Article: New research shows impressive health benefits.(Nutraceutical UPDATE: Melatonin)(Report)

Article: Lessening The Pressure.(includes meal plan and blood pressure stages chart)
FDA Consumer;  July 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......silent killer --hypertension, or high blood pressure--snuck up on my mother when she was...lengthy hospital stays. Though her blood pressure measured as high as 250/150 during...e's maintained a much-closer-to-normal blood pressure for the past 30 years, thanks to daily...

Article: A primer on high blood pressure. (includes related article on prevention)
FDA Consumer;  September 1, 1986 ;     700+ words ...A Primer on High Blood Pressure Back in 1969 a group of volunteers...with a device that recorded their blood pressure at five-minute intervals as they...doing, it was found that their blood pressure showed wide swings during a 24-ho...

Article: You're not too young. (includes related article) (High Blood Pressure)
Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication;  May 1, 1993 ;     700+ words ......said Dr. Parsons, but your blood pressure is high. Well have to measure...year-olds don't have a high blood pressure, especially healthy 15 years old like he was. Adults have high blood pressure, especially overweight adults...

Article: The rise of blood pressure is slowed.
FDA Consumer;  May 1, 1984 ;     700+ words ...There's good news and bad news about high blood pressure. The good news is that more and more...problem. The bad news is that high blood pressure continues to be a problem to some degree...percent. (See accompanying chart.) High blood pressure is the major risk factor for, or cause...

Article: Controlling High Blood Pressure: A Woman's Guide.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute;  September 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......what it takes to control high blood pressure. This Guide Will Show You...good news, you're right. High blood pressure does not have to be a health...fact, if you do not have high blood pressure, you can use this guide to...

Article: Number of Americans with high blood pressure rose in last decade.(Research Notebook)
FDA Consumer;  November 1, 2004 ;     494 words ......in the United States with high blood pressure increased by 30 percent between...have hypertension, defined as blood pressure of 140/90 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg) or higher, using blood-pressure-lowering medications, or having...

Article: High blood pressure: controlling the silent killer. (includes related articles)
FDA Consumer;  December 1, 1991 ;     700+ words ......people in the United States have high 24 blood pressure, or hypertension, and nearly half don...American Heart Association. Because high blood pressure usually doesn't give early warning...Americans died of diseases related to high blood pressure in 1990 (the latest year for which...

Article: Kids' High Blood Pressure Goes Untreated
AP Online;  August 22, 2007 ;     585 words ......S. youngsters have undiagnosed high blood pressure, leaving them at risk for developing...study suggests. Calculating elevated blood pressure in children is trickier than in adults...youngsters have been estimated to have high blood pressure; the study suggests that three-quarters...

Article: Blood Pressure
Encyclopedia of Public Health;      700+ words ...BLOOD PRESSURE Blood pressure is a physiological variable — like body temperature, respiratory rate, or heart rate. Blood pressure is not constant throughout the day; each time the heart squeezes...

Article: Blood Pressure Rising Around the Globe
AP Online;  May 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......billion people worldwide have high blood pressure, and over half a billion more will...world. Even in parts of Africa, high blood pressure is becoming common. That translates...analysis of the global impact of high blood pressure. The idea: to rev up world governments...

Article: Stalking the silent killer: if you don't stop it, it will stop you ... dead: there are seldom symptoms. Medical professionals aren't altogether sure what causes it. Yet hypertension (high blood pressure) is one of the world's greatest health problems. It's mysterious, evasive, and lethal.(Hypertension)(Disease/Disorder overview)
Vibrant Life;  July 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] High blood pressure contributes significantly to death...Of those, only 30 percent have their blood pressure controlled at ideal levels. Much work...least three separate occasions, using blood pressure devices at your doctor's office, those...

Article: Blood pressure guidelines and screening techniques.(Free Course)
The Dental Assistant;  March 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Introduction Taking patients' blood pressure during dental examinations...their overall health. High blood pressure is a proven risk factor for...inform their patients of their blood pressure reading and how it can affect...

Article: High blood pressure and kidney disease.(Pamphlet)
Pamphlet by: National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse;  July 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ...* What is high blood pressure? * How does high blood pressure hurt my kidneys? * How will I know whether I have high blood pressure? * How will I know whether I have kidney damage? * How can I prevent high blood pressure from damaging my kidneys...

Article: Genes can determine best high blood pressure treatment.
San Fernando Valley Business Journal;  December 8, 2003 ;     538 words ......hypertension may also determine which blood pressure-lowering drugs are most effective for...Heart Association's 57th Annual High Blood Pressure Research Conference. Knowing these...variation among people's responses to blood pressure-lowering medications, added co-author...