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High Blood Pressure Runs In Families  -  25 Mar 2008
CBS News,When it comes to high blood pressure, the apple doesn't fall very far from the tree. That's according to new study results that show if your parents have

Parents' High Blood Pressure Associated With Increased Risk Of ...  -  25 Mar 2008
Science Daily (press release)Hypertension, or high blood pressure, often clusters in families, according to background information in the article. Researchers estimate that between 35

KPI to Produce High Blood Pressure Drugs  -  25 Mar 2008
AllAfrica.com,KAMPALA Pharmaceutical Industries (KPI) is to start producing high blood pressure drugs, the chief executive officer, Nazeem Mohamed, has said.

High Blood Pressure Runs in Families  -  25 Mar 2008
U.S. News & World Report,By Ed Edelson MONDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- A 54-year study has solidified the link between parents' high blood pressure and the chances their

Diet, Weight Drug May Curb Hypertension  -  25 Mar 2008
CBS News,Losing weight with a healthy diet or with the weight loss drug Xenical may ease high blood pressure, European researchers report. (AP / file) Explore health

7 ways to lower high blood pressure  -  25 Mar 2008
DetNews.com,People who have one or two parents with hypertension have a significantly greater risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study.

Booking Reward Travel On Continental Airlines Will Give You High ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Consumerist,Reader Mike has lots of frequent flier miles that he'd like to cash in with Continental Airlines. As he found out, this is extremely difficult.

Parents Might Be Passing On High Blood Pressure  -  25 Mar 2008
cbs4denver.com,DENVER (CBS4) ― A major new study finds children who have a parent with high blood pressure are up to six times more likely to develop the condition

Parents 'pass high blood pressure to sons'  -  25 Mar 2008
Daily Mail,Men are in danger of inheriting high blood pressure if their parents suffer from the condition, researchers warned yesterday. Their study suggests that

New Treatment For High Blood Pressure  -  25 Mar 2008
WLOX,In the United States, 72 million people have high blood pressure, a potentially dangerous condition that can lead to a stroke or heart attack.

Nigeria: Breastfeeding Linked With Lower Childhood Blood Pressure  -  25 Mar 2008
AllAfrica.com,...studies failed to show a consistent link between breastfeeding and specific coronary risk factors, such as high cholesterol or high blood pressure.

Walgreens Fills High Blood Pressure Prescription With Generic ...  -  25 Mar 2008
The Consumerist,In Dec of last year I had a prescription filled (for high blood pressure) at a Walgreens store in Dallas...I noticed that the pills looked different,

Study: Blood Pressure Influenced By Parents  -  25 Mar 2008
TurnTo23.com,The odds of developing high blood pressure -- also called hypertension -- can increase because of many factors, from advancing age, to obesity to smoking.

There will be blood pressure  -  25 Mar 2008
Ottawa Citizen,...says Dr. Frans Leenen, a cardiologist at the heart institute and one of Canada's top experts on hypertension -- a fancy term for high blood pressure.

Free blood pressure check day  -  25 Mar 2008
Watton and Swaffham Times,Dermot Impson of Swaffham Rotary Club said: “High blood pressure is the single biggest risk factor for strokes. We hope local residents will stop our

Lloyds Pharmacy Launch Free Blood Pressure & Diabetes Testing Service  -  25 Mar 2008
WebWire (press release),Lloyds Pharmacy has started offering tests for several common diseases and conditions, including high blood pressure which presently affects one third of

Parents Pass On Hypertension Risk to Their Children  -  25 Mar 2008
MedPage Today,Explain to interested patients that this study found that a parental history of hypertension is a risk factor for high blood pressure.

Chesapeake screenings are a chance to save lives of the un-insured  -  25 Mar 2008
The Virginian-Pilot,The uninsured can get checked out for glaucoma, measured for body mass index and screened for high blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol levels.

Tips for Shaking the Salt Habit  -  25 Mar 2008
Well Fed NetworkExcess salt is often linked to high blood pressure (hypertension), which increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. According to the American

Cory prepares for chemotherapy at Makati Medical  -  25 Mar 2008
Manila Bulletin,She said her mother decided to undergo a checkup after experiencing high blood pressure, difficulty of breathing, and loss of weight.

How to manage seven common conditions without medication  -  25 Mar 2008
Economic Times,Eating less sodium and a regular physical exercise to loose weight can help control blood pressure among patients with high blood pressure problem.

Nibbles: Obese women skip cancer screens, and online game makes ...  -  25 Mar 2008
CalorieLab Calorie Counter News,In other drug news, the fat-blocking drug Xenical was found to lower blood pressure in overweight people with high blood pressure, while the

Save Your Heart With Diet and Medication  -  25 Mar 2008
Ivanhoe,...(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Approximately seven million people worldwide die each year from high blood pressure (hypertension), a major risk factor for

New treatment for heart failure approved by Health Canada  -  25 Mar 2008
Canada NewsWire (press release),...(4) HF can be caused by a number of cardiovascular conditions including long standing high blood pressure, a faulty heart valve, an infection of the heart

Dr Pod: Surveys won’t make you live longer… but might help  -  25 Mar 2008
Scotsman,Rapidly rising rates of high blood pressure, diabetes and obesity, however, suggest there is little motivation to change habits.

