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Nov 19th, 2009
Transcendental Meditation lowered stress, in turn lowering blood pressure among college students. Researchers say high blood pressure starts during youth, and college students have increased their use of antidepressants in the presence of financial strains, concerns about academic achievement, and the uncertainty of what the future holds. Transcendental Meditation was found to reduce blood pressure and lead to increased coping after three months,
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Oct 30th, 2009
New research indicates that consumption of high fructose corn syrup increases the risk of developing high blood pressure.
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Oct 15th, 2009
For individuals who have hypertension that does not respond well to drugs, there may soon be an implantable device that can lower their blood pressure. Scientists at the University of Rochester Medical Center are in the advanced stages of testing an experimental device that reduces blood pressure, and it may be cost effective as well.
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Sep 28th, 2009
Ri-vital® from Riester is the new portable spot-check monitor that provides reliable and fast measurements of non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), pulse rate and blood oxygen level with exceptional accuracy.
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Sep 25th, 2009
Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later.
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Sep 24th, 2009
A high-fructose diet raises blood pressure in men, while a drug used to treat gout seems to protect against the blood pressure increase.
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Sep 15th, 2009
A survey of American servicemen and women who reported experiencing multiple combat exposures were more likely to self-report high blood pressure than military members not exposed to combat.
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Sep 10th, 2009
A new study has discovered that people who were exposed to elevated levels of traffic noise may increase blood pressure (hypertension). The researchers, from Lund University in Sweden, think that the noise from traffic increases heart rates, levels of stress hormones and could disturb sleep patterns which brings them to the conclusion that traffic noise may increases blood pressure.
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Sep 2nd, 2009
Reducing sodium intake to recommended levels could result in 11.1 million fewer cases of high blood pressure each year and reduce health care costs by as much as $18 billion as an added benefit.
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Aug 27th, 2009
High blood pressure is linked to memory problems in people over 45.