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Friday, October, 30, 2009

Who Is Most At Risk For High Blood Pressure

5 high blood pressure genes found in black Americans

July 23, 2009
Government researchers have found five genetic variants linked with high blood pressure in black Americans, and they hope these genes will become targets for therapies that prevent and treat this risk factor for heart disease and stroke. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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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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5 Simple Steps to Reduce High Blood Pressure Without Medication
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...attempt to decrease the number of deaths caused by high blood pressure. Coincidently, high... Read more »

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Symptoms of High Blood Pressure: 3 Specific Signs to Monitor
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...Hopkinson is a leading and avid researcher of various high blood pressure treatments. He runs a... Read more »

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Whole Grains Linked to Reduced Risk of Hypertension
By Craig Stoltz , Health Expert

...been assumed: eating a lot of whole grains may cut high blood pressure risk. As usual, it's not... Read more »

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Stage Two High Blood Pressure: A Hypertension Emergency
By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...comprised by the disease. When you have reached Stage Two high blood pressure, it is severe and... Read more »

Health Guide

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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
...Treatment and control of disorders that can bring on intracerebral hemorrhage will reduce the risk. High blood pressure should be treated as appropriate. DO NOT stop taking medications unless... Read more »

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Medications

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

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

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

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...hydrochlorothiazide treatment alone. This drug is used to treat high blood pressure. Lowering... Read more »

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Weight Gain Predicts Blood Pressure
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(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 »

BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008

(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 »

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 »

Diabetics Short Changed in Nursing Homes
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Induction of Labor Recommended for Women With High Blood Pressure
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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 »