U.S. improves rate of blood pressure control: study
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More Americans have their high blood pressure under control, reducing their risk of heart attack, stroke and other diseases, according to a new study released by the American Heart Association on Monday.
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Americans appear to be doing a better job of managing diabetes, with more than half of diabetics reaching recommended targets for controlling blood sugar last year, according to a survey published on Saturday.
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The rate of health-threatening high blood pressure has started rising among America's children for the first time in decades, researchers reported today, a trend long feared by experts worried about the consequences of the obesity epidemic.
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One out of three American adults has hypertension. What you need to know
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A major trial comparing treatments to lower blood pressure has been stopped early after one therapy proved significantly more effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes, it was announced today.
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NEW YORK  - In African-Americans with poorly controlled high blood pressure (hypertension) and high cholesterol, treatment with a single pill containing a blood pressure-lowering drug and a cholesterol-lowering drug may prove particularly useful, researchers say.
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DALLAS - As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...
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U.S. death rates from heart disease and stroke have fallen by about a one-fourth since the end of the 1990s thanks to improvements in medical treatment, the American Heart Association said on Tuesday.
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The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise doesn't harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, new research shows.
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US government researchers recommends that married people are healthier than those who keep the single condition. A report from the National Center for Health Statistics shows
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Half of adults are at risk of developing high blood pressure, a survey by pharmacists suggests.
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A diet with liberal servings of fish, nuts and seeds rich in nutrients called omega-3 fatty acids can help lower a person's blood pressure, according to a study released on Monday.
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As Americans get older and fatter, the number of adults with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, putting more people at risk of a stroke, heart attack or kidney failure, government researchers said Monday.    A little more than a decade ago, the number was closer to one in four...
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The number of Americans suffering from  chronic kidney failure more than doubled in the 1990s due to  rising rates of diabetes and hypertension, an aging population  and improved survival of kidney patients, a federal study said  on Thursday.
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Nearly a third of American adults have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk of stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and other problems, according to a new government analysis.
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This new blood pressure treatment has been developed in fits and starts.
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Scientists discover a new way to regulate blood pressure, offering hopes of new drugs to combat strokes and heart attacks.