High Blood Pressure

Study Finds Serious Long-Term Physical and Mental Health Problems in Victims of Sexual Assault and Harassment

In a study published in the January 2019 issue of the journal, JAMA Internal Medicine, researchers asked the question, “Do women with a history of sexual harassment or sexual assault have higher blood pressure, greater depression and anxiety, and poorer sleep than women without this history?’ They found that out of their sample of 304 …

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Super Berries! The “Blue” in Blueberries May be Just as Effective as Blood Pressure Medications to Improve Your Cardiovascular Health

A new UK study published in The Journals of Gerontology, found that eating 200g of blueberries daily for a month can improve blood cell function and decrease systolic blood pressure in healthy people by 20 percent. This is the same result expected after taking blood pressure medication. The researchers concluded that: “Regular consumption of blueberries …

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African-Americans Now Five Times the National Average for Extremely High Blood Pressure Rates And Are At A Much Higher Risk Than Any Other Group for Blood Pressure Emergencies

A new Rutgers University study, recently published in the journal, Blood Pressure, rings the alarm that extremely high blood pressure, often classified as hypertensive emergencies, the type that can lead to strokes, heart attacks, and acute kidney damage, are five times more likely to occur in African-American, inner-city populations, than in any other group in …

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Explosive New Research Discovers A Critical Protein That Links Diabetes to Heart Disease and Strokes

Researchers at Wexner Medical Center at Ohio State University have blown away the scientific community by discovering that overproduction of the protein, clusterin, can lead to cardiometabolic syndrome. This occurs when there is an unhealthy combination of high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high cholesterol, and extra body fat around the waist. The study, published …

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Today is National “Wear Red Day” for Heart Disease Awareness as New Reports Finds That Nearly Half of all U.S. Adults Have Heart Disease

The American Heart Association (AHA), has declared today, Friday February 1, 2019, National “Wear Red Day,” for heart disease awareness. This is the kickoff to the month of February being National Heart Disease Awareness Month. This awareness campaign begins with the release of an alarming update to the ‘2019 AHA Heart and Stroke Statistics,’ published …

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