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Sodium Intake in Germans Measured from Sodium Excreted in Spot Urine Samples

Sodium Intake in Germans Measured from Sodium Excreted in Spot Urine Samples

The main source of sodium is salt. High salt intake has significant adverse effects on the health. Lowering the salt intake has potential health benefits. World Health Organiz...

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Sodium Leads to High Blood Pressure - New Guidelines by FDA

Sodium Leads to High Blood Pressure - New Guidelines by FDA

A typical American diet is notoriously high in sodium Statistics show that more than 90 percent of children and 89 percent of adults aged 19 and older consume too much s...

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Beta-blockers in the Management of Hypertension in Physically-active Patients

Beta-blockers in the Management of Hypertension in Physically-active Patients

Cardiorespiratory fitness is related to better outcome in patients with hypertension. Beta-blockers, the common medications used to treat hypertension, are known to reduce aer...

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Cardiovascular Disease Risk Based on Alcohol Choices

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Based on Alcohol Choices

Alcohol preference of an individual is associated with lifestyle factors and socioeconomic condition. The choice of alcoholic beverages may directly influence heart health Associatio...

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New Guidelines and Recommendations for Managing Hypertension in 50 Plus Age Group

New Guidelines and Recommendations for Managing Hypertension in 50 Plus Age Group

Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT) conducted by The National Institute of Health (NIH) studied the effect of blood pressure on heart disease, kidney dise...

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Potato-heavy Diet Linked to Increased Risk of Hypertension

Potato-heavy Diet Linked to Increased Risk of Hypertension

High consumption of potato increases the risk of hypertension in adults. Potatoes have a high glycemic index that increases the blood sugar levels rapidly. Baked, boiled and...

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Cholesterol Test Can be Done in a Non-Fasting State

Cholesterol Test Can be Done in a Non-Fasting State

A lipid profile is commonly done to measure blood levels of cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart disease. Lipid profile test is usually done after overnight fasting. Rece...

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Rice Endosperm Protein Beneficial for Metabolic Syndrome

Rice Endosperm Protein Beneficial for Metabolic Syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a dangerous condition since it increases the risk of cardiovascular problems and diabetes. Lifestyle changes could possibly delay or prevent the development of s...

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Changes in Blood Pressure Treatment Associated With Falls in Elderly

Changes in Blood Pressure Treatment Associated With Falls in Elderly

Falls are a common cause of disability and death in the elderly. Postural hypotension is a common cause of falls in the elderly. Changes in blood pressure medications d...

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World Hypertension Day 2016- ‘Know Your Numbers’

World Hypertension Day 2016- ‘Know Your Numbers’

World Hypertension Day is celebrated on May 17 th every year The theme for this year’s World Hypertension Day is ‘Know your numbers’ This day is dedicated to spreading awa...

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Essential Drugs Are Made Cheaper by 55% in India

Essential Drugs Are Made Cheaper by 55% in India

The National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority of India aims to fix and control the prices of bulk drugs and formulations. Government fixes the ceiling price for 54 essential drugs and ...

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Use of Combination of Statin With Fibrate or Niacin No Longer Approved for High Cholesterol Levels

Use of Combination of Statin With Fibrate or Niacin No Longer Approved for High Cholesterol Levels

The FDA is withdrawing approvals on the use of combination of either delayed release fenofibrate or niacin extended-release tablets with a statin The combinations did not prov...

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High Salt Intake Linked to Gene for Hypertension

High Salt Intake Linked to Gene for Hypertension

Gene HSD11B2 is associated with increased salt intake Study performed on mice without the gene The study mice found to consume three times more salt water when compared to ordinary mic...

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Tips to Living Well With Heart Disease

Tips to Living Well With Heart Disease

Heart disease is the number one cause of death among men and women The number of deaths due to cardiovascular disease is much more than the lives lost due to all forms of canc...

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Diabetics with Hypertension Can be Treated with Anti-hypertensives other than ACE Inhibitors – New Study

Diabetics with Hypertension Can be Treated with Anti-hypertensives other than ACE Inhibitors – New Study

A recent study published in the British Medical Journal suggests that people with diabetes and high blood pressure can be treated with any antihypertensive agent and not necessarily a ...

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