Common Blood Pressure Medications For Stage 1 Hypertension

The National High Blood Pressure Education Program is an association that consist of professional, public, voluntary and federal agencies. This association has established guidelines with regards with the type of common blood pressure medication to be used to control your high blood pressure. There a huge number of drugs available that are used as common […]

Blood Pressure Lowering Drugs and Their Harmful Side Effects

I’m making this article to outline the four basic blood pressure lowering drugs doctors most commonly prescribe and their harmful side effects because…hypertension or high blood pressure is a condition which can’t be ignored. It is in fact a very life threatening silent killer where medication must be prescribed. Please keep in mind that prescription […]

Important Details Regarding High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

Hypertension is a major risk factor in the development of different complications in diabetes mellitus which include eye disease, brain, and heart and kidney diseases. It is essential to treat hypertension because it increases the dangers of heart ailments and stroke, specifically if it is associated with other hazard factors like diabetes. If a person […]

Richard Moore, MD, PhD; 3 newer blood pressure drugs had worse health outcome than diuretics

fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. This is an excerpt from a letter by Richard Moore, MD, PhD dated August 31, 2009. [A blood pressure study called the ALLHAT study found that three newer blood pressure drugs] had far worse health outcomes than the original, cheap thiazide diuretics. Hi, this is Larry Hobbs […]

High Blood Pressure – Natural Remedies Or Prescribed Drugs?

Should you consider natural remedies or prescribed drugs for treating high blood pressure? I have heard many reviews about the effects that natural remedies have on hypertension, but the question is will it work over prescribed drugs? Drugs When it comes to prescribed drugs – there are about 4 classes of drugs normally prescribed for […]

Drinking Water – Does it Lower Blood Pressure?

Sometimes when reading tips for reducing blood pressure, drinking water is recommended. However, authority websites including the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute and the Mayo Clinic do not mention drinking water, when discussing treatments and lifestyle changes for hypertension. Why should some articles say that drinking water lowers blood pressure? The idea that drinking […]

Primary Pulmonary Hypertension Complication

The Complications associated with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension can lead to fatal consequences in patients afflicted by this progressive lung disorder. However, there is no reason for despair. The situation may be grave but a variety of treatments are now available, aiming at prevention or even curing of Primary Pulmonary Hypertension-related Complications. A serious Complication may […]