Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:08 +0500

Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

in Blood pressure  @ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:08 +0500

WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in three Americans suffers from high blood pressure -- more than 73 million adults.Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure (H...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:04 +0500

Take steps to ease high blood pressure (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)

in Blood pressure  @ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:00:04 +0500

Dietary changes can help ease high blood pressure.High blood pressure risky for young (Vancouver Sun)NEW YORK -- New research suggests young adults with high blood pressure, even if...

Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:17 +0500

Neighbourhood may affect high blood pressure risk (Straits Times)

in Blood pressure  @ Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:17 +0500

NEW YORK - RESEARCHERS found that people who lived in neighbourhoods with more opportunities for exercise, less crime, better grocery stores and a closer sense of community had a lower risk having hig...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:12 +0500

Don't forget your blood pressure meds...

in Blood pressure  @ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:00:12 +0500

Another trial known as the Systolic Hypertension in Europe (Syst-Eur) study was originally designed to investigate the protective effects of blood pressure treatment on risk of stroke. This por...

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:06 +0500

Korotkoff sounds

in Blood pressure  @ Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:00:06 +0500

When the cuff of a sphygmomanometer is placed around a patient's upper arm and inflated to a pressure above the patient's systolic blood pressure, there will similarly be no sound audibl...