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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Cure For High Blood Pressure

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure

By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH Health Expert
Today I would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure.

In most cases, there is no clear cause of high blood pressure. The term “essential hypertension” is used in these instances. Doctors can often treat the high blood pressure but never cure it. However, there are some causes of high blood pressure which can not only be treated, but also be cured.

The body sometimes needs to increase blood pressure to maintain adequate flow of blood to the brain and other vital or... Read more »

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Health Guide

Salt and High Blood Pressure
In one word, potassium. Nearly 95% of the high blood pressure in the world is known as primary, essential, or idiopathic hypertension. It is called this because no clear underlying cause can be... Read more »
Avoiding High Blood Pressure
It is estimated that 1 in every 3 Americans has hypertension, more commonly referred to as high blood pressure. These numbers are cause for much concern. High blood pressure is a major risk factor... Read more »
Hypertensive retinopathy
...high blood pressure prevents changes in the blood vessels of the eye. Read more »
Hypertensive retinopathy
Control of high blood pressure (hypertension) is the only treatment for hypertensive retinopathy. Support Groups Expectations (prognosis) Patients with grade IV... Read more »
Have you or a loved one just been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
If you have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, it means that you have elevated levels of pressure of blood in your arteries. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can cause serious... Read more »

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