When you think of celery, you probably immediately think "diet" and snacking on carrots and celery instead of the food you really... Read more »
About 73 percent of adults with diabetes also have hypertension, commonly known as high blood pressure (For more information, see this... Read more »
Hypertension is considerably dangerous and must be managed appropriately to alleviate further damaging medical conditions. On most... Read more »
An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of... Read more »
A newly published study, The Role of Clinical Uncertainty in Treatment Decisions for Diabetic Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure,... Read more »
Women with high blood pressure are up to three times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than women with optimal blood pressure, a new study... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read more »
A Mayo Clinic study of 630 people who received a shock-wave treatment called lithotripsy to break up kidney stones has found that patients had a... Read more »
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Blood is carried from the heart to all the body's tissues and organs in pipes, called arteries and veins. Blood pressure is the force of the blood... Read more »
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Several classes of drugs are used to treat hypertension.DiureticsDiuretics help the kidneys get rid of excess salt and water. They are the mainstays... Read more »