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Gloria Mathews keeps up the pace after surgery - Daily Astorian


Gloria Mathews keeps up the pace after surgery
Daily Astorian
"Being overweight caused high blood pressure and high blood pressure damaged my heart. So it came from a simple thing of not pushing yourself away from the table in time, to a major situation," she said. Today, she laughs, she's been on the Weight ...


Measuring blood pressure in both arms can reveal potentially serious conditions - Washington Post


Measuring blood pressure in both arms can reveal potentially serious conditions
Washington Post
THE QUESTION Blood pressure checks usually involve inflating and then deflating a cuff that's wrapped around the upper part of one arm or the other. Might checking the pressure in both arms be valuable? THIS STUDY analyzed data from 20 studies, ...
Basics of Blood PressureKERA News

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Report: Many kids choking on secondhand smoke in cars - Chicago Sun-Times


Report: Many kids choking on secondhand smoke in cars
Chicago Sun-Times
According to Anne Joseph, lead author of the study, “If you treat smoking like other health conditions and diseases like high blood pressure and diabetes, you're more likely to be successful.” | Trent Penny~AP Texting while driving, speeding and ...

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Check Your Health: What Are The Symptoms Of Prediabetes And What Should You Do? - Cheshire Herald


Check Your Health: What Are The Symptoms Of Prediabetes And What Should You Do?
Cheshire Herald
Prediabetes is when blood glucose levels are higher than normal but not high enough to be diagnosed as diabetes. It is also referred to as borderline diabetes, impaired glucose tolerance and/or impaired fasting glucose.Before people develop type 2 ...
Improved Heart Health Directly Reduces Risk of Type 2 DiabetesDiets In Review (blog)

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Understanding the facts about heart disease - The Columbian


Understanding the facts about heart disease
The Columbian
The basic four numbers you should know and keep in check for heart health are: blood pressure, cholesterol, body mass index (BMI) and blood glucose. The targets for blood pressure is 120/80 (or less). By Lian R. Shaw, Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center ...

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Potatoes Reduce Blood Pressure - P.M. News


Potatoes Reduce Blood Pressure
P.M. News
A new health report has revealed that eating potatoes helps to reduce blood pressure especially for people suffering high blood pressure, obesity and hypertension. The study, the first of its kind to check the effects of eating potatoes on blood ...


EDARBYCLOR (azilsartan medoxomil and chlorthalidone) Now Available in U.S. ... - MarketWatch (press release)


EDARBYCLOR (azilsartan medoxomil and chlorthalidone) Now Available in U.S. ...
MarketWatch (press release)
About HypertensionHypertension, or high blood pressure, is a chronic medical condition in which blood pressure is elevated to levels of 140 mm Hg or greater systolic and/or 90 mm Hg or greater diastolic. Elevated systolic or diastolic pressure causes ...

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High blood pressure can cause serious problems - St. George Daily Spectrum


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High blood pressure can cause serious problems
St. George Daily Spectrum
Nearly one in three adults suffers from high blood pressure, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure measures the force of circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels.
Red honors Heart Health Awareness MonthDaily Astorian
What you need to know about heart diseaseAiken Standard
Heart-Healthy Tips for FebruaryPatch.com
Auburn Reporter -Mississippi Press (blog) -Examiner.com
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Brush up on obscure heart facts - GoErie.com


Brush up on obscure heart facts
GoErie.com
Studies show that sleep apnea increases the level of a hormone that elevates blood pressure. It's estimated that half of all people with sleep apnea have high blood pressure. Other symptoms of this treatable problem include fatigue, weight gain, ...


Various techniques help heal broken hearts - Leader-Telegram


Various techniques help heal broken hearts
Leader-Telegram
Debra Gregory, an Osseo teacher who was treated for atrial fibrillation, has a family history of heart disease and high blood pressure. After Debra Gregory passed out twice the same day at her home in 2008, a friend took her to Mayo Clinic Health ...

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