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sagacious
posted 04/30/2008, comment (1)

Study Suggests HRT Increases Stroke Risk

A study published recently suggests that postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy have an increased risk of stroke. Read more http://medheadlines.com/2008/04/29/study-suggests-hrt-increases-stroke-risk/ 
sagacious
posted 04/27/2008, comment (1)

ADHD Treatment Comes With Heart Risk

According to a statement released by the American Heart Association (AHA) using an electrocardiogram (ECG) before you start the treatment by taking stimulant drugs in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) helps.  You can view the full statement in the online journal Circulation: Journal of the American Heart... Read moreChevron
sagacious
posted 03/24/2008, comment (1)

Rare Disorder Sheds New Light on Obesity, Appetite, Blood Pressure

 The scientists have reported a rare genetic disorder called as Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS), which is known to mingle with the brain's ability to send signals to the body stop eating when you have consumed enough food. The brain uses leptin hormone to signal satiety, which is also associated with high blood pressure. The team of... Read moreChevron
sagacious
posted 03/24/2008, comments (2)

Happily Married Have Lower Blood Pressure

 Suffering from high blood pressure, then you must get married. Yes, marriage has been proved to lower your blood pressure if you trust the study conducted by Brigham Young University professor Julianne Holt-Lunstad.The study was performed on 204 married adults and 99 single adults revealed that happily married adults had four points lower on... Read moreChevron
jrussellx2
posted 02/26/2008, comments (3)

extremely high systolic reading

A family friend recently died from a heart attack.  He hadn't seen a doctor in years, but had seen a physician for flu symptoms about 10 days before he died.  They took his blood pressure and told him the systolic was 280.  He did not remember the diastolic.  In restrospect, should a pressure that high have raised red flags... Read moreChevron

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