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High Blood Pressure Controversy: Wading Through the Muck
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a very common condition in Western civilization. It is strongly associated with stroke, dementia and heart attack. It is quite treatable. Yet many studies suggest that a third of the over fifty million Americans with hypertension aren't aware of their diagnosis, and another third are not being treated effectively. So what's the problem?
Hypertension isn't a disease-it's a description. It's a measurement. It requires an intact animal to measure and to s...
Expert & Community Posts
Two Easy Ways to Control Blood Pressure
By David Mendosa , Health ExpertHigh blood pressure is part of the metabolic syndrome. This means that almost all of us who have... Read more »
Checking Blood Pressure at Home
By David Mendosa , Health Expert...mercury. But we usually don’t have any symptoms of high blood pressure, so most people can’t... Read more »
Questions and Answers on Hypertension Control
By Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert...under control, why? 2. I am taking Cozaar for high blood pressure. Some days my readings... Read more »
A Daily Dose of Beetroot Juice Can Keep High Blood Pressure Away
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert...Lower Your Blood Pressure, Cut Sodium Intake Tackle High Blood Pressure and Cholesterol with... Read more »
Anger, Stress and High Blood Pressure
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...incorporate lifestyle modification into the treatment of high blood pressure and coronary heart... Read more »
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Causes and Risk Factors
...disease.Scientists are finding more clues that some of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and low levels of the vitamin folate -- may also... Read more »Alzheimers -- Causes and Risks
...disease.Scientists are finding more clues that some of the risk factors for heart disease and stroke -- like high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and low levels of the vitamin folate -- may also... Read more »ADHD and Cardiovascular Risk
...did require stronger warnings on prescribing stimulant medication to patients that had a history of high blood pressure or heart conditions. Prior to this, in 2005, Health Canada (the Canadian... Read more »Frequently Asked Questions
...of the circulatory system, such as stroke, can cause dizziness and other balance problems. Smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease increase the risk of stroke. Low blood pressure... Read more »Renovascular hypertension
...Names Renal hypertension; Hypertension - renovascular Symptoms Usually, high blood pressure causes no symptoms. Occasionally, you may experience a mild headache. If... Read more »Images
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Medications
...more details. If you are taking this medication for high blood pressure, lifestyle changes such... Read more »
...selegiline, tranylcypromine) other drugs to treat high blood pressure (e.g., clonidine, ... Read more »
...SSRIs such as fluoxetine) insulin medications for high blood pressure (e.g., guanethidine,... Read more »
...prednisone) cyclosporine desmopressin digoxin high blood pressure drugs (including ACE... Read more »
...prednisone) cyclosporine desmopressin digoxin high blood pressure drugs (including ACE... Read more »
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