How To Lower Your Blood Pressure
The exact cause of hypertension (high blood pressure) is often unknown. What is known, however, is that years of uncontrolled hypertension may lead to stroke, heart disease and kidney disease.
That is why it is so important to bring down high blood pressure and to maintain those good readings if your blood pressure is in the [...]
What Is Portal Hypertension?
According to our doctor, my sister’s son does not have blood vessels between his liver and heart. Is this is serious? His stomach is too large and sometimes he has blood in his stool.
Yes, I am afraid this is a very serious condition, although the part about the missing blood vessels is not exactly right.
Blood [...]
Are Hot Tubs Safe For Someone With High Blood Pressure?
The person I am inquiring for is my brother-in-law. He had a stroke last year and is doing well, but wants to know if it is OK. Is it safe for someone with high blood pressure to go into a hot tub?
Your brother-in-law needs to ask his doctor about this and any other activities that [...]
Potential Genetic Path To Lower Blood Pressure
It’s a long, long jump from promising results in animal studies to anything like a useful treatment for humans, but researchers are making progress toward genetic treatments for a number of diseases. Now, a research team at the University of Florida is reporting that they have used a form of gene therapy to ward off [...]
Cold Medications And High Blood Pressure
Not all cold medicines raise blood pressure. In fact, people with high blood pressure (hypertension) that is well controlled can take most cold medicines (at label-recommended doses) without any problem.
Since we have no good medications to help cure colds, you can only treat the symptoms. So, symptom by symptom, here are your options if you [...]
Why Does Blood Pressure Tend To Rise As We Grow Old?
We aren’t completely sure. We do know some of the things that influence blood pressure, though, so we can speculate a little as to how these things might cause it to go up as over the course of your life.
The pressure in your system depends on
* How fast your heart beats.
* How hard your heart [...]
High Blood Pressure - Hidden Health Threat
Do you read the labels on the over-the-counter medications you take? If you don’t, you could be a victim of the United States’ hidden health threat –one of the 50 million people in the US with high blood pressure unknowingly putting their health at risk when buying over-the-counter (OTC) medicines or food items. For some [...]
Artery Disorder Common, But Often Overlooked
A common disorder that may affect as many as 12 million Americans at high risk for heart attack or stroke is often ignored or not diagnosed, according to a new study. Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a disorder that affects the arteries, usually in the legs, and can lead to painful leg muscle cramping or [...]
