You are here : health.am > High Blood Pressure Center > High Blood Pressure news High Blood Pressure news 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… Redefining normal blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Mar 09 11 Current US definition of ‘normal’ blood pressure may unnecessarily label 100 million Americans as ‘abnormal’ As many as 100 million Americans may currently be misclassified as having abnormal blood pressure, according to… New Home Blood Pressure Check Created for Diabetics • High Blood Pressure news • Mar 03 11 Many people get stressed when they visit the doctor, leading to blood pressure readings higher than normal. It’s called “White Coat Syndrome.” And since two-thirds of diabetics suffer from… Neighborhood Barbers Can Influence Black Men to Seek Blood-Pressure Treatment • High Blood Pressure news • Mar 01 11 Will Marshall saw a physician about his blood pressure at his barber’s urging. Yes, his barber. “The barber and beauty shops for men and women are kind… Advanced degrees add up to lower blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Feb 28 11 Freshmen on the eve of finals and graduate students staring down a thesis committee may not feel this way, but the privilege of obtaining an advanced education correlates with… Using a generic blood pressure and heart drug could save the UK $324 million in 2011 • High Blood Pressure news • Feb 03 11 Using a generic drug to treat hypertension and heart failure, instead of branded medicines from the same class, could save the… MDC researchers and clinicians identify mediator of blood pressure regulation in the liver • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 27 11 For 60 years, scientists have puzzled over the possibility of a hepatic osmoreceptor that influences blood pressure regulation. Now, researchers of the Max Delbrück… Storytelling may help control blood pressure in African-Americans • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 18 11 Controlling blood pressure is not only a medical challenge, but a social one as well. Because patients are required to strictly adhere to a treatment plan that may include… Blood pressure control system found in kidney’s structural units • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 17 11 The kidney is made up of roughly 1 million working units called nephrons. These basic structural units remove waste products from the blood, recycle some substances to be… It takes 2 for improved control of blood pressure • High Blood Pressure news • Jan 13 11 New British-led research shows that starting treatment of blood pressure with two medicines rather than the one produces better and faster results and fewer side effects – findings… Heart scans show those most likely to need statins • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 17 10 A heart scan that checks for hardening of the arteries is a better way to predict who will benefit from cholesterol-fighting statin drugs, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday… Treatment zaps high blood pressure at the source • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 17 10 A device that destroys nerves leading to the kidney safely lowered blood pressure in people with treatment-resistant hypertension, potentially offering a new option for millions of people who struggle… The risks of hypertension • High Blood Pressure news • Nov 01 10 Retirement doesn’t come easily to Bettye Cooper. She has tried a couple of times. But at age 71, it still hasn’t stuck. Currently she’s a rental agent for a 32-apartment complex in Hartford.… LSUHSC study IDs proteins regulating water retention in salt-sensitive hypertension • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 24 10 Research conducted by scientists at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has found that two proteins in the brain act as valves to turn the hormone that… Paper highlights blood pressure risk in overweight children • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 18 10 Sophia Antipolis, 15 October 2010: The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) welcomes the findings of a paper presented today at the American Heart Association’s High Blood Pressure Research 2010… Novel approach yields new insights into the causes of pre-eclampsia • High Blood Pressure news • Oct 07 10 An exciting collaboration between the Universities of Cambridge and Nottingham has resulted in new insights into the hypertension that frequently blights pregnancy. 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