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Article: Keeping blood pressure down
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- April 6, 2004
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Yam Cher Seng
New Straits Times
04-06-2004
Keeping blood pressure down
Byline: Yam Cher Seng
Edition: The City Advertiser; 2*
Section: Health
CALLED the silent killer because it does not manifest any symptoms till the damage is done, high blood pressure (hypertension) is estimated to affect 20 per cent of adults in industrialised countries and is even more prevalent in developing countries. Despite billions of dollars spent on blood pressure lowering medication, blood pressure is poorly controlled in many people. WHO reports that the problem is further compounded by poor compliance to prescribed anti-hypertensive medication.
Blood pressure is the measurement of the force of blood pushing ...