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AHA News: These Stroke Survivors May Not Be Prescribed Enough Blood Pressure Meds

AHA News: These Stroke Survivors May Not Be Prescribed Enough Blood Pressure Meds

Latest High Blood Pressure News FRIDAY, Feb. 21, 2020 (American Heart Association News) — Nearly two-thirds of people who survive an often-deadly type of stroke caused by bleeding in the brain continue to experience high blood pressure because they aren’t taking enough medication, new research shows. The preliminary study, presented this week at the American […]

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Recommended Diuretic Drug Tied to Harmful Side Effects

Recommended Diuretic Drug Tied to Harmful Side Effects

Latest High Blood Pressure News By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Patients taking a common diuretic to help lower blood pressure may be better off with a similarly effective but safer one, a new study suggests. Current guidelines recommend the drug chlorthalidone (Thalitone) as the first-line diuretic. But it can […]

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Women’s Blood Pressure Rises Earlier, Faster Than Men’s

Women’s Blood Pressure Rises Earlier, Faster Than Men’s

Latest High Blood Pressure News By Serena GordonHealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Popular media often portrays heart disease as a man’s problem, but new research suggests that women’s blood vessels actually age faster than men’s do. The new study found that blood pressure started increasing in women as early as the […]

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Hemoglobin vs. Hematocrit

Hemoglobin vs. Hematocrit

What is the difference between hemoglobin and hematocrit? Hemoglobin is the iron-based molecule type that gives blood its red color and ferries oxygen to the rest of the body. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells and hematocrit is a measurement of the amount of red blood cells as related to total blood cell […]

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Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs)

Diabetes Symptoms in Women (Early and Late) Diabetes symptoms in women include vaginal itching, pain, or discharge, loss if interest or pain after having sex, polycystic ovarian syndrome (POS), and urinary tract infections or UTIs (which are more common in women. Symptoms of diabetes that are the same in women and men are excessive thirst […]

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Lots of Overtime Could Send Your Blood Pressure Soaring

Lots of Overtime Could Send Your Blood Pressure Soaring

Latest High Blood Pressure News THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Long hours spent working will do no favors for your blood pressure, a new Canadian study suggests. The five-year study tracked the working hours and blood pressure readings of 3,500 white-collar workers at three public institutions in the province of Quebec. Compared to […]