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Health Encyclopedia: High Blood Pressure Risk Factors
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During the last decade, the number of Americans with high blood pressure has increased by 30 percent. Over 65 million American adults now have high blood pressure, and this condition affects close to 1 billion people worldwide. Less than half of these people are on medication, however, and only about half of this group have their blood pressure under good control with such drugs. Older people are less likely to be treated adequately. The majority of people with high blood pressure ha...
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Rethinking Antipsychotics - Part I
By John McManamy , Health Expert...antipsychotics are far from the magic bullets that the drug companies have been making them out... Read more »
No Pain, Weight Gain: Does Taking Certain Medications Mean Adding Pounds?
By Dr. Mark Borigini , Health Expert...being obese. These health problems include high blood pressure, diabetes, degenerative joint... Read more »
Hypertensive Licorice Lovers, Beware
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertMany Americans suffer from the effects of high blood pressure everyday. More so, many of you are... Read more »
When It's Not Obesity: Other Conditions That Can Cause Weight Gain
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert...causing weight gain, cortisol causes blood glucose and blood pressure levels to rise. Moreover,... Read more »
"Will my Antidepressants Make me Gain Weight?" (Part One)
By Merely Me , Health Expert...weight gain It seems that many of the drugs in the class of SSRI's or "selective... Read more »
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Healthy Diet Tips for Bipolar Disorder
...with tyramine, which is a common component of many foods, and cause diarrhea, headache and high or low blood pressure. People who take MAOI’s should avoid any foods high in tryamine. Since the... Read more »Medication for Social Anxiety Disorder
...allergy medications and some herbal supplements. Interactions with these food and medications can cause blood pressure to increase to dangerous levels. In addition, MAOIs interfere with SSRIs and... Read more »Side Effects of Antidepressants
...Problems• Blurred Vision• Dizziness• Drowsiness• Elevated heart rate or blood pressure• Impaired thinkingSide Effects of SSRIs• Sexual... Read more »Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Diabetes
...carrying extra weight around the waist insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes high cholesterol high blood pressure male-pattern baldness or thinning hair patches of thickened and dark brown or... Read more »Diabetes: Type 2: Medications
...become depleted.Managing risk factors for heart disease and stroke, particularly strict control of blood pressure, may be more important for improving survival than strict control of blood glucose... Read more »Images
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