We’ve all experienced stress at one time or another. Your heart rate goes up, your blood pressure rises, and every part of your body tenses up. It has been linked to a variety of health conditions, but one of the most significant effects is the damage it can do to your heart. Not only is […]
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Drugs Associated With Primary Pulmonary Hypertension
Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is a rare disease that has no known cure or known cause. While there is no known cause of the disease, there are a few medications that are associated with the disease. They are associated but are not a known cause because no one is quite sure how they trigger primary […]
Natural Remedies For Hypertension – Tips For Optimal Health
High blood pressure, also called hypertension, occurs when too much pressure is placed on the walls of the arteries. While high blood pressure is a serious health concern, there are many proven ways to reduce blood pressure naturally without drugs or medications. Natural remedies are cost effective and have very few (if any) side effects. […]
Why Does Blood Pressure Raise at Night?
The heart pumps blood to all parts of the body and this blood is carried throughout the body via the arteries. The force with which the heart pumps the blood into the arteries is known as blood pressure. While there is no particular cause of blood pressure that has as yet been determined as a […]
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Air pollution linked to diabetes COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 4 (UPI) — Air pollution exposure early in life is linked to belly fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet, U.S. researchers say. Read more on UPI
Antidepressants and High Blood Pressure – The Connection
Certain medications, drugs, supplements and other substances can elevate or worsen blood pressure or interfere with the actions of medications you are taking to control hypertension. Some specific antidepressants have been linked to increase or worsening the already existing high blood pressure in a patient. Anti-depressants are class of drugs that are usually taken to […]
Silent Stroke Caused by High Blood Pressure
The work of Australian researchers, published in the July 28, 2009 issue of the journal Neurology, offers a somber warning. That those over 60 who have high blood pressure are likely to experience what’s known as a “silent stroke” caused potentially by high blood pressure and not even know it. Despite the name, these types […]