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Friday, October, 30, 2009

What Hypertension

Genes offer clues to hypertension

May 14, 2009
Two major international studies have identified what researchers describe as a "treasure trove" of genes linked to high blood pressure. In both studies, scientists looked at variations in the DNA sequences of the human genome, specifically on what are called single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs). These SNPs are associated with blood pressure differences. In all, researchers found 13 gene regions not previously linked with blood pressure between the two studies. The scientists say identifying t... Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Pediatric Hypertension Explained
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...children in the United States were diagnosed with having high blood pressure. A drastic jump was... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure Controversy: Wading Through the Muck
By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common condition in Western civilization. It is... Read more »

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Time to Have Kids Tested, Carefully, for Hypertension
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...Association suggests that three quarters of kids who have high blood pressure may be... Read more »

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The Causes of High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

...would like to review some of the primary causes of High Blood Pressure. In most cases, there is... 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 »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension Patient Guide
...percent of them are unaware of it. Since people with hypertension may not exhibit any symptoms, their high blood pressure is often undiagnosed until complications occur. It has been proven that... 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 »

Medications

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...is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) and to... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension).... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension) in... Read more »

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...medications called ACE inhibitors. It is used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). It... Read more »

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Hypertension Traced to Childhood
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(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 »