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Aug 4th, 2009
The recent study showing an association between higher blood pressure and more time spent watching television or using a computer can be considered just one more wakeup call for parents when it comes to hypertension in children. About 5 percent of children have higher than normal blood pressure, and this condition can place children at risk of more health problems as adults.
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Jul 28th, 2009
“Silent” strokes, which are strokes that don’t result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure.
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Jul 28th, 2009
NHLBI has stopped a clinical trial testing a drug treatment for pulmonary hypertension in adults with sickle cell disease nearly one year early due to safety concerns.
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Jul 24th, 2009
In a novel study that looked at a combination of healthy lifestyle choices in regards to hypertension, researchers found that simultaneously addressing six modifiable risk factors drastically reduced the risk of developing hypertension.
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Jul 23rd, 2009
New research shows that some popular blood pressure medications can protect from inflammation, reducing the risk of dementia and memory loss associated with aging. The study from Wake Forest researchers appears in the Archives of Internal Medicine.
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Jul 21st, 2009
A high-salt diet may decrease the effectiveness of medications used to treat high blood pressure in patients with resistant hypertension.
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Jul 19th, 2009
Patients with high blood pressure are still are risk. But the question is whether bringing blood pressure levels lower with medications is beneficial.
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Jul 17th, 2009
Researchers reported the discovery of five genetic variants related to blood pressure in African-Americans, findings that may provide new clues to treating and preventing hypertension.
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Jul 7th, 2009
Consuming an amino acid commonly found in vegetable protein may be associated with lower blood pressure.
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Jun 30th, 2009
White-coat and masked hypertension significantly increased the risk of having sustained high blood pressure 10 years later.
