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Study: High blood pressure runs in the family
October 03, 2008
Expert & Community Posts
Hypertension in the Elderly: A Growing Population at Risk
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...that age plays a major role in the development of high blood pressure. Specifically, 75% of... Read more »
High Blood Pressure Drugs: Top 3 Effective Treatments
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertMany people suffer with high blood pressure in America despite the efforts of the American Heart... Read more »
High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »
Tackle High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol with Olive Leaf Extract
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertBecause hypertension or high blood pressure is one of the most common diseases that entails... Read more »
Portal Hypertension: Learn Causes, Symptoms, and How to Prevent
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health ExpertHypertension or high blood pressure is a highly life-threatening disease that affects thousands of... 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 »Have you or a loved one just been diagnosed with high blood pressure?
If you have high blood pressure, also called hypertension, it means that you have elevated levels of pressure of blood in your arteries. Prolonged periods of high blood pressure can cause serious... Read more »Hypertensive retinopathy
...high blood pressure prevents changes in the blood vessels of the eye. Read more »Primary pulmonary hypertension
Pulmonary arterial hypertension; Sporadic primary pulmonary hypertension; Familial primary pulmonary hypertension Prevention Read more »Avoiding High Blood Pressure
It is estimated that 1 in every 3 Americans has hypertension, more commonly referred to as high blood pressure. These numbers are cause for much concern. High blood pressure is a major risk factor... Read more »Images
Medications
...ORALPronounced: (low-SAR-tan)Uses This drug is used to treat high blood pressure ... Read more »
...is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in... Read more »
...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »
Related News
BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »
Weight Gain Predicts Blood Pressure
September 15, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Growing like a weed may put babies at risk for high blood pressure in adulthood. Weight gain between birth and five months and... Read summary »
Psoriasis Associated With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes in Women
May 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read summary »
Hypertension Traced to Childhood
June 20, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Researchers believe high blood pressure can be traced back to a person's childhood. Analyses of blood pressure tracking studies... Read summary »
Induction of Labor Recommended for Women With High Blood Pressure
August 11, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Inducing a pregnancy at 37 weeks, may be healthier for some women and their babies. About six percent of pregnancies are... Read summary »
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