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  Hypertension is the technical term for high blood pressure. To have true high blood pressure, your readings must be at 140/90 mmHg or higher, whereas normal blood pressure is 120/80 ...

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  Are You Pre-Hypertensive?

  By Dr. Carrie Jones Expert HERWriter on October 3, 2011 - 3:48pm
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  Dr. David Katz practices integrative medicine. He balances holistic medicine with scientific evidence, when scientific evidence is not enough.

  Lifestyle Changes May Help Prevent Chronic Disease

  By Jody Smith HERWriter on July 27, 2010 - 4:31am
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  This month I have been asked to talk about eyes and vision and how to treat them naturally.

  Eye Health is Impacted by Your Body Health

  By Dr. Daemon Jones Expert HERWriter on April 6, 2010 - 12:17pm
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  The first step to prevent kidney disease is to have your doctor check you for the condition.

  Kidney Disease—Tips to Help Prevent it From Happening to You

  Impacted 1 Lives By Alison Stanton on March 16, 2010 - 6:28am
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  The kidneys are located near the middle of the back, just below your rib cage. Healthy kidneys are each roughly the size of your fist, and shaped like beans.

  Kidney Disease—The Often Symptomless Health Condition

  By Alison Stanton on March 16, 2010 - 6:25am
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  My Austin phone book does not have a section for Nephrology under the Medical Specialty Guide heading, but we do have nephrologists here. Nephrologists specialize in diseases of the ...

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  Top Ten Things Nephrologists Wish Your Doctor Knew

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on December 2, 2009 - 7:48am
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  Heart health and kidney health are strongly connected. As early as 1974, doctors noted that kidney failure patients on dialysis have a high incidence of cardiovascular problems. A review ...

  Cardiorenal Syndrome

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on November 16, 2009 - 7:36am
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  The list of individual drugs that cause kidney damage is so long that it's hard to decide on the top ten. So I've chosen to list them by type of drug: antibiotic, analgesic, etc.

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  Top Ten Drugs That Cause Kidney Damage

  Impacted 2 Lives By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on November 2, 2009 - 6:45am
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  Two recent studies, one from Britain and one from Japan, report a correlation between obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The British report is accompanied by an editorial comment ...

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  Obesity and Kidney Health

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on October 28, 2009 - 6:15am
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  With age, many of us develop a cluster of symptoms known as Metabolic Syndrome. In general terms, the components of Metabolic Syndrome are central obesity (belly fat), poor glucose ...

  Belly Fat? Check for CKD

  By Linda Fugate PhD HERWriter on September 28, 2009 - 4:28am