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Cardiovascular Health > Hypertension
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Hypertension Defined
High blood pressure; the elevation of blood pressure above the normal range. High blood pressure is one of the major risk factors of heart disease because the pressure can damage the fragile lining of the blood vessels. A reading of greater than 140/90 mmHg at rest on three or more separate occasions is considered high blood pressure. (Read more)
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Ten Most Medicated States
Published July 24, 2008, 4:23 pm, Forbes
Where you live has an impact on what's in your medicine cabinet.
LWW Journals Win Significant Gains in Impact Factor
Published July 24, 2008, 3:24 pm, Newswise
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals, and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health, pharmacy, and the pharmaceutical industry, today announced major increases in journal impact factors across its portfolio.
Make sure the beat goes on
Published July 24, 2008, 2:09 pm, Ararat Advertiser
Cardiovascular illness - heart, stroke and blood vessel disease - is still the major cause of death in Australia, killing one person every 10 minutes, or about 48,000 a year. In about a third of cases, the death is sudden and without warning.
Strategies for redirecting your anxiety
Published July 24, 2008, 7:44 am, Miami Herald
After Silvia Clarke lost a sales executive job she had held for 18 years, the Miami Shores wife and mother of two worried about how she would support her family of four as the household's primary wage earner.
Biotech stages a "strong comeback"
Published July 24, 2008, 7:26 am, SmallCapInvestor.com via Yahoo! Finance
Unlike previous downturns, health care and biotech have underperformed this year relative to previous bust cycles. However, this near-term trend looks as though it may be reversing.
Diabetes Experts Recommend One-Two Punch For Treating Patients With Pre-Diabetes
Published July 24, 2008, 3:12 am, Medical News Today
For the first time, a consensus of diabetes and metabolic disorder experts have recommended a comprehensive treatment regimen for patients with pre-diabetes. The recommendations call for specific guidelines on both lifestyle, and pharmaceutical intervention where appropriate.
Study Reveals Potential For NT-proBNP As A Marker To Predict Cardiovascular Risks From Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Published July 24, 2008, 1:12 am, Medical News Today
A Roche Diagnostics-sponsored pilot study evaluating the use of N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) confirms the potential value of NT-proBNP for risk stratification in predicting the risk of cardiovascular adverse events (CV-AE) in patients treated with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs of the COX inhibitor class.
Study says heart disease, sleep disorder prevalent among Caribbean nationals
Published July 23, 2008, 11:42 pm, The Jamaica Observer
NEW YORK, USA (CMC) - As sleep disorder becomes more prevalent in an increasingly stressful environment, a new study has linked a history of heart disease to symptoms of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA), or difficulty breathing at nights, among Caribbean nationals.
MEDICALLY SPEAKING: Calculate body mass index to start planning healthy future
Published July 23, 2008, 11:27 pm, St. Charles Journal
You've probably heard about body mass index (BMI) in relation to various disease risks. For instance, women who have a BMI of more than 25 may have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes and breast cancer. It seems that keeping one's BMI in the healthy range of 18.5 to 24.9 is becoming an increasingly common health goal.
Boomers are living longer --- but are they healthier?
Published July 23, 2008, 11:07 pm, North County Journal
The expected life span of America's 77 million baby boomers has increased significantly over that of our parents.
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- Guideline 49 Section 3: Assessment and investigation of the hypertensive patient
- eMedicine - Renal Artery Stenosis : Article by Bruce S Spinowitz
- eMedicine - Renovascular Hypertension : Article by Rebecca J Schmidt
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- High blood pressure - Revolution Health
- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy - March of Dimes
- Breathe deep to lower blood pressure, doc says - Heart health- msnbc.com
- The 20 saltiest foods in America exposed - Diet and nutrition - MSNBC.com: I run into this ALL the time at restaurants -- they coat their baked potatoes in sea salt, serve "fresh&qu ot; veggies that taste saltier than most bags of potato chips -- the list goes on.
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