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Hypertension is another name for high blood pressure. It can lead to severe complications and increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, and death. Blood pressure is the force exerted by the blood against the walls of the blood vessels. The pressure depends on the work being done by the heart and the resistance of the blood vessels. Medical guidelines define hypertension as a blood pressure higher than 130 over 80 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), according to guidelines issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) in November 2017. Around 85 million people in the United States have high blood pressure. Hypertension and heart disease are global health concerns. The World Health Organization (WHO) suggests that the growth of the processed food industry has impacted the amount of salt in diets worldwide, and that this plays a role in hypertension.
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FEB 12, 2017
Immunology
After early a decade of research, scientists have finally discovered the function of the “Armadillo repeat contain
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 06, 2017
Cardiology
You are never too young to reap the health benefits from frequent exercise, and a new study proves this by directly link
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 03, 2017
Microbiology
New research out of the Baylor College of Medicine establishes a link between gut microbes and hypertension. That’
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
JAN 26, 2017
Cardiology
Past studies have linked certain genetic variations to cancer, but a new study suggests that similar mutations al
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 23, 2017
Cancer
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...
JAN 17, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 03, 2017
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2016
Cell & Molecular Biology
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...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 23, 2016
Cancer
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...
DEC 09, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 06, 2016
Cardiology
In a new study on the health of football players, scientists aren’t looking at brain injuries like many concerned
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 28, 2016
Cardiology
One of the last existing populations of hunter-gatherers on Earth provide the rawest example of how vital exercise is fo
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 14, 2016
Health & Medicine
LA JOLLA, CA – November 14, 2016 – A new study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) re
...
Written By:
The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI)
NOV 09, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
NOV 02, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
OCT 31, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
OCT 03, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 27, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 20, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 16, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker
SEP 08, 2016
Clinical & Molecular DX
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...
SEP 07, 2016
Cardiology
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...
Written By:
Kara Marker