Some research studies have found light to moderate drinking to be protective of heart health; others have found long term drinking to be damaging.
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The number of Australians with chronic kidney disease is set to rise, but there’s no cure for most people. Here’s what you need to know about this silent killer.
You’ve probably had your blood pressure measured using the “cuff method”. But how accurate was the reading?
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High blood pressure is associated with an increased risk of developing dementia, but now researchers have found that it may be protective in the very old.
To improve your blood pressure, eat rolled oats or oat bran for breakfast.
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High blood pressure can be treated or prevented. Eating oats, fruit and vegetables – and beetroot, in particular – helps. So does avoiding salt, liquorice, caffeine and alcohol.
The higher your blood pressure, the greater your risk of a heart attack or stroke, but there are many other risk factors too.
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It’s known that Montmorency cherry juice improves sleep, gout symptoms and muscle recovery after exercise. The latest research shows that it can also reduce blood pressure.
We could be doing much more to prevent heart attacks.
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Consistently high blood pressure is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and needs to be treated. But what if your GP’s blood pressure readings are wrong?
People donate money during a flash football game organized by Arlington High School football player Max Gray, 18, to raise money for Jonielle Spiller, the mother of youth football player Jovon “Jo Jo” Mangual, 13, who died during the Oso mudslide, in Arlington.
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If you’re an adult and have ever visited a doctor, you’ve probably had your blood pressure measured. General practitioners tend to obsess over blood pressure. But with good reason: hypertension, or persistently…
Reducing Australians’ salt intake by 30% could save 7,000 lives a year.
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While other nations have successfully reduced their sodium intake, Australians are still eating too much salt. And we’re paying the price with our health; a high-salt diet can lead to high blood pressure…
There’s no proof blood pressure-lowering drugs prevent heart attacks in people with mild hypertension – but they could.
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An article in this week’s issue of the British Medical Journal calls into question a common practice: treatment of mild high blood pressure. The authors argue that lowering the drug threshold for high…
According to an experimental study published in Nature Communications, severing key nerves in the neck may provide a new option for lowering high blood pressure. Considering new approaches to treating…