http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Lifestyle behaviour in adolescents may adversely affect blood pressure and cardiovascular risk in adulthood, according to results from a large pregnancy follow-up study in Australia. In particular, alcohol consumption among boys, use of the Pill among girls, and high salt intake and increasing body mass index (BMI) in both sexes were important factors linked to blood pressure levels in late adolescence. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-oral-contraceptive-girls-alcohol-consumption.html Cardiology Wed, 11 Jul 2012 07:32:11 EST news261210718 The first study to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood pressure in humans has concluded that two small helpings of purple potatoes (Purple Majesty) a day decreases blood pressure by about 4 percent without causing weight gain. In a report in the ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, the researchers say that decrease, although seemingly small, is sufficient to potentially reduce the risk of several forms of heart disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-potatoes-blood-pressure-people-obesity.html Health Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:40:05 EST news247325345 Removing enlarged tonsils and adenoids may help prevent high blood pressure and heart damage in children who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), according to a study conducted at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. In some children with OSA, adenotonsillectomy can result in significantly lower blood pressure within 24 months of the procedure. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-simple-surgical-procedure-heart-children.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 16 May 2011 10:39:31 EST news224761156