What Doctors Don't Tell YouAfter using beta-blockers as the drug of choice to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) for 30 years, doctors have finally been warned that the drugs are ineffective and dangerous.
Inevitably, families on holiday encounter small and large emergencies, and often don't have the health professionals on hand to help. Here's an A to Z of common emergencies plus simple remedies wh ...
The theory that adult health is determined to a significant degree by conditions in the womb before birth has recently been challenged.
Doctors treating high blood pressure rely on the wrong methods to measure blood pressure, a Belgian study has discovered. ...
Fish oil reduces blood pressure in those whose levels are raised, according to an analysis of 31 placebo controlled trials involving 1356 people (Circulation, 1993 August, 88: 523-33). ...
Taking calcium supplements during pregnancy may reduce the risks of developing high blood pressure and pre-eclampsia during pregnancy. ...
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Conventional treatment of high blood pressure is failing to prevent men from dying from heart disease in fact, it may even be increasing the risk of heart problems. ...
GPs are overdiagnosing and overtreating hypertension in normal patients because of defective testing equipment, according to a report in GP magazine (4 January 1993). ...
