News tagged with blood pressure
Related topics: high blood pressure , hypertension , heart disease , heart attack , stroke
Huge disparities in hypertension seen across US counties
One in five Americans are completely unaware that they are at risk for the second leading cause of premature death: high blood pressure. In the first ever analysis of awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension for ...
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Apr 05, 2013 |
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Primary care model ups African Americans' glycemic control
(HealthDay)—A primary care strategy targeting rural, low-income, African-American patients with type 2 diabetes is associated with improved glycemic control, according to research published in March/April ...
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Apr 05, 2013 |
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Reducing salt and increasing potassium will have major global health benefits
Cutting down on salt and, at the same time, increasing levels of potassium in our diet will have major health and cost benefits across the world, according to studies published in BMJ today.
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Apr 04, 2013 |
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Walking can lower risk of heart-related conditions as much as running
Walking briskly can lower your risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes as much as running can, according to surprising findings reported in the American Heart Association journal Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis an ...
Cardiology
Apr 04, 2013 |
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Brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early
UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia.
Neuroscience
Apr 03, 2013 |
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WHO urges more effort to beat high blood pressure
Individuals and governments need to step up their efforts to battle high blood pressure, which is estimated to affect more than one in three adults aged over 25, the World Health Organisation said Wednesday.
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Apr 03, 2013 |
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Meal-induced falls in blood pressure in Parkinson's sufferers
University of Adelaide researchers are hoping to better understand why some sufferers of Parkinson's disease experience a marked reduction in blood pressure after they've eaten a meal.
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Apr 03, 2013 |
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Heart failure doesn't discriminate
Lifetime risk for heart failure is similar for blacks and whites and higher than expected for both groups—ranging from 20 to 45 percent—according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.
Cardiology
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Tests to predict heart problems may be more useful predictor of memory loss than dementia tests
Risk prediction tools that estimate future risk of heart disease and stroke may be more useful predictors of future decline in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking, than a dementia risk score, according to a new study ...
Neuroscience
Apr 01, 2013 |
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Medical myth? Crossing your legs is bad for your health
Almost everyone crosses their legs, whether it's conscious or unconscious, for custom, for comfort, for effect, to stop your legs splaying, to take pressure off a foot, or for no reason at all. But is it ...
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Apr 01, 2013 |
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Eating more fiber may lower risk of first-time stroke
Eating more fiber may decrease your risk of first-time stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Cardiology
Mar 28, 2013 |
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America: Time to shake the salt habit?
The love affair between U.S. residents and salt is making us sick: high sodium intake increases blood pressure, and leads to higher rates of heart attack and strokes. Nonetheless, Americans continue to ingest far higher amounts ...
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Mar 28, 2013 |
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Cognitive decline 'reversed' in one in four people
(Medical Xpress)—One in four elderly people with mild cognitive impairment – a precursor to dementia – naturally 'reverts' to normal cognition, research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 28, 2013 |
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Pathological thickening of the cardiac wall halted
The heart responds to the increased stress caused by chronically raised blood pressure, for example, by thickening its wall muscle. In the late stage of this condition, a risk of heart failure arises. Scientists from the ...
Cardiology
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Relieving chronic pain
A new, implantable device for treating chronic pain passes an important safety test.
Medical research
Mar 25, 2013 |
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