<rss xmlns:cm="http://choicemedia.com/content/1.0" version="2.0"><channel><title>HighBloodPressureConnection.com - Latest High Blood Pressure News</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/</link><description>Latest High Blood Pressure News from HighBloodPressureConnection.com</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><image><title>HighBloodPressureConnection.com</title><width>120</width><height>19</height><url>http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif</url><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/</link></image><item><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:47:05 EDT</pubDate><title>Migraine Plus High BP May Raise Stroke Risk: Expert</title><link>http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/news-585913-98.html</link><description>According to one expert, people who suffer from migraines and high blood  pressure could be more likely to suffer a stroke than those who only  have high blood pressure.</description><guid 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