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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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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...difficult to diagnose high blood pressure in children due to a changing definition of "normal"... Read more »
Symptoms of High Blood Pressure: 3 Specific Signs to Monitor
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...pressure is often referred to as the "silent killer" due to its lack of prominent symptoms.... Read more »
The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...sense a decrease in blood flow they assume it is due to low blood pressure. The kidneys then... Read more »
High Blood Pressure and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health ExpertAnxiety does not cause chronic high blood pressure (hypertension). Anxiety can, however, cause... Read more »
Pediatric Hypertension Explained
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...hypertension. Some people feel the increase in diagnoses is due to the more advanced technology... Read more »
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High Blood Pressure: Causes
...mild sleep apnea. The relationship between sleep apnea and hypertension has been thought to be largely due to obesity, but major studies are finding a higher rate of hypertension in people with... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Complications
...controlling blood pressure with medications can reduce or even prevent memory loss and mental decline due to hypertension. (Anti-hypertensive drugs may even help protect against Alzheimer's... Read more »Prevent Obesity: Weight Management
...bad) cholesterol.Experts that promote the low carb approach argue that heart problems from obesity are due to insulin disturbances from sugar imbalances. Therefore, they believe that restricting... Read more »Bipolar Disorder: Highlights
...according to a 2006 study in the American Journal of Psychiatry. Much of this lost productivity is due to poor functioning in the workplace, which is caused more by the disorders depressive... Read more »Salt and High Blood Pressure
...blood pressure, reduces risk of stroke and kidney disease, and prevents the thickening of heart muscle due to high blood pressure. Additionally, in those with high blood pressure, increasing the... Read more »Images
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