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The Dangers of Prehypertension

Is your blood pressure creeping up? ... Not quite in the high blood pressure range, but not normal, either? That's prehypertension. And though it's not high blood pressure -- yet -- it may not be as harmless as you thought. Here's what you need to know about prehypertension, and why you need to nip
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High Blood Pressure Aftermath

Lying awake nights worrying if terrorists or bird flu will get you? Consider, instead, a threat that's far closer to home, and one that you can control: high blood pressure. One in three adults has high blood pressure, but only 61% are under treatment and roughly two-thirds do not have it under cont
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5 Ways Pets Can Improve Your Health

A pet is certainly a great friend. After a difficult day, pet owners quite literally feel the love. In fact, for nearly 25 years, research has shown that living with pets provides certain health benefits. Pets help lower blood pressure and lessen anxiety. They boost our immunity. They can even help
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Blood Pressure and Alcohol: Should You or Shouldn't You?

Has a daily drink replaced the apple a day as a way to keep the doctor away? Scientists have long touted the heart benefits of drinking small amounts of alcohol. Newer studies have credited moderate drinking with everything from helping to keep our minds sharp as we age to lowering our risk of devel
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Hypertension Serious in Young Men

You're under 35 and feel fine, yet the doctor says your blood pressure is high and you'd better come back to have it checked again. Being a red-blooded male, you figure five years will be soon enough. After all, isn't high blood pressure an old man's disease? "Young men are less likely than older me
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Tip Sheet: High Blood Pressure and Pain Relievers

When you have high blood pressure, you need to be very careful with over-the-counter pain medicines. Remember: No drug is risk-free. Here are some tips from the experts about using these medicines. Take the safest medicine. Unless your doctor has told you it's OK, do not use over-the-counter ibuprof
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Lowering Blood Pressure: It's a 2-Step Process

The WebMD Weight Loss Clinic Program can work well for people on a low-salt diet, as long as the sodium restriction is not severe (less than 2,000 mg per day).
Top 10 Ways to Control Your Blood Pressure

Simple lifestyle changes make a difference.
Why 7 Deadly Diseases Strike Blacks Most

Several deadly diseases strike black Americans harder and more often than they do white Americans. Fighting back means genetic research. It means changing the system for testing new drugs. It means improving health education. It means overcoming disparities in health care. It means investments targe
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High Blood Pressure: The Invisible Health Risk

It's 2005: Do you know what your blood pressure should be? Within the last two years, a number of new studies have led doctors to rethink their conclusions about what defines high blood pressure (hint: it's lower than you think), and the best approaches to treating this deceptively symptom-free dise
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