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Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH

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posted 11/19/2007, comment (1)

Vaccine for Hypertension: The Perfect Treatment?

A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting in Orlando, FL described 72 patients with mild to moderate high blood pressure who were injected with an experimental vaccine. The vaccine, known as CYT006-AngQb works by inhibiting angiotensin II, a molecule responsible for elevating blood pressure. Decreasing angiotensin II... Read more Chevron

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Larry Weinrauch

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posted 10/17/2007, comments (0)

Know How to Recognize the Signs of Stroke

A stroke is a "brain attack" that doctors name "cerebro" (brain) "vascular" (blood vessel) "accident" (CVA). It occurs either because a blood vessel supplying a portion of the brain bursts causing bleeding within the brain (hemorrhage) or becomes blocked starving a portion of the brain of oxygen. Blood... Read more Chevron

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Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH

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posted 10/09/2007, comments (0)

High Blood Pressure and Stroke: How Does One Effect the Other?

Much like heart attacks, strokes are due to a decreased blood flow through an artery. In a matter of seconds brain tissue begins to die if its blood supply is decreased. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a major risk factor for both heart attacks and strokes. Over time, those with hypertension are at risk of developing cholesterol... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/01/2007, comments (0)

The Early Bird gets the . . . Hypertension

A recent study in the journal Hypertension, reports that women who are sleep deprived have a greater risk than men of developing high blood pressure (hypertension). Nearly 7,000 people were evaluated in Warwick, Britain. Women who slept less than five hours per night were twice as likely to have high blood pressure compared to those who slept... Read more Chevron

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posted 09/11/2007, comments (0)

Rising Blood Pressure at Younger Age

A report in the journal Circulation reveals--again, but this time with greater detail and authority--that obesity is seriously threatening kids' health. This study shows a rise in blood pressure. Bottom line first Over the past 20 years, the blood pressure of U.S. kids and teens has increased steadily. This rise corresponds closely... Read more Chevron

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