A newly published study, The Role of Clinical Uncertainty in Treatment Decisions for Diabetic Patients with Uncontrolled Blood Pressure, points out that people with diabetes and hypertension (AKA high blood pressure or HBP) often see their physicians, have high BP readings, yet don't have their HBP treatment adjusted.
The authors give examples of why physicians procrastinate, ranging from the obvious (the patient showed up at the clinic for another problem that took priority) to the...
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common condition in Western civilization. It is strongly associated with stroke, dementia and... Read more »
It isn't a rare thing to know your blood sugar before you even check it. If you've lived with this disease long enough, sometimes you feel... Read more »
If you're around my age (early 50s), then you are probably old enough to remember the days when standard advice for blood... Read more »
An important study suggests that aggressively treating cholesterol levels and blood pressure improves the cardiovascular health of... Read more »
There are dozens of different medications used to treat high blood pressure. Any questions about your high blood pressure and the... Read more »
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new medication called Teklamo to treat high blood pressure. Teklamo is a combination of... Read more »
The health minister of Brazil says the answer to the country's problem with high blood pressure is for its citizens to have more sex. Minister Jose... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Healthy lifestyle changes are an important first step for lowering blood pressure. Current guidelines recommend that people should:Exercise at least... Read more »
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