Friday, October, 30, 2009
Hypertension Cardiovascular Disease
October 02, 2008
The American Medical Association (AMA) has asked the Food and Drug
Administration to approve warning labels for foods that are high in
sodium. Citing health problems such as hypertension and
cardiovascular disease, which are associated with a high-salt diet,
the AMA has asked for labels featuring pictures of salt shakers
with the word "high" and red exclamation points to be affixed to
food with high sodium content.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a...
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By Craig Stoltz
,
Health Expert
...Association suggests that three quarters of kids who have high blood pressure may be...
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By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...blood pressure and alleviate the potential for other cardiovascular diseases. Alvin Hopkinson...
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By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...people are not aware of the impact that diet has on high blood pressure. In addition to...
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By Alvin Hopkinson
,
Health Expert
...Lower Your Blood Pressure, Cut Sodium Intake Tackle High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol with...
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Health Guide
...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...
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High blood pressure Prevention Lifestyle changes may help control
high blood pressure: Lose weight if you are overweight. Excess weight adds to...
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Last year, we looked at Phase II clinical trials of MK-0974, an investigational oral calcitonin gene-related pepitide (CGRP) receptor antagonist, a new type of Migraine abortive. That medication...
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VF; Fibrillation - ventricular Definition Ventricular fibrillation (VF) is a severely abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) that causes death unless...
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Over the last few years, there has been a great deal of discussion regarding Migraine disease and increased risk of stroke. There had not been, however, sufficient study of Migraine and...
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