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 25% of American adults have prehypertension. People who are diagnosed with prehypertension (blood pressure ranges from 120 - 139/80 - 89 mm Hg) are at increased risk of developing high blood pressure.
Age is the major risk factor of hypertension. Men over age 45 and women over age 55 are at increased risk for high blood...
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Earlier this month (February 2012), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released a report showing that nine out of ten... Read more »
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If you have high blood pressure, your MD has probably discussed with you sodium, potassium, and calcium as part of your treatment plan;... Read more »
Most Americans eat too much salt (or sodium). In some studies nearly three times the healthy amount of 1.5 grams per day. 95% of men and... Read more »
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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 »
A new military study has found that soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan who experience combat are more likely to develop hypertension over the long term... Read more »
A common virus that affects 60 percent to 99 percent of adults may be a major cause of high blood pressure, a new suggests. In a new study performed... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Blood is carried from the heart to all the body's tissues and organs in vessels, called arteries. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing... Read more »