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Physical Activity Reduces Hypertension Risk In Young Adults

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Young adults who devote more time to physical activity have a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure in the next 15 years, according to new research. "This is reassuring and confirming evidence that physical activity is actually causally related to hypertension," said lead author David Jacob ...

read more Young adults who devote more time to physical activity have a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure in the next 15 years, according to new research. read more Fri Mar 2007 Fri Mar 2007

Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men And Use Of Common Pain Relievers Linked

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Men who regularly take commonly available and widely used pain relievers may have an increased risk of high blood pressure compared with those who do not use these medications, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and ...

read more Men who regularly take commonly available and widely used pain relievers may have an increased risk of high blood pressure compared with those who do not use these medications, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Acetaminophen, ibuprofen and read more Fri Mar 2007 Fri Mar 2007

Germany & Portugal Come Near Bottom Of New Blood Pressure Based Happiness League

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Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a direct connection between a nation's overall happiness and its citizens' blood pressure problems. Sweden, Denmark and the UK come top of this blood pressure based happiness league while Germany, Portugal and Finland come bottom. [click link for f ...

read more Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a direct connection between a nation's overall happiness and its citizens' blood pressure problems. Sweden, Denmark and the UK come top of this blood pressure based happiness league while Germany, Portugal and Finland come bottom. [click link for f read more Tue Feb 2007 Tue Feb 2007

February Nursing News And Research Briefs

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Hypertension Clinical Trial of High Risk Group Yields Promising Blood Pressure Results Controlling hypertension among African-American men living in urban areas has long posed a challenge, a perception that may have discouraged researchers from studying that high risk group. Now, a hypertension clin ...

read more Hypertension Clinical Trial of High Risk Group Yields Promising Blood Pressure Results Controlling hypertension among African-American men living in urban areas has long posed a challenge, a perception that may have discouraged researchers from studying that high risk group. Now, a hypertension clin read more Sun Feb 2007 Sun Feb 2007

Health Problems Continue For Residents In Gulf Coast Area Of Mississippi Since Hurricane Katrina, Study Finds

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Adults in the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi have experienced increased rates of chronic diseases such as hypertension since Hurricane Katrina, and children in the area have experienced increased rates of mental health problems, according to study recently released by the Mailman School of Public He ...

read more Adults in the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi have experienced increased rates of chronic diseases such as hypertension since Hurricane Katrina, and children in the area have experienced increased rates of mental health problems, according to study recently released by the Mailman School of Public He read more Tue Feb 2007 Tue Feb 2007

Sedentary Teens More Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure

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Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight. "This is the first research to show a direct and independent connection between TV watching and higher blood pressure among adolescents," said study ...

read more Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure, regardless of whether they are overweight. read more Tue Feb 2007 Tue Feb 2007

Body Mass Index: Do You Know Yours?

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Add this number to your need-to-know file: your body mass index.Just like your blood pressure reading or cholesterol level, your body mass index (BMI) has an impact on your risk of many health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. With a lower BMI, you typically have l ...

read more Add this number to your need-to-know file: your body mass index.Just like your blood pressure reading or cholesterol level, your body mass index (BMI) has an impact on your risk of many health problems, including heart disease, type 2 diabetes and some cancers. With a lower BMI, you typically have l read more Tue Feb 2007 Tue Feb 2007

Diuretic Pills Not Recommended For Preventing Pre-Eclampsia

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Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent this serious condition, called preeclampsia, according to a recent review of studies. [click link for full articl ...

read more Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent this serious condition, called preeclampsia, according to a recent review of studies. [click link for full articl read more Sat Jan 2007 Sat Jan 2007

Beta Blockers Are Less Effective Than Other Drugs For First-Line Treatment Of High Blood Pressure

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Beta blocker drugs are commonly used in the initial attempts to lower blood pressure. However a Cochrane Review shows that they were not as good at reducing death or the severity of disease as other classes of drugs. Drugs that perform better include thiazides, calcium channel blockers and renin ang ...

read more Beta blocker drugs are commonly used in the initial attempts to lower blood pressure. However a Cochrane Review shows that they were not as good at reducing death or the severity of disease as other classes of drugs. Drugs that perform better include thiazides, calcium channel blockers and renin ang read more Fri Jan 2007 Fri Jan 2007

US Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment

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By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than their counterparts in western Europe report researchers from Temple, the University of Chicago, and Stanford in the Jan. 22, 2007, issue of ...

read more By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than their counterparts in western Europe report researchers from Temple, the University of Chicago, and Stanford in the Jan. 22, 2007, issue of read more Fri Jan 2007 Fri Jan 2007

Pine Bark Can Treat Side Effects Of Hypertension Medication

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A new study has shown that Pycnogenol(R), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, can reduce painful ankle swelling (oedemas), a major side effect of medicines taken by patients with hypertension. [click link for full article] ...

