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High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Defined

Blood pressure is the amount of force exerted by the blood against the walls of the arteries. Usually, blood pressure is expressed as two numbers, such as 120/80 and is measured in millimeters of mercury (mmHg). The first number is the systolic blood pressure, the force used when the heart beats. The second number, or diastolic blood pressure, is the pressure that exists in the arteries between heartbeats. Depending on your activities, blood pressure may move up or down in the course of a day. Blood pressure is considered high when it stays at or above 135/85 mmHg over a period of time. A variety of medications and lifestyle changes can be effective in treating the condition - discuss a plan with your health care professional if you have hypertension. If untreated, hypertension can increase your chance of stroke, coronary heart disease and heart attack, congestive heart failure and kidney disease.

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Child Heart Disease Risks on the Rise

Published October 10, 2008, 2:28 pm, WebMD

The rate of premature heart disease among obese teens is set to triple, and the increasing prevalence of high blood pressure in children is a major culprit, experts warn.

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March of Dimes focuses on aiding premature babies

Published October 10, 2008, 2:28 pm, Rockford Register Star

Heidi Yaw learned to trust her instincts after her first son was born prematurely in 2005. She delivered Noah, who weighed 1 pound, 12 ounces and measured 13 inches long, at about 25 weeks gestation. Noah responded to treatment at first but died in a neonatal intensive care unit about two weeks later. That was where Yaw learned about the March of Dimes’ work for premature babies and ...

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American Eye-Q(R) Survey Indicates Strong Need To Educate Consumers About Eye Health

Published October 10, 2008, 7:08 am, Medical News Today

Too many Americans are not paying enough attention to their eyesight and overall eye health, according to a new survey by the American Optometric Association (AOA).

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Article in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension Warns Heart Disease Set to Triple in Obese Teens

Published October 10, 2008, 6:20 am, Newswise

New paper calls for urgent clinical research and updated treatment approaches to halt the rising levels of premature death in obese children with hypertension.

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American Society of Hypertension Updates Guidelines to Address 7-Fold Mortality Increase in Hypertensive Patients with ...

Published October 10, 2008, 6:20 am, Newswise

New recommendations published in the Journal of Clinical Hypertension call for patient-centered management and early, aggressive treatment of hypertension in this high risk group.

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Bayer Reports Progress In Clinical Program For Riociguat

Published October 10, 2008, 3:09 am, Medical News Today

Based on positive Phase II trial findings, Bayer Schering Pharma will move into Phase III trials with its oral agent riociguat (BAY 63-2521). Riociguat is the first member of a new class of vasodilating agents called soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC) stimulators. It is being investigated as a new approach for the treatment of different forms of pulmonary hypertension.

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Spitting Into The Wind

Published October 9, 2008, 4:42 pm, Forbes

Another costly high-tech gimmick is inflicted on affluent, neurotic and health-obsessed Americans.

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'Health and Wellness of Pasifika People' Expo

Published October 9, 2008, 1:40 pm, Scoop.co.nz

An expo for the Pasifika Community on how to access health services and to promote good health and well being will be held at the Invercargill Workingmen’s Club this Saturday.

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Mayoral Candidate Statement: Tom Bates

Published October 9, 2008, 10:25 am, Berkeley Daily Planet

It was almost six years ago that we embarked on a journey to set aside the old political divisions and work together to take on the tough challenges that face Berkeley in the 21st century.

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Health Calendar: 10/09/2008

Published October 9, 2008, 7:12 am, Traverse City Record-Eagle

The Health calendar is published weekly. Information to be included can be mailed to the Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685; faxed to 946-8632; e-mailed to sbeach@record-eagle.com or delivered to: 120 W. Front St. Traverse City.

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  • Your Lifestyle, is it the Reason of Your High Blood Pressure?: Is Your Lifestyle The Reason For Your Hypertension? There are many who equate high blood pressure with lifestyle and not without reason. Medically termed hypertension, HBP or high blood pressure is mostly an outcome of unhealthy lifestyle though this may not be the only reason for developing this condition, since there are scores of people who maintain a healthy lifestyle but are victims of high blood pressure.
  • Yoga to Live Healthy and Enjoy From Healthy Aging: Yoga: How Beneficial Is It For Your Blood Pressure? Yoga is considered as a sort of exercise that incorporates fitness, health, gymnastics, and training in a set of rules. Yoga is derived from the India nations and people around the world are enjoing of the benefits of Yoga for more than 5000 years. It is a powerful mean that assists you in controlling various aspects of the body and mind. Enjoying Yoga practice combines spirituality, exercise, positive thinking, breathing and so on, to help you enjoy healthy aging as well.
  • Why Blood Pressure Raise at Night - What You Should Know: What Makes Your Blood Pressure To Skyrocket at Night? The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body and this blood is carried throughout the body via the arteries. The force with which the heart pumps the blood into the arteries is known as blood pressure. While there is no particular cause of blood pressure that has as yet been determined as a definite ground for the disease to develop, there are a number of factors which all add up to lead to the culmination of the condition.
  • Vitamins For High Blood Pressure (HBP), Hypertension: How Can Vitamins Help You Lower Your Blood Pressure Along with many other ingredients that are used in food the role of vitamins in reducing high blood pressure is also vital. There a lot of minerals that help to reduce the pressure of blood within our body. Like sodium chloride i.e. common salt is a misunderstood item and it is often thought that it increases blood pressure. But there is dietary limit to how much salt a person with high blood pressure must consume and if it is kept in check strictly then he would not need to panic or to discard salt permanently from his food items. After all the body needs sodium chloride biologically, and so it is a necessary mineral.
  • Vitamin K for High blood pressure (HBP), Hypertension: Vitamin K - Powerful Antioxidant Helps Lower Blood Pressure The K vitamin is a very exciting new mean in creating robust and natural health. Even it?s still researched its roll in regulation of calcium in our arteries, bones and brain offers great possibilities to increase longevity and improve quality of life. It is essential for the blood to clot. K vitamin is responsible to stop bleeding from the bleeding wound and quick healing of enables most minor cuts.
  • Vitamin B & High Blood Pressure (HBP) - Lowering HBP: How Vitamin B Can Help Treat Your Hypertension Importance of various vitamins and minerals to keep proper health condition is well known and the recommended daily allowance of them is the only discussion about. B vitamin group, actually eight B vitamins and few other related substances, is essential for the body to perform a multitude of functions. B complex vitamin is taken as the supplement to ensure required B vitamin consumption.
  • The Obesity - Hypertension Connection: Are the additional pounds around your body keeping your health at risk? It is important to try to stay at the ideal weight for your height, age and gender. If you are as little as even just 10% over your optimum weight, you move into a high risk category for hypertension and other blood pressure related heart conditions.
  • The High Blood Pressure and Sodium Connection: Is Your Hypertension Really Connected to Your Daily Sodium Intake? Is The Salt You Eat Raising Your Blood Pressure? An old discussion with not a clear answer yet. It has recently emerged that too much salt is not actually the culprit for giving people high blood pressure. Obviously too much salt still isn?t a good thing, but it is the way that your body breaks down and manages sodium and it?s proportion to the amount of potassium, calcium and magnesium in your body.
  • Take This 5 Steps Today To Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally: Lower Your Blood Pressure Naturally With This 5 Easy Steps Everybody knows that millions of people all over the world suffer from high blood pressure and hypertension. It is not known, however, what the true cause is. If these illnesses go untreated they can lead to a plethora of serious heart conditions that may ultimately lead to an early or unnecessary death. These conditions are easily treated, although sometimes the symptoms are ignored.

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