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Dark chocolate not enough to lower blood pressure (The State)

While research has shown that dark chocolate can help lower blood pressure, those studies required eating a large amount of chocolate to achieve the benefits. So the calories will really add up if you use this sweet as a health aid. How does dark chocolate work its magic? The cocoa in dark chocolate contains plant chemicals known as polyphenols, which seem to relax blood vessels. A German study ...

Blood Pressure Help Online (KMGH 7 Denver)

Nearly one-third of all American adults suffer from high blood pressure, and most don't get the treatment they need. A recent study shows there are ways to help these patients get their blood pressure under control.

Rural Women Are At Higher Risk Of Blood Pressure Disorders During Pregnancy (Science Daily)

Several factors, such as older age and high weight gain, are known risk factors for pre-eclampsia and other pregnancy-related blood pressure disorders. Now a new report suggests that social factors -- including living in a rural county -- may also increase the risk of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy-induced hypertension, according to new research.

Report: Decaffeinated coffee contains some caffeine (News 1130)

People with health problems like high blood pressure are often told to cut back or eliminate caffeine from their diet. However, a new U.S. study says resorting to decaffeinated coffee may not be the solution ...

Genetic screening no better than traditional risk factors for predicting type 2 diabetes (EurekAlert!)

Screening for a panel of gene variants associated with the risk for type 2 diabetes can identify adults at risk for the disorder but is not significantly better than assessment based on traditional risk factors such as weight, blood pressure and blood sugar levels. A multi-institutional research team, led by a Massachusetts General Hospital physician, reports their analysis of data from the ...

PETA brings blood and guts to cooking game (The Inquirer)

VEGGIE PRESSURE GROUP PETA has brought out a gory Flash game which is aimed at making you think twice about having turkey this Christmas.

And you thought your job was stressful... (CNN)

If you want to find a job that is free of stress, you're out of luck. Only characters in movies and on TV have jobs that don't cause occasional hair-pulling or high blood pressure.

Breaking Study Supports Noninvasive Central Blood Pressure As A Treatment Target (Medical News Today)

AtCor Medical (ASX: ACG), the developer and marketer of the SphygmoCor(R) system, which measures central blood pressures and arterial stiffness noninvasively, today announced that a new study* funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) found that when patients' central puls

High blood pressure? Watch sodium/potassium balance (Portsmouth Herald)

The idea of limiting sodium has been in the limelight when it comes to reducing the risk of high blood pressure. Recent studies, however, suggest that there is another player in the blood pressure challenge and#8212; potassium and#8212; but this time the...

Low vitamin D linked with high blood pressure (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Lower blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a protein that provides an acquire measure of vitamin D in the blood, are independently associated with an increased risk of developing high blood pressure, according to findings published in Hypertension.