Gas Hits All-Time High  -  25 Mar 2008
Black Enterprise,...price of gas nationwide expected to hit $3.50 a gallon, rising prices may be giving those who drive cars with four cylinders high blood pressure.

Young family man gets results from diet plan  -  25 Mar 2008
Indianapolis Star,Plus, I had high blood pressure. One of the other motivating factors is I have a 5-year-old son and a 19-month-old son, and my wife has another one on the

Commonly Used Pain Relievers Linked With Increased Risk Of High ...  -  Mar 24, 2008
Online - International News Network,...are associated with an increased risk of high blood pressure according to an article in the October issue of The Archves of Internal Medicine.

High blood pressure nothing to scoff at, says UAB expert  -  Mar 24, 2008
The Birmingham News - al.com,Here is his expert opinion on high blood pressure: I've heard it said that if we all live long enough we'll all get high blood pressure. Is that true?

Red Wine May Prevent High Blood Pressure in Older Women  -  Mar 23, 2008
News Locale,Older women who are postmenopausal are naturally prone to high blood pressure because of the paucity of female sex hormones. Estrogen especially keeps the

Nigeria: NAFDAC Under Pressure to Ban Pure Water -Akunyili  -  Mar 24, 2008
AllAfrica.com,According to the NAFDAC boss, salt is used in inducing high blood pressure in laboratory animals. "In fact, in the laboratory we use salt to induce high

Use exercise to treat your high blood pressure  -  Mar 19, 2008
Jamaica Gleaner,High blood pressure is pre-valent in both men and women. Studies have shown that moderate intensity exercise could be just as helpful as intense exercising

Age of Transfused Blood & Risk of Complications after Surgery ...  -  Mar 23, 2008
Men's News Daily,Obesity has long been known to be associated with a variety of life-shortening conditions, including high blood pressure, coronary artery disease,

Kendrick says he's a 'work in progress'  -  Mar 23, 2008
MLB.comWith a family history of high blood pressure, Kendrick did what a smart hitter always does. He made adjustments. "I was up to 217 pounds," he said.

Good Marriage Equals Good Blood Pressure  -  Mar 20, 2008
The Associated PressShe studies heart disease and high blood pressure but didn't participate in the new work. Few studies of the risk for high blood pressure have looked at

Being Happily Married Lowers Risk Of High Blood Pressure  -  Mar 20, 2008
Dog Flu Diet and Diseases,March 20 2008 - Results of a new study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine find that people who are happily married tend to have lower blood

Smoking, high blood pressure 'deadly  -  Mar 10, 2008
Melbourne Herald Sun,By Tamara McLean SMOKING and high blood pressure are a deadly combination that dramatically increase the risk of a blood vessel bursting inside the brain,

Smoking and high blood pressure: a double blow for bleeding stroke ...  -  Mar 9, 2008
Hindu,...“Smoking and high blood pressure both increase the risk of hemorrhagic stroke. Since we found that these two risk factors have a synergistic effect,

New Blood Pressure Device Being Tested In America  -  Mar 21, 2008
Pittsburgh Channel.com,More than 65-million Americans have high blood pressure. About 25-percent can't control it with medications, but there's a new device being tested to help

shake the salt habit  -  Mar 21, 2008
MSNBCBut for some, a high-sodium diet can contribute to the development of high blood pressure. An estimated 30 percent of Americans over the age of 20 have

Happy marriage linked to good blood pressure  -  Mar 21, 2008
Food Consumer,Early studies have showed that high blood pressure affects one's sexual life, which is known to directly affect marriage status.

Vaccine Could One Day Control High Blood Pressure  -  Mar 6, 2008
Forbes,Currently, there are two problems with high blood pressure drugs, Bachmann said. "On the one hand, people just don't take them, and, on other hand,

New Beta Blocker May Help With High Blood Pressure  -  Mar 18, 2008
WJZ,BALTIMORE (WJZ) ― The Food and Drug Administration is providing a new option for the one in three adults in the US with high blood pressure.

Vaccine could one day treat high blood pressure  -  Mar 7, 2008
CTV.ca,Treating high blood pressure could one day be as simple as going for a vaccination. A new study published in The Lancet finds that immunization against a

Hope over high blood pressure jab  -  Mar 6, 2008
BBC News,The jab was tested on 72 patients with high blood pressure and it was found to work without serious side-effects. The researchers and independent experts

Smoking Boosts 'Bleeding' Stroke Risk in Those With High Blood ...  -  Mar 6, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,THURSDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking boosts the increased risk of a hemorrhagic stroke already faced by people with high blood pressure,

Vaccine could offer protection against high blood pressure  -  Mar 6, 2008
Guardian,A vaccine that protects against high blood pressure by mopping up a hormone that makes blood vessels constrict has been developed by a team of scientists.

Lower Your Blood Pressure with Red Beets  -  Mar 21, 2008
Stop Aging Now,The Anti-Aging Bottom Line: Nearly half of all adults have high blood pressure, which puts them at serious risk for developing heart disease,

Get a Handle on High Blood Pressure  -  Mar 18, 2008
13WHAM-TV,Tom Cardella has suffered from high blood pressure since the early '90s. Since he never had symptoms, it took him until this year to take steps to get his

Test vaccine raises hope of a jab to prevent high blood pressure  -  Mar 6, 2008
AFPPARIS (AFP) — A prototype Swiss vaccine aimed at curbing a major source of high blood pressure has shown encouraging results, according to a trial among a

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