New breakthrough in blood pressure research: the lower the better!
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According to new study of heart disease patients finds that &quot;normal&quot; blood pressure may not be low enough. By reducing their pressure well below the levels suggested by national guidelines, patients had fewer
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Close control of blood pressure helps reduce eye problems in people with type 2 diabetes, says a British study in the November issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology.
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WEDNESDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDayNews) -- Standard blood pressure-lowering medications already used by millions of patients may also slow the mental decline seen in Alzheimer's disease, a small study suggests.
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NEW YORK  - New research hints that the   lower the birthweight, the higher the blood pressure as an   adult -- and the link becomes stronger with age.
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Just a tiny amount of dark chocolate seems to lower blood pressure, a small study suggests.
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A leading drug used by millions of  people to lower blood pressure does not prevent deaths from  heart attacks or other cardiovascular problems as well as other  treatments, researchers said on Friday.
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If you are a woman and consume 800 micrograms or more of folate per day you are much less likely to be at risk of having high blood pressure, says a new study.
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NEW ORLEANS  - Cholesterol-lowering  'statin' drugs -- such as Lipitor or Zocor, for example -- also  lower blood pressure to a modest extent, according to a report  at the American Heart Association annual meeting.
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By EMMA ROSS    MUNICH, Germany  -- People with high blood pressure seem to be more vulnerable to heart attacks when the temperature drops, new research shows.    The findings, presented Monday at a conference of the European Society of Cardiology, are not surprising because cold weather makes the blood vessels constrict, making it harder for blood to move through, but the study is the first to document that variations in the weather increase the occurrence of heart attacks in people with high blood pressure...
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NEW YORK  - Brain "microbleeds," small bleeding sites in the brain detected with MRI that usually cause no immediate symptoms, are associated with an increase in blood pressure in patients who already have high blood pressure or "hypertension," new research suggests.
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A new report by government researchers finds the number of Americans with high blood pressure has climbed to almost one in three over the past decade, as Americans have gotten older and fatter.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 17, 2004 - Two new studies from Penn State University researchers are adding to evidence that you don&#39;t have to go hungry to drop pounds.
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A blood pressure drug is ineffective in reducing cardiovascular deaths, research suggests.
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The tiniest blood vessels of the eye can provide a glimpse that may warn of future high blood pressure, Australian researchers report. That finding comes from a computerized analysis of special camera images of the retina, an experimental technique.
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When it comes to testing blood pressure, researchers say it may be easy to do it at home -- but they urge people to make sure their health doesn&#39;t suffer as a result.
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Some drugs that drop blood pressure can help prevent heart disease from getting worse in patients with lower blood pressure who would not routinely be given such medicine, researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Taking a blood pressure pill at bedtime instead of in the morning might be healthier for some high-risk people.