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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Symptoms From High Blood Pressure

New test could help consumers avoid food-triggered headaches

October 03, 2008
Researchers are developing an inexpensive test that could be used to detect toxins in food that can cause dangerous symptoms. The test is designed to detect naturally occurring toxins that can cause a range of symptoms from headaches to dangerously high blood pressure. This new test could be used at home and would give results in five minutes. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Portal Hypertension: Learn Causes, Symptoms, and How to Prevent
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a highly life-threatening disease that affects thousands of... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure and Anxiety
By Eileen Bailey , Health Expert

  Anxiety does not cause chronic high blood pressure (hypertension). Anxiety can, however, cause... 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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High Blood Pressure Risk Factors: 5 Factors That You Can Control
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

High blood pressure or hypertension is a serious medical condition that has the potential of... Read more »

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Hypertensive Licorice Lovers, Beware
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

Many Americans suffer from the effects of high blood pressure everyday. More so, many of you are... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
How to Use This Site
Welcome to the HighBloodPressureConnection.comLearning that you or someone you love has high blood pressure can be frightening. Elevated blood pressure can put you at risk for heart disease. If... Read more »
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 »
Hypertension
High blood pressure Symptoms Usually, no symptoms are present. Occasionally, you may experience a mild headache. If your headache is severe, or if you... Read more »

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BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
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(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
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read summary »

Pass the Peas to Lower BP
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(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A protein found in common garden peas could be the key to saving the lives of millions of people who suffer from high blood... 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 »