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The Salt Institute asks federal agencies to reverse their anti-salt agenda to protect the American public from the well-documented risk of diabetes, stroke, and heart disease that comes with the government's dangerous LOW-salt diet. Washington, DC (PRWEB) November 09, 2011 A meta-analysis published today (Nov. 9) in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms what the Salt Institute has been warning for years: -- Low-sodium diets trigger a negative chain reaction in the body that...

Study co-authored by University of Leicester cardiovascular expert identifies key genetic mechanisms that help control blood pressure A researcher from the University of Leicester's Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been involved in a ground-breaking study into the causes of high blood pressure. The study, published in the academic journal Hypertension, analyzed genetic material in human kidneys in a search for genes that might contribute to high blood pressure. The findings...

(Ivanhoe Newswire) – A person’s stroke risk profile, which includes high blood pressure, smoking and diabetes, may also aid in predicting whether a person will develop memory and thinking problems later in life, according to this study. Researchers in the REGARDS study followed 23,752 people with an average age of 64 who were free of stroke and cognitive problems at the start of the study. Participants underwent a Framingham Stroke Risk Profile, which is used to determine a person's...

TORONTO, Nov. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ - Biosign Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BIO) a company focused on non-invasive monitoring of common health risks associated with blood pressure, glucose and medication, is providing an update on recent corporate developments. The Company announced today that it has shifted its near term corporate strategy from a focus on R&D associated with the commercialization of the UFIT TEN-20 non-invasive blood pressure and blood glucose meter towards cash...

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have discovered that the infiltration of white blood cells into an expectant mother’s blood vessels may explain high blood pressure in pregnancy. The findings could lead to novel avenues of treatment for pregnant women with preeclampsia based on regulation of white blood cells called neutrophilis, their products or their cellular effects. Preeclampsia is one of the most significant health problems in pregnancy and a...

JERUSALEM, October 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- I: High Blood Pressure, aka Hypertension, is a life-threatening disease; treating it with drugs is risky, very expensive, and mostly ineffective. Fortunately, Hypertensive patients can be trained to become Normotensive by natural methods that are both effective, inexpensive, and risk free. II: Home-based Self Care Program can help reduce Chronic Heart/Cardiovascular Disease patients' frequent rehospitalizations, and...

Taking the drugs at night controls blood pressure better and reduces risk of heart problems     Patients who take at least one blood pressure-lowering medication at bedtime have better control of their blood pressure and are less likely to experience heart problems than patients who take medications in the morning     Sleep-time blood pressure is a better measure of heart health than wake-time blood pressure     About one out of three U.S. adults has high blood pressure It's...

Online tool motivates patients to maintain a healthier lifestyle, leading to a twofold decrease in blood pressure compared to those who didn't participate E-counselling can significantly lower blood pressure, improve lifestyle and enhance quality of life, says Heart and Stroke Foundation researcher Dr. Robert Nolan. "E-counselling has the potential to strengthen the effects of medical treatment for high blood pressure," Dr. Nolan told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress, which is...

Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) during early pregnancy are more likely to have babies born with major birth defects, regardless of their use of prescribed medications to control the condition, according to new research published in the online edition of the British Medical Journal on Oct. 18. Pregnant women have been warned for years to avoid angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors during the later stages of pregnancy to avoid the possibility of birth defects. But...

ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 18, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Women who take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors to treat high blood pressure in the first trimester of their pregnancies are at no greater risk of having babies with birth defects than are women who take other types of high blood pressure medication or who take no blood pressure drugs, according to a new study from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)....