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Seattle Times, 06.09.10 14:00 UTC

Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging

It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy - perhaps even using a blood test.

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CNET News.com, 03.09.10 19:45 UTC

Are the days of kidney dialysis numbered?

There's no gentle way to put it. Chronic kidney failure is ugly and often deadly, and more people in the States are suffering from it every year, with increasing rates of diabetes and hypertension ...

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USA Today, 03.09.10 18:04 UTC

'DASH' diet can lower heart attack risk almost 20%

Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats can significantly lower the risk of heart attack for people with mildly elevated blood pressure,

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Miami Herald, 02.09.10 11:46 UTC

New hope in fight against kidney disease

A new study finds that African Americans can slow the progression of kidney disease by tightly controlling blood pressure.

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Daily Mail, 01.09.10 07:24 UTC

Why a coffee break helps you live longer by 'warding off heart disease'

Drinking a cup of coffee a day could be the secret to long life, researchers claim. A unique investigation into what helps people live to be 100 shows even those with high blood pressure are ...

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Telegraph, 01.09.10 06:07 UTC

Insomniac men 'four times more likely to die early'

Men with severe insomnia are four times more likely to suffer an early death, a study has found.

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Daily Mail, 31.08.10 18:35 UTC

A daily cup of coffee could hold secret to long life

Drinking a cup of coffee a day could hold the secret to long life, claim researchers. A unique investigation into what helps people live to be 100 shows even those with high blood pressure are ...

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CNN Top Stories, 20.08.10 13:56 UTC

If you're hypertensive, don't do this

(Health.com) -- It's no secret that high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease and stroke. Nor should it come as a surprise that binge drinking isn't the healthiest habit. But a new ...

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Herald Sun, 17.08.10 21:06 UTC

Nastiness risk factor for heart attack

NASTINESS is not only a social problem; according to new research aggressive and antagonistic people may be at higher risk of heart attack and stroke simply because they are disagreeable.

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Huffington Post, 17.08.10 11:31 UTC

Is Your Medication Robbing You of Nutrients?

"For every dollar we spend on prescription drugs, we spend a dollar to fix a complication. Understanding how nutritional supplements affect these drugs could make them safer and more effective." -- ...

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Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure is elevated. It is also referred to as high blood pressure or shortened to HT, HTN or HPN. The word "hypertension", by itself, normally refers to systemic, arterial hypertension. Hypertension can be classified as either essential (primary) or secondary. Essential or primary hypertension means that no medical cause can be fo...

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