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Symptoms Of Hypertension In Women

Video: One woman's battle with high cholesterol, hypertension

December 17, 2008
In this short video from the New York Times, a reporter talks to Jane Titus, a woman who suffered a stroke two years ago and who continues to battle high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Titus calls her stroke "a wake-up call," and since then she has altered her life to work on lowering her risk factors for suffering another stroke. In addition to discussing Titus' health and medication regimen, the reporter also talks to her doctor and other experts about high cholesterol, hypertension, and... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension: Identifying the Risks to Protect Your Baby
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...treat PIH. The most common treatment, other than high blood pressure medication (for severe... Read more »

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Emotional heartache can lead to real heart disease conditions
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...75 years old. Although she had been known to have high blood pressure, high cholesterol and... Read more »

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Vision problems after stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert

...pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is caused by extremely high blood pressure. These conditions can... Read more »

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Planning a Pregnancy with Diabetes
By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...disease (protein in your urine) or hypertension (high blood pressure), then this drug needs to... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure and Women: 4 Issues You Need to Know About
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert

Although high blood pressure affects both men and women, there are a number of concerns... Read more »

Health Guide

Eclampsia
...have yet been proven. Eclampsia follows preeclampsia,a serious complication of pregnancy marked by high blood pressure, weight gain, and protein in the urine. It is difficult to predict which... Read more »
Uterine Fibroids and Hysterectomy: Risk Factors
...gynecologist since such growth, even if a woman is on hormone replacement therapy, may mean cancer.High Blood PressureHigh blood pressure (hypertension)may be associated with increased fibroid... Read more »
Risk Factors of Alzheimer's Disease
...risk with Caucasians Americans. Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease High blood pressure and unhealthy cholesterol levels -- the same important risk factors ... Read more »
Hypothyroidism: Complications
...Treating the thyroid condition with thyroid replacement therapy can significantly reduce these levels.Mild high blood pressure. Hypothyroidism may slow the heart rate to less than 60 beats per... Read more »
Coronary Artery Disease: Risk Factors
...are involved in increasing the likelihood of developing important risk factors such as diabetes and high blood pressure. For example, one genetic variant called apolipoprotein E4 (ApoE4) affects... Read more »

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