High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the United States, so does high blood pressure.
It is more difficult to diagnose high blood pressure in children due to a changing definition of "normal" as children grow. A recent study evaluated over 15,000 children and adolescents from 3 to 18 years of age for seven years. Approximately one in every 14 children was diagnosed with elevated blood pressure (both hypertension and pre-hypertension)....
An alarming study appearing in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests that three quarters of kids who have high blood... Read more »
Good question. This diagnosis of “office-related” high blood pressure is usually suggested when the blood pressure is elevated during... Read more »
A report in the journal Circulation reveals--again, but this time with greater detail and authority--that obesity is seriously threatening... Read more »
A new study published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine has actually found a link between parenthood and lower blood pressure,... Read more »
My little girl is now a month old and when I look at her, I realize she was worth all the pain and suffering I experienced during pregnancy... Read more »
A recent study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that children who were born with very low birth weights should have their blood pressure... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) for children ages six to 16 who have high blood pressure. About 3.6... Read more »
Research published in the Annals of Behavioral Medicine have found that parents have lower blood pressure than adults who do not have children.... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Malignant hypertension is a sudden and rapid development of extremely high blood pressure. The lower (diastolic) blood pressure reading, which is... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
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