Mayor steps up for free blood pressure check - Torquay Herald Express
A TRIP to the supermarket can be a stressful chore but is it enough to get your blood pressure sky-rocketing? Shoppers at Tesco in Ilfracombe found out at the weekend when they were offered the chance of a blood pressure test. The Know Your Blood …
A diet high in fructose can lead to hypertension - Examiner
A paper presented at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego, California, has linked a diet high in fructose to the development of hypertension, or high blood pressure. Over the last two centuries, our ever …
Mum s blood-pressure test plea (From York Press) - The Press in York
A MOTHER who believes her 15-year-old son s life was saved by a routine blood-pressure test is urging others to step forward for a free, painless check tomorrow at three York shopping centres. The Press has reported previously how Easingwold School …
Whole grains may help keep blood pressure in check - Vancouver Sun
NEW YORK - Eating lots of whole grains could ward off high blood pressure, according to a study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. In the study, men with the highest whole-grain consumption were 19 percent less likely to develop high …
Study links high blood pressure to memory trouble - Regina Leader-Post
CHICAGO - People as young as 45 with high blood pressure are more likely to have memory troubles, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study suggesting aggressive early treatment of the condition may pay huge dividends. They said people with high …
Air pollution may raise blood pressure - KRDO
MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Breathing polluted air for even two hours can boost blood pressure, potentially raising the risk of cardiovascular disease in those exposed to smog, a new study suggests. Although the increase may not mean much …
Free blood pressure screenings given by Visiting Nurse … - Evansville Courier-Press
It is important to have your blood pressure checked because high blood pressure is a major risk factor for stroke, heart attack, heart failure, kidney failure and blindness. Visiting Nurse Association for 120 years…and Counting THE name in Home …
Dark chocolate bunnies may lower blood pressure and … - Examiner
Just in time for Easter Sunday, research published on-line yesterday concludes that those chocolate eggs and bunnies, if they re dark, may lower your blood pressure and reduce your risk of heart disease. The study, published in the European Heart …
High blood pressure (hypertension) - MayoClinic.com
Housecall, our weekly general-interest e-newsletter, keeps you up to date on a wide variety of health topics with timely, reliable, practical information, recipes, blogs, questions and answers with Mayo Clinic experts and more. Our biweekly topic …
FDA Considers Drug that Lowers Blood Pressure … - First Coast News
SAN JOSE, Calif. — When it comes to obesity, we’ve always been taught that there’s no such thing as a quick fix. But that may soon change. Peter Tam is the president of Mountain View-based Vivus, a Silicon Valley biotech company with what could be …
