http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/Latest High Blood Pressure News from HighBloodPressureConnection.comen-us6012019http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gifhttp://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:59:04 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413784-98.htmlStroke victims who are taken directly to a trained stroke center are more likely to receive the necessary clot-busting drugs--and receive them more quickly--than those taken to a regular hospital, research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413784-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:12:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413743-98.htmlNew research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a major ingredient in sugary sodas and other sweetened foods, raises the risk of developing high blood pressure.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-413743-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 12:04:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.htmlAccording to new research, people who have a parent with Alzheimer's disease have a higher risk of developing high blood pressure, arterial disease, and markers of inflammation than people who do not have a parent with the condition.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413740-98.htmlThu, 05 Nov 2009 09:09:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.htmlNew research published in the journal Anesthesiology suggests that illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors, nor do they accelerate the development of dementia.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-413671-98.htmlWed, 04 Nov 2009 13:59:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.htmlMiddle aged children of Alzheimer's sufferers have a high risk of hypertension and other inflammatory conditions--a fact that experts say puts them at risk of dementia as well.http://www.healthcentral.com/alzheimers/news-411521-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 14:48:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-411279-98.htmlCholesterol-lowering statins may increase the risk of shortness of breath and fatigue in people who suffer from heart failure, new research suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-411279-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 13:58:03 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-411262-98.htmlThe anemia drug Aranesp appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with kidney disease and diabetes, a study suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/prostate/news-411262-98.htmlTue, 03 Nov 2009 12:23:02 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-411148-98.htmlResearchers are recommending that doctors stop advising people to take daily, low-dose aspirin as a way to prevent cardiovascular events after a study suggested doing so really only benefits people who already have heart disease.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-411148-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 14:01:00 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410203-98.htmlDoctors can give stroke patients tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) up to 4.5 hours after they have a stroke and the patient will still benefit from the treatment, researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410203-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:54:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410202-98.htmlScientists have found that giving oxygen to ischemic stroke patients does reduce brain tissue loss, but it must be given at precisely the right time to avoid causing further damage.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410202-98.htmlThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:29:05 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410196-98.htmlPeople who have heart disease and who already take an ACE inhibitor get no additional help in controlling their blood pressure by adding an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB), researchers say.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-410196-98.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:40:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-409742-98.htmlAccording to a new study, even occasional smoking can increase artery stiffness in young people and affect their bodies' ability to respond to exercise.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-409742-98.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:35:01 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-409709-98.htmlSpanish researchers have found that the cocoa in chocolate appears to be healthy for the heart.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-409709-98.htmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 12:28:04 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-409706-98.htmlWomen who have big hips and men who have big waists have a greater risk of developing venous thromboembolism (VTE), a new study has found.http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/news-409706-98.htmlThu, 22 Oct 2009 12:35:02 EDThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-408647-98.htmlPeople who have had the skin condition shingles--particularly around the eyes--have an increased risk of suffering a stroke, a new study has found.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-408647-98.html