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American Heart Month: 20 Things You Can Do!

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on February 1, 2010 - 8:18pm

Did you know that since 1963, the President has declared February American Heart Month to make citizens aware of our nation’s number one killer? (It’s not cancer)!

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Take Precautions When Exercising With Hypertension

Written by Mark Dilworth on March 17, 2009 - 10:57pm

Hypertension (high blood pressure) cases are flooding the doctors offices. Fortunately, this condition can be improved and even reversed with good nutrition and exercise.

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Wake Up and Read the Latest News About Coffee and Hypertension

Written by Nicole Stodard on April 4, 2009 - 2:39pm

As a Starbucks nation, we spend a lot of calories and cash on designer coffee drinks, but could there be a health benefit to all the caffeine we routinely consume?

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Connection Between Inflammation, Infection and High Blood Pressure

Written by Dr. Daemon Jones on May 15, 2009 - 9:33am

Reuters news service released an article yesterday citing a few studies that show a correlation between a common virus, CMV Cytomegalovirus, and high blood pressure.

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Lower Blood Pressure by Cutting Carbs

Written by Dr. Carrie Jones on February 11, 2010 - 9:58pm

One in four Americans have high blood pressure. It is a serious health issue with often no symptoms.

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Energy Drinks Increase Blood Pressure, Heart Rate: Study

March 26, 2009 - 6:50pm

Energy drinks can boost blood pressure and should not be consumed by people with high blood pressure or heart disease, say U.S. researchers.

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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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New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix

August 30, 2009 - 6:10am

SUNDAY, Aug. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new anti-clotting drug, ticagrelor (Brilinta), was better than than clopidogrel (Plavix) in preventing new heart attacks and in reducing deaths among patients who have had a heart attack, a new study finds.

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Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best

March 23, 2009 - 3:57pm

MONDAY, March 23 (HealthDay News) -- The tightest control of the major risk factors for heart disease seems to provide the greatest protection against cardiovascular trouble, a new study shows.

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Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension

March 30, 2009 - 1:01pm

MONDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Using a catheter-based technique to deactivate nerves in the kidneys -- a process called renal denervation -- could help people with tough-to-treat high blood pressure, a new study suggests.

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American Heart Month: 20 Things You Can Do!

Take Precautions When Exercising With Hypertension

Wake Up and Read the Latest News About Coffee and Hypertension

Connection Between Inflammation, Infection and High Blood Pressure

Lower Blood Pressure by Cutting Carbs

Energy Drinks Increase Blood Pressure, Heart Rate: Study

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

New Anti-Clotting Drug Beats Plavix

Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best

Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension

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