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Friday, October, 30, 2009

How To Treat High Blood Pressure

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 offering doctors money, perks, and information to influence the number of hypertension diagnoses--and therefore the profits from prescription medications. 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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What is High Blood Pressure?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

If you've been diagnosed with high blood pressure you may be wondering exactly what it is and how... Read more »

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Time to Have Kids Tested, Carefully, for Hypertension
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...Association suggests that three quarters of kids who have high blood pressure may be... 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 »
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 »
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 »
Hypertension
High blood pressure Prevention Lifestyle changes may help control high blood pressure: Lose weight if you are overweight. Excess weight adds to... Read more »

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