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TODAY'S FEATURE ARTICLE:Friday July 25, 2008
Doctors Debate Whether Adult Treatments Safe for Kids
With pediatricians treating kids for high blood pressure and dangerous cholesterol levels, some doctors are worried about the damage adult medications could be doing to children. In doctor's offices and medical centers across the country, kids are being prescribed drugs like Zantac for stomach problems, Lipitor for high cholesterol and even Zyprexa — a drug prescribed to aging patients suffering from bi-polar disorder. ...   Click Here to Read More
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Overview
What is blood pressure?
Blood is carried from the heart to all parts of your body in vessels called arteries. Blood pressure is the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the arteries....
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Effect of High Blood Pressure on Your Body
Find out about the effect of high blood pressure on your body. Click on the brain, eyes, arteries, kidneys, and heart to get a closer look at what high blood pressure does to these organs....
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Tips for Keeping High Blood Pressure Under Control
There is a lot you can do to prevent HBP. These same healthy habits will help you keep HBP under control.Keep a healthy weight. Being overweight adds to your risk of HBP...
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Prevention
How Can I Prevent High Blood Pressure?
Anyone can develop high blood pressure, also called hypertension. African Americans are at higher risk for this serious disease than any other race or ethnic group...
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Hypertension Research Studies
Participants in clinical trials can play a more active role in their own health care, gain access to new research treatments before they are widely available, and help others...
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We've gathered together many internet links to get you to the information you need on blood pressure health programs, services and research...
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