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Blood Pressure: What You Need To Know

Blood is carried from heart to all parts of the body in arteries. The term blood pressure refers to the power of the blood pushing through the walls of the ...

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Blood pressure test may help guide treatment: study

Tests for a blood-pressure regulating hormone called renin may help doctors decide which blood pressure drugs their patients should take, researchers said on Wednesday. ...

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FDA moves to withdraw unproven blood pressure drug

Federal health regulators are pushing to withdraw a blood pressure drug that has been on the market for 14 years in spite of the ...

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Prenatal test not linked to blood pressure problems

... raise a woman's risk of developing pregnancy-related high blood pressure. ...

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Generics As Good As Costly Blood Pressure Meds, Study Finds

FRIDAY, Aug. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Costly, brand-name blood pressure-lowering drugs are no better at preventing cardiovascular disease ...

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For blood pressure, can you be fit but fat?

If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is ...

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Combination Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure

... News) -- Tribenzor, a three-in-one drug to treat high blood pressure, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...

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My blood pressure is too low!

I know this sounds like a really weird problem, but blood pressure is way too low. It is often only 85/45. it never goes above 90/50. I ...

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U.S. probing cancer risk of blood pressure drugs

... officials are investigating if a class of commonly used blood pressure drugs may increase cancer risk after a recent study raised concern. ...

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Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home May Help Keep It Low

... News) -- With proper training, people with high blood pressure may be able to control it more effectively on their own at home than ...

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Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression

While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wedne...

Unvaccinated Teen's Life Forever Changed

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Carl Buher came home from the
football game feeling rotten.

Disease May Be Only a Plane Ride Away

FRIDAY, September 3 (HealthDay News) -- A 7-year-old San Diego
boy brought back more than souvenirs and memories from a family trip to
Switzerland a couple years ago.

Health Highlights: Sept. 3, 2010

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Early day care may promote eczema development

Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany.

Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation

Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug.

Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed
perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are
lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting
otherwise, a new poll finds.

Bedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- From sunny California to New York
City, in flophouses, theaters and high-end offices, bedbugs are popping up
in droves although, these days, they're found in a lot more places than
just your bed.

Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

(HealthDay News) -- For the first few months, newborns need
sustenance from either breast milk or formula.

Health Tip: Heart Arrhythmia May Have Symptoms

(HealthDay News) -- When the heart beats irregularly, it's called
arrhythmia.