high blood pressure

Reducing Salt In Your Diet

We know too much salt in the diet can raise blood pressure yet dietary salt intake in the US is on the rise.

2011/09/20

Controversial Brain Shrinkage Study

There is a controversial study from the University of California at Davis which looks at brain shrinkage.

2011/08/11

Another Reason To Control Blood Pressure

The most obvious reason to control blood pressure is to reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, but there is another reason as well.

2011/05/06

Study: Weight Lifting Can Help Lower Blood Pressure

According to a new study in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, men over 40 who have high blood pressure were actually able to reduce their mortality by 34% by lifting weights.

2011/04/26

Taking a lot of different medications can be confusing for all of us but when people have worsening vision and perhaps their memory is not as good it can lead to mistakes, mistakes that can be deadly.

2011/02/04

America’s Health, By The Numbers

The American Heart Association has gotten together with the National Institute of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to take a look at heart disease and stroke.

2010/12/20

Overweight Children Risk Medical Issues In Adult Years

There is a report from the British Medical Journal which finds a high childhood body mass index is associated with risk factors like heart disease and stroke in the adult years.

2010/12/08

Snoring And Your Risk Factors

According to a study at the University of Pittsburgh, there may be a surprising relationship between snoring and metabolic syndrome.

2010/12/06

You Can Reduce Your Risk for Heart Disease

by KYW’s medical editor Dr. Brian McDonough When it comes to heart disease, we have the statistics. For instance, we know that coronary heart disease is responsible for one out of every five deaths in […]

2010/09/09

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