Dangerous blood pressure caused by specific signalling in the brain
About 6 million Australians aged 18 years and over have high blood pressure. Of these, more than two thirds had
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How some heart cells cope with high blood pressure
Individual cells within the same heart cope differently with high blood pressure, according to a study in human cells and
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Faith-based approach to changing lifestyle lowers blood pressure
A church-based program to encourage a healthy lifestyle lowered systolic blood pressure more than an educational program alone delivered in
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AHA: How Many Days of Checks Needed to Diagnose High Blood Pressure?
FRIDAY, Oct. 5, 2018 (American Heart Association) — A routine visit to the doctor’s office typically results in a single
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Label Mix-Up Spurs Recall of Accord Blood Pressure Meds
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29, 2018 — One lot of high blood pressure medication is being recalled after a labeling mix-up, Accord
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How low is too low? Study highlights serious risks for intensive blood pressure control
Kaiser Permanente research published today in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found if patients with hypertension taking prescribed medications
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More than 15,000 mothers are induced needlessly every year
More than 15,000 mothers are induced needlessly every year after blood pressure tests More than 15,000 mothers are induced needlessly
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As body mass index increases, blood pressure may as well
Body mass index is positively associated with blood pressure, according to the ongoing study of 1.7 million Chinese men and
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New guidelines label millions more people as having high blood pressure
Adopting new guidelines for high blood pressure (hypertension) would dramatically increase the number of people labeled as having the condition
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Most black adults have high blood pressure before age 55
Approximately 75 percent of black and men women are likely to develop high blood pressure by the age of 55,
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