What Doctors Don't Tell YouAbout 50 million Americans have high blood pressure (hypertension), yet it can be easily treated with a combination of a low fat diet, weight loss and exercise, rather than drugs, researchers have ...
If your doctor insists that you have dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy after brandishing that dreaded cuff, it might be wise to seek a second, very experienced opinion. ...
Samuel J. Mann MD, is an associate professor of clinical medicine at the Hypertension Center of The New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City. ...
People who are successfully treated for high blood pressure with drugs such as beta blockers or diuretics are still more likely to die from heart disease. ...
One fifth of well controlled hypertensives in the UK could have their medication withdrawn without serious side effects, according to new data. ...
WHICH HEART DRUG?: Diuretics win the day
The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet is an effective first-line therapy for many individuals with stage I isolated systolic hypertension (ISH).
Another study has found that short acting calcium antagonists used to prevent heart attacks are dangerous if given to patients with high blood pressure. The long acting kind did not have the same ...
The calcium blocker nifedipine used to treat high blood pressure has been singled out by the US's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for increasing the risk of heart attack in some patients. ...
Australian researchers have shown that individuals with hypertension can substantially decrease their blood pressure by increasing dietary fibre and protein.
