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Significant improvement in blood pressure tied to greater adherence to DASH diet, Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics reports The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet, which promotes consumption of more fruits, vegetables, low-fat dairy products, and whole grain, and less meats and sweets, is a proven effective treatment for hypertension. For some individuals, adherence to the diet can be just as effective in lowering blood pressure as taking antihypertensive...

DENVER, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recognized Kaiser Permanente Colorado as a 2012 Million Hearts(TM) Hypertension Control Champion. Million Hearts(TM) is a national public-private initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Since January 2008, Kaiser Permanente Colorado's focus on managing hypertension has resulted in an improvement from an initial hypertension control rate of 61...

Control rates higher than 80 percent possible for large urban and small rural practices DENVER, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Million Hearts Initiative today recognized two practices for success in helping patients control their high blood pressure. Kaiser Permanente Colorado, Denver, and Ellsworth Medical Clinic, Ellsworth, Wis., were named Million Hearts High Blood Pressure Control Champions for achieving...

DENVER, Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius recognized Kaiser Permanente's Colorado region as a 2012 Hypertension Control Champion by Million Hearts(TM), a national public-private initiative of the Department of Health and Human Services. Kaiser Permanente Colorado is one of just two health care providers in the country to be recognized as a 2012 Hypertension Control Champion. Ellsworth (Wis.) Medical Clinic...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Too much salt in your diet leads to an increased risk of high blood pressure (hypertension). And a recent study has found that children are consuming as much salt as adults do, leading those who consume the highest amounts to have a two to three times greater risk of developing HBP as kids who get the least amount. Researchers from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said kids are getting about 1,000 milligrams...

Authors Gerald Berenson and NancyKay Wessman announce the release of their new book NEW ORLEANS (PRWEB) September 17, 2012 In their new book “You Can Fix The Fat From Childhood ― & Other Heart Disease Risks, Too” (published by AuthorHouse), Gerald Berenson and NancyKay Wessman tell readers how they can control and prevent obesity, one of the top six risk factors for heart disease. Launching during National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, the book showcases lessons learned in...

NEW YORK, Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A recently published editorial in the Journal of the American Society of Hypertension (JASH), Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring Should Be Included in the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES)- Vol 6, No 5, 2012, recognizes the importance of this national survey instrument but questions the efficiency of its diagnostic methods in assessing hypertension in the population*. Since the 1960's, CDC has utilized traditional...

Nearly 5 percent of pregnant women are prescribed drugs to treat high blood pressure, including some drugs that aren't considered safe for mothers or their babies, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension. Use of high blood pressure drugs during pregnancy is becoming increasingly common, said Brian T. Bateman, M.D., lead author and Assistant Professor of anesthesia at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Mass. "While we know high blood pressure, or...

High blood pressure is responsible for many cardiovascular diseases that are the leading cause of death in industrialized countries. High salt intake has long been considered a risk factor, but not every type of high blood pressure is associated with high salt intake. This has puzzled scientists for a long time. However, new findings by Professor Jens Titze (Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA and the University of Erlangen) now point to previously unknown mechanisms....

SEATTLE, Sept. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 16(th) Annual Scientific Meeting convened today at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle. The meeting will feature several satellite sessions this afternoon and tomorrow, which are sponsored by educational grants from several outside supporters of HFSA. This year's satellite symposia feature several interesting topics, including: The Tao of the Right Ventricle: A Wicked Problem...