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Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

November 18, 2009 - 5:39pm

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Tried-and-true diuretics maintain their status as the best first-line treatment in older men and women with high blood pressure, new research concludes.

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Celebrate Your Independence With the Great American Smokeout

Written by Lynette Summerill on November 17, 2009 - 9:15am

For the past 32 years, the Great American Smokeout has made being a quitter something to celebrate. The event challenges tobacco users to quit for at least one day with the hope that single day will be the catalyst to quit completely.

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High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring

November 2, 2009 - 4:16pm

MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults whose parents have Alzheimer's disease are at increased risk for high blood pressure, evidence of arterial disease and markers of inflammation -- all of which may be associated with later development of Alzheimer's disease.

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Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

October 30, 2009 - 3:53pm

FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a new reason to put down that sugary soft drink: Research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a common sweetener, boosts the risk of high blood pressure.

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Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

October 30, 2009 - 7:20am

FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Here's a new reason to put down that sugary soft drink: Research suggests that a diet high in fructose, a common sweetener, boosts the risk of high blood pressure.

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Why is Elevated Blood Pressure a “Silent Killer”?

Written by Meg Brzezinska on October 30, 2009 - 7:19am

You are feeling good, things at home and work couldn’t be better. The weekend is coming and you can’t wait to relax. You just have to see your doctor for a regular checkup tomorrow and then you will be off to enjoy your plans for the weekend. But, at the doctor’s visit you are informed that your blood pressure is high. “What! But I feel so good, I’ve got energy, I’m able to multitask at work and home”, you cry out. You can’t believe it.

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Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths

October 29, 2009 - 2:07pm

THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Statins, frequently used to cut cholesterol levels, may also help prevent death from severe flu, a new study suggests.

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Pomegranate Juice, a Natural Way to Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure?

Written by Mary Kyle on October 26, 2009 - 11:16am

One of the major risk factors for heart disease that most of us are aware of is cholesterol.

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Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure

October 23, 2009 - 1:54pm

FRIDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Adding an angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) drug to help control blood pressure has no benefit for people with heart disease who already are taking an ACE inhibitor, a new study finds.

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Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure

October 5, 2009 - 4:22pm

MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although new research links mercury in seafood with high blood pressure, this isn't reason enough for most people to stop eating fish, the study leader says.

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Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

Celebrate Your Independence With the Great American Smokeout

High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring

Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

Fructose May Raise Blood Pressure

Why is Elevated Blood Pressure a “Silent Killer”?

Cholesterol Drugs May Help Prevent Flu Deaths

Pomegranate Juice, a Natural Way to Lower Cholesterol and Blood Pressure?

Adding Drug Doesn't Help Control Blood Pressure

Mercury in Fish Linked to High Blood Pressure

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