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How Does High Blood Pressure Effect You Socially?
Although both smoking and hypertension had previously been shown to be linked with premature death, the magnitude of the effect found in a recent study was not expected, even by researchers.
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Sodium and High Blood Pressure
High blood pressure has been related to salt intake for over two thousand years. Chinese physicians described "Hardening of the pulse"... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
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High Blood Pressure and Stroke: How Does One Effect the Other?
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Understanding the Causes and Effects of High Blood Pressure
If you've been told you have high blood pressure you should be thankful for a timely diagnosis. For many people their high blood pressure... Read more »
Celery and High Blood Pressure: Can It Really be Effective?
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Salt boosts blood pressure in high-risk patients
Salt intake has more of an effect on blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome than in others, experts say, suggesting that cutting down on... Read more »
PCBs Linked to High Blood Pressure
A study of more than 700 residents of Anniston, Alabama has found that people with higher levels of chemicals known as polychlorinated biphenyls... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Medicine and ED
QuestionI've got high blood pressure. Most of the medication that my doctor has prescribed keeps me from having proper erections. Right now, I've... Read more »
Q&A: Can I control my high blood pressure without medication?
A reader who has had problems with side effects from blood-pressure drugs asks pharmacists Joe and Teresa Graedon if it is possible to control high... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Causes
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
In the United States, about 1 in 3 adults has high blood pressure. About 25% of people with high blood pressure are unaware that they have it.About... Read more »
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