A Wayne State University School of Medicine study has found that an overwhelming majority of African-American patients with hypertension also suffered hidden heart disease caused… New approach tested for high blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • May 30 12 “Maxed out on the medications,” is how Bill Ezzell describes his struggle with blood pressure. It’s dangerously high even though the North Carolina man swallows six different drugs a day.… One Size Doesn’t Fit All When Treating Blood Pressure in People with Diabetes • High Blood Pressure news • May 28 12 Aggressive efforts to lower blood pressure in people with diabetes are paying off – perhaps too well, according to a new study The research… Simple procedure lowers blood pressure in kidney disease patients • High Blood Pressure news • May 17 12 Disrupting certain nerves in the kidneys can safely and effectively lower blood pressure in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and hypertension, according to a study appearing in… WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity • High Blood Pressure news • May 15 12 Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such… Causes of hypertension start early, doctor warns • High Blood Pressure news • Apr 24 12 Hypertension may be a disease of the middle age or the old age, but factors leading to it start early in life, a doctor warned. Dr. Arthur Pitargue, president of… Additional blood pressure screening may reduce incidence of CVD events and death by up to 3 percent • High Blood Pressure news • Apr 22 12 A 25 per cent increase in high blood pressure screening in 19 developing countries would reduce the number of cardiovascular… Changes in Gene Expression May Help Explain High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy • High Blood Pressure news • Apr 14 12 Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that changes in the gene expression of a key enzyme may contribute to high blood pressure… Swapping protein for sugar may help blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Mar 23 12 Overweight adults who replaced some of the sugar in their diets with protein saw their high blood pressure drop slightly in a new study that leaves open the question… Drinking black tea may cut blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 25 12 People who enjoy drinking black tea throughout the day may get the added benefit of a slight reduction in their blood pressure, suggests a new Australian study. Although the study… Middle-aged men with upper-normal blood pressure at risk for AF • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 18 12 Middle-aged men at the upper end of normal blood pressure had an elevated risk for atrial fibrillation later in life, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal… Pollution tied to disease risk in L.A. black women • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 13 12 In a study of more than 4,000 black women in Los Angeles, those who lived in areas with higher levels of traffic-related air pollution were at increased risk… Birth Defects May be Linked to High Blood Pressure, Not Use of ACE Inhibitors • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 21 11 Women who take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to treat high blood pressure in the first trimester of their pregnancies are at no greater… Poor sleep quality increases risk of high blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 29 11 Reduced slow wave sleep (SWS) is a powerful predictor for developing high blood pressure in older men, according to new research in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart… Pilot study suggests new approach to treat preeclampsia • High Blood Pressure news • Aug 02 11 A novel therapy that reduces elevated blood levels of a potentially toxic protein in women with preeclampsia, a dangerous complication of pregnancy, may someday address the therapeutic dilemma posed… Living with a smoker may raise blood pressure in boys • High Blood Pressure news • May 01 11 Exposure to secondhand smoke, even at extremely low levels, is associated with increased blood pressure in boys, according to new research being presented Sunday, May 1, at… Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Apr 26 11 High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and a new University of Rochester study shows that low… Research shows blood protein levels may predict risk of a cardiovascular event: Study • High Blood Pressure news • Apr 08 11 Increased levels of a protein that helps regulate the body’s blood pressure may also predict a major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients, according to… Page 2 of 15 pages < 1 2 3 4 > Last » << Back to main
