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Red wine can reduce factor linked to heart disease
• High Blood Pressure news • Oct 19 05
Antianxiety treatment may lower blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Oct 17 05
In patients experiencing an episode of highly elevated blood pressure, also known as acute hypertensive crisis, without organ damage, antianxiety treatment effectively lowers blood pressure (BP) and may…
Analgesic use not linked with high blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Sep 17 05
Contrary to the results of previously reported studies, the regular use of analgesic drugs by apparently healthy men does not appear to increase the risk of developing
Cumulative activity can lower blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Sep 09 05
Adults with hypertension may be able to lower their blood pressure by raking the yard, going for a brisk walk and otherwise adding bouts of moderate physical activity to…
Study hints at promise of new Novartis heart drug
• High Blood Pressure news • Sep 07 05
Modern drugs can halve stroke, heart attack risk
• High Blood Pressure news • Sep 06 05
More than half of all Stroke and Heart Attacks in people with High Blood Pressure can be prevented by taking a mixture of modern drugs,…
Blood pressure-kidney stone risk linked to weight
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 30 05
Overweight women who have kidney stones have an increased risk of developing High Blood Pressure (hypertension), according to a new report in the American Journal…
High blood pressure linked to higher glaucoma risk
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 15 05
The results of a study involving more that 27,000 people with glaucoma suggest that High Blood Pressure, also known as hypertension, is significantly more common in this…
Newer blood pressure devices seen costing lives
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 12 05
Hundreds of thousands of people in Britain may not be receiving the blood pressure lowering medications they need, or could be taking drugs unnecessarily, as doctors switch to…
Blood pressure lower in adults with long-lived dad
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 12 05
A middle-aged adult’s risk of High Blood Pressure seems to be related in part to how long his father lived, new research findings suggest.
In a study…
Salt restriction improves blood pressure in blacks
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 08 05
Modest reductions in dietary salt can benefit black people with High Blood Pressure considerably, UK researchers report.
“This study…contributes to the growing and compelling evidence that salt reduction…
Cobblestone mat walking helps elderly stay fit
• High Blood Pressure news • Aug 02 05
Topiramate lowers weight and blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 28 05
The antiseizure drug topiramate, sold under the trade name Topamax, reduces body weight and blood pressure in obese patients with High Blood Pressure (hypertension) , according to…
Blood pressure control poor among elderly women
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 26 05
Rates of blood pressure control at the community level are low, particularly among older women with High Blood Pressure, also known as hypertension, according to research presented Monday.
…Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 26 05
In people with Diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against Heart Attack and improving…
Salt factories take toll on workers’ blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 26 05
Salt factory workers inhale large amounts of salt particles, and have an increased risk of developing High Blood Pressure as a result, according to a new report.
…Diuretics best BP therapy for blacks
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 20 05
New data fail to support the idea that newer drugs have advantages over diuretic “water pills” for people with high blood pressure (BP), whether or not they have the…
Dark chocolate lowers high blood pressure
• High Blood Pressure news • Jul 18 05
Eating dark chocolate may help lower blood pressure, boost normal responses to insulin to keep blood sugar levels down, and improve blood vessel function in patients with