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COLUMBIA, S.C., May 20 (UPI) -- People who have a parent with high blood pressure can reduce their risk of hypertension with moderate exercise, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Robin P. Shook, a doctoral candidate in the Arnold School of Public ...
May 20, 2012 at 05:54 | Source: United Press International
For three decades Gael Lander fought for her life against the same high blood pressure that contributed to her father’s fatal heart attack and caused a series of debilitating strokes in her mother. Now Lander’s hard-to-treat hypertension is ...
May 25, 2012 at 03:39 | Source: Bloomberg
Sleep apnea may prove to be a treatable cause of high blood pressure, according to research released today that suggests wearing a special breathing mask at night may protect apnea patients from the hypertension. Most people think of obstructive sleep ...
May 23, 2012 at 03:13 | Source: ABC News
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Taylor Renee Caffrey came into this world at 1.8 ounces, already a survivor. She was much smaller than her twin sister, Brooke, and doctors doubted Taylor would survive. She also had a hole in her heart. Taylor grew strong enough to ...
May 26, 2012 at 00:53 | Source: Abc Local Web
May 23, 2012 — A pair of studies released this week confirm an association between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and hypertension, and hint that adherent continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy may reduce the risk for new-onset hypertension.
May 23, 2012 at 20:02 | Source: Medscape News
Just in time for World Hypertension Day comes this piece of good news: We might have more control over our blood pressure than previously thought. We're often taught that genetic susceptibility is rote. There's no way around it: if one of your ...
May 18, 2012 at 00:20 | Source: Huffington Post
If your parents have a history of high blood pressure, you can significantly reduce your risk of developing the disease with moderate exercise and increased cardiovascular fitness, according to new research in the American Heart Association’s journal ...
May 23, 2012 at 05:00 | Source: EDGE Boston
Each year, since 2005, World Hypertension Day is observed on May 17. The theme for this year is 'Healthy Lifestyle - Healthy Blood Pressure'. High blood pressure (hypertension) is described as a modern epidemic. It is characterised as a 'silent ...
May 13, 2012 at 23:56 | Source: Jamaica Gleaner
Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD; Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner NEW YORK CITY -- Among adults living in the U.S., those who were born in other ...
May 22, 2012 at 17:54 | Source: MedPage Today