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Blood testing planned March 24 in East Hanover (Hanover Eagle)

EAST HANOVER TWP. - The Health Department will conduct a SMAC Blood Testing Program for East Hanover and Roseland residents 18 and older from 8 to 10 a.m., Saturday, March 24 at the Roseland Borough Hall, 19 Hanover Ave. in Roseland.

Blood pressure workshop will be Tuesday at Pruzin Center (The Times of Northwest Indiana)

MERRILLVILLE | Spring Mill Health Campus is sponsoring a freeblood pressure workshop from 10:45 to 11:45 a.m. Tuesday at PruzinCommunity Center, 5750 Tyler Place.

Get the lowdown on blood pressure (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)

High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, affects about one in three adults nationwide. So chances are you or someone you know has the condition.

Need for blood on the rise (The Allen American)

With recent global tragedies, the strain on the donated blood supply is at an all-time high. Across the nation, blood supplies are at critically low levels, according to a release by the Baylor Regional Medical Center at Plano.

Doctors find new way to control blood pressure (University of Sydney News)

In a scientific breakthrough, a recent study headed by Professor Roland Stocker from Sydney University's Bosch Institute and Medical School has discovered a new way to control blood pressure.

Laguna deal: Free blood pressure screening and drug store discounts (Laguna News Post)

LAGUNA BEACH — Laguna Drug will offer free blood pressure screening during its pharmacy open house Thursday and Friday. Customers can meet pharmacy staff from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the drug store at 239 Broadway. Free cholesterol screening is...

Blood pressure, sugar screenings at senior centers (Port Clinton News Herald)

Magruder Hospital and Ottawa County Senior Resources will offer free blood pressure and blood sugar screenings at two of the local Senior Centers.

Medicine To Lower Blood Pressure Significantly Decreases Risk For Cardiovascular Disease, Stroke (Medical News Today)

A long-acting ACE inhibitor used to reduce blood pressure significantly decreased the risk for cardiovascular disease, including stroke, in normal weight, overweight and obese patients, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS), the rate of cardiovascular disease declined by ...

Brazilian leader says he's quit smoking after 50 years, after scare over high blood pressure (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

BRASILIA, Brazil - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.

Can blood-pressure cuffs work? Novel ways to limit stroke damage (Science Daily)

Can using a simple blood-pressure cuff limit damage from strokes caused by decreased blood supply to the brain? An emerging field of study is working to see whether using this blood-pressure cuff or other methods of "training the brain" could help reduce damage from a stroke as it is occurring while a patient is being transported to the hospital.