read more A new study has shown that Pycnogenol(R), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, can reduce painful ankle swelling (oedemas), a major side effect of medicines taken by patients with hypertension. [click link for full article] read more Mon Jan 2007 Mon Jan 2007

Study Of Best Treatment Approach For Narrowed Kidney Arteries Joined By MCG

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Whether reopening narrowed kidney arteries benefits patients is a $1.7 billion question a North American study hopes to answer.One to three million Americans, most over age 50 and with uncontrolled high blood pressure, have narrowed renal arteries that can reduce kidney function, causing even more b ...

read more Whether reopening narrowed kidney arteries benefits patients is a $1.7 billion question a North American study hopes to answer.One to three million Americans, most over age 50 and with uncontrolled high blood pressure, have narrowed renal arteries that can reduce kidney function, causing even more b read more Fri Dec 2006 Fri Dec 2006

Even Slight Holiday Weight Gain Can Set Stage For Obesity, Health Risks

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Although some Americans gain five to seven pounds with a diet of big meals and sweets between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, most people only gain a pound or two during the holidays, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center registered dietitian.But even a slight weight gain, if left intact, c ...

read more Although some Americans gain five to seven pounds with a diet of big meals and sweets between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day, most people only gain a pound or two during the holidays, according to a UT Southwestern Medical Center registered dietitian.But even a slight weight gain, if left intact, c read more Sat Dec 2006 Sat Dec 2006

High Blood Pressure More Likely To Develop In Boys Than Girls As They Become Adults

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A Canadian study suggests that the reason men tend to have higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) than women could be because as boys get older their SBP tends to be higher than girls of equivalent age.The results of the 5 year study are in the current issue of Circulation, a journal of the American H ...

read more A Canadian study suggests that the reason men tend to have higher systolic blood pressure (SBP) than women could be because as boys get older their SBP tends to be higher than girls of equivalent age.The results of the 5 year study are in the current issue of Circulation, a journal of the American H read more Tue Dec 2006 Tue Dec 2006

Holiday Season Got You Down? Blood Pressure Going Up?

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With the start of the holiday season just days away, the cold weather moving in -- not to mention the in-laws -- dinners to prepare, shopping lists to fulfill, bills to pay and all the other stressful activities on tap for the holidays, it's no wonder stress levels and blood pressure are on the ris ...

read more With the start of the holiday season just days away, the cold weather moving in -- not to mention the in-laws -- dinners to prepare, shopping lists to fulfill, bills to pay and all the other stressful activities on tap for the holidays, it's no wonder stress levels and blood pressure are on the ris read more Fri Dec 2006 Fri Dec 2006

Lifton Honored By Two Medical Societies For Work On Hypertension

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Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Sterling Professor and chair of the Department of Genetics at Yale and Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute received the 2006 Robert Tigerstedt Award at the 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension in Fukuoka, Japan. [click link for ...

read more Richard P. Lifton, M.D., Sterling Professor and chair of the Department of Genetics at Yale and Investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute received the 2006 Robert Tigerstedt Award at the 21st Scientific Meeting of the International Society of Hypertension in Fukuoka, Japan. [click link for read more Sun Nov 2006 Sun Nov 2006

Implantable Device System Provides Significant Reduction In Blood Pressure

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A device first implanted in the United States at the University of Rochester Medical Center as part of a clinical trial is showing a significant reduction in blood pressure in patients who suffer from severe hypertension and cannot control their condition with medications or lifestyle changes.Early ...

read more A device first implanted in the United States at the University of Rochester Medical Center as part of a clinical trial is showing a significant reduction in blood pressure in patients who suffer from severe hypertension and cannot control their condition with medications or lifestyle changes.Early read more Tue Nov 2006 Tue Nov 2006

Hypertension During Pregnancy Increases Later Heart And Kidney Disease Risk

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Women who develop high blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy have elevated rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease later in life, reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego."Along with m ...

read more Women who develop high blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy have elevated rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease later in life, reports a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology's 39th Annual Meeting and Scientific Exposition in San Diego. read more Sun Nov 2006 Sun Nov 2006

Uric Acid And Hypertension In Blacks Linked By Study

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New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population. [click link ...

read more New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension-related complications in this population. [click link read more Tue Nov 2006 Tue Nov 2006

Decaffeinated Coffee Is Not Caffeine-Free Say UF Experts

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Coffee addicts who switch to decaf for health reasons may not be as free from caffeine's clutches as they think. A new study by University of Florida researchers documents that almost all decaffeinated coffee contains some measure of caffeine.Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. [ ...

read more Coffee addicts who switch to decaf for health reasons may not be as free from caffeine's clutches as they think. A new study by University of Florida researchers documents that almost all decaffeinated coffee contains some measure of caffeine.Caffeine is the most widely consumed drug in the world. [ read more Thu Oct 2006 Thu Oct 2006

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