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Exercise May Cut Salt’s Effect on Blood Pressure
March 23, 2011 -- Regular exercise and a low-sodium diet are two lifestyle changes that are often recommended to lower high blood pressure. Now a new study shows that one appears to influence the other. Specifically, physical activity appears to help keep blood pressure from climbing after people ea
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Sodas, Sugary Drinks May Raise BP
Feb. 28, 2011 -- New research suggests that drinking sodas and other sugar-sweetened beverages every day may raise blood pressure, but a beverage industry trade group calls the study significantly flawed. Sugar-sweetened beverages are the No. 1 source of added sugars in the American diet, and the re
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Deep Brain Stimulation for Stubborn Hypertension
Jan. 24, 2011 -- Using electrical pulses to stimulate nerve centers deep within the brain may reduce high blood pressure that can’t be controlled with medication, a case report shows. Doctors in the U.K. made the discovery after implanting a device that works as an electric stimulator of a region of
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Heart Benefits for Women Who Cut Hypertension
Jan. 24, 2011 -- Middle-aged women who take steps to lower their blood pressure could reduce their risk of having a stroke, heart attack, or developing heart failure, a new study shows. Researchers say they found that high systolic pressure -- the blood pressure when the heart contracts -- is a sign
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Strawberries, Blueberries May Ward Off High Blood Pressure
Jan. 21, 2011 -- Eating just 1 cup of strawberries or blueberries each week can reduce your risk of developing high blood pressure, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke. The new findings appear in the February issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The new study included 87
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Where You Live Is a Factor in Hypertension
Dec. 6, 2010 -- Race, place, and gender appear to be strongly associated with high blood pressure, a major risk for heart disease and stroke, according to new data. A 20-year study involving more than 3,400 young, initially healthy adults in four urban areas found that the risk of developing high bl
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Zapping Kidney Nerves Lowers Stubborn High Blood Pressure
Nov. 17, 2010 (Chicago) -- An experimental device that destroys nerves near the kidney helped to lower blood pressure in people whose hypertension remained out of control despite treatment with an average of five drugs, Australian researchers report. In a six-month study of about 100 people, systoli
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More People Aware They Have High Blood Pressure
Oct. 27, 2010 -- High blood pressure is a major health problem in the U.S., but the good news is that the number of people who know they have the condition has been increasing dramatically, the CDC says in a new report. A health concern in the U.S. for years has been a lack of awareness among many p
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Americans Still Reaching for the Salt Shaker
Oct. 20, 2010 -- Despite constant pleas by public health experts to hold the salt, the sodium intake of the U.S. population hasn't decreased over the past 46 years, according to a new review. Most of us eat a lot more sodium than is recommended, says researcher Adam Bernstein, MD, ScD, a research fe
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Coffee May Combat High Blood Pressure
Sept.1, 2010 (Stockholm, Sweden) -- Older people with high blood pressure who drink one to two cups of coffee a day have more elastic blood vessels than people who drink less or more, Greek researchers report. As we age, our blood vessels get stiffer, and that's thought to increase the risk of high
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