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Friday, October, 30, 2009

How Do I Treat Hypertension

Letairis approved to treat dangerous type of hypertension

October 03, 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the med Letairis to treat a life-threatening condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension. Pulmonary arterial hypertension is a rare but life-threatening condition marked by continuous high blood pressure within the arteries of the lungs. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Many people suffer with high blood pressure in America despite the efforts of the American Heart... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

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Combat High Blood Pressure with Essential Herbs and Vitamins
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...been the most popular form of treatment to combat high blood pressure, studies have introduced... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Controversy: Wading Through the Muck
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common condition in Western civilization. It is... Read more »

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High blood pressure: The silent killer of women
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...been so sick. I'm just happy it wasn't high because high blood pressure can cause real problems,... Read more »

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 »
Malignant hypertension (arteriolar nephrosclerosis)
...Hypertension - malignant Treatment Hospitalization is essential until the severe high blood pressure is under control. Medications delivered through an IV line, such as... Read more »
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
...Treatment and control of disorders that can bring on intracerebral hemorrhage will reduce the risk. High blood pressure should be treated as appropriate. DO NOT stop taking medications unless... Read more »
High blood pressure
...number is over 80-89 mm Hg on most measurements. If you have pre-hypertension, you are likely to develop high blood pressure at some time in your life, unless you make lifestyle changes. High... Read more »
Heart Disease Doctors: Larry Weinrauch, MD Cardiovascular Internist
...Fellow of the American Colleges of Physicians, Cardiology, the American Heart Association Council for High Blood Pressure Research, and one of the few physicians certified by the American Society... Read more »

Medications

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...is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »

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Inexpensive Hypertension Drug Could Treat MS
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Turning serendipity into science, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a safe, inexpensive... Read summary »

Analysis: Doctors swayed by money when diagnosing hypertension?
October 02, 2008

Doctors and medical societies are redefining how high blood pressure is diagnosed and treated. This analysis describes how drug companies are... Read summary »

Study adds evidence to link between hypertension, impotence
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Arizona researchers say they have confirmed the link between high blood pressure and erectile dysfunction (ED). In an animal study, scientists found... Read summary »

Beta blockers linked to increased Type 2 diabetes risk
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Health watchdogs in the United Kingdom have called for a halt to the use of beta blockers to treat high blood pressure, citing evidence that the... Read summary »

Controlling blood pressure can cut Alzheimer's risk
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Research from two studies suggests that lowering blood pressure in middle and old age may not only reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack, but... Read summary »