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Blood Pressure, Insulin Sensitivity