Tag: high blood pressure
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July 17, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
Nearly two-thirds of the 65 million American adults with high blood pressure don’t have it under control. That’s a big problem, because it’s a major cause of stroke, heart attack, heart . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:01 PM EDT --
A variety of eating strategies can help you lower your blood pressure.
Many people don’t realize that what you eat—not just how much salt you take in—can affect your blood pressure. . . .
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August 06, 2007 12:04 PM EDT --
Q Is the large-cuff blood pressure device that I’ve heard about better than the ones with the conventional cuff?
A To measure blood pressure accurately, a blood pressure cuff must fit snugly around . . .
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September 10, 2007 12:23 PM EDT --
It would be great if studies showed that we didn’t have to worry so much about keeping our blood pressure from getting too high. But, that’s not the case. In fact, studies have . . .
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July 16, 2007 10:25 AM EDT --
When you first look at them, your blood pressure readings may seem nothing more than a jumble of numbers. Yet your readings do more than indicate whether you have high blood pressure (also called hypertension). . . .
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September 04, 2007 09:52 AM EDT --
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is caused by different things in children than in adults — and is far less common.
First of all, it's important to be sure that the child really has hypertension. . . .
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June 26, 2007 11:09 AM EDT --
Are you interested in halving your chances of having a heart attack or stroke? Then routinely check your blood pressure and work to lower it if it is high.
Neither part of this prescription for prevention . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:54 PM EDT --
Lowering diastolic pressure too much may be bad for people with coronary artery disease.
They keep lowering the bar for blood pressure. Normal is now 120/80 or below, revised from the previous mark of . . .
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July 16, 2007 10:23 AM EDT --
If you are in the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. population — people ages 80 and older — you are part of the group that’s most likely to have high blood pressure and be harmed by . . .
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July 23, 2007 10:28 AM EDT --
Depending on the drug, though, it may not matter.
People with high blood pressure can turn to several types of medication when diet and exercise aren’t enough to rein in their hypertension. Each . . .
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June 28, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
Q When checking my blood pressure at home, I always put the cuff on my right arm. Just for fun, one day I put it on my left arm and got a different reading. Did I make a mistake, or can someone have different . . .
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September 04, 2007 09:54 AM EDT --
The argument over how much salt in the diet is too much has been going on for decades. One camp says that we all need to eat less salt. The other scoffs at this tasteless idea, claiming that cutting back . . .
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July 09, 2007 12:57 PM EDT --
Q. When I get up in the morning, my systolic blood pressure is 30 to 50 points higher than it is later in the day (about 110). I am taking three different blood pressure medications. Is this unusual?
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August 20, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
Lay off alcohol is one of the first things people with newly diagnosed high blood pressure are told. Alcohol can cause high blood pressure as well as contribute to it. Abstinence, though, might not be . . .
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August 20, 2007 12:26 PM EDT --
In about 90%–95% of people with high blood pressure (also known as hypertension), the cause of the condition is unknown. As a result, identifying clear risk factors is difficult. Researchers have . . .
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August 27, 2007 02:36 PM EDT --
Q. If I want to lower my blood pressure, how much salt can I afford to take in?
A. The link between high blood pressure (hypertension) and sodium — in particular, in the form of sodium chloride, . . .
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August 27, 2007 02:39 PM EDT --
High blood pressure is often referred to as the "silent killer" because most people with high blood pressure don't have symptoms. They only know if their pressure is too high by getting it . . .
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September 17, 2007 04:07 PM EDT --
If you are trying to quit smoking by using a nicotine patch, that’s great! However, you might be wondering what the side effects of a nicotine patch are and whether they will increase your . . .
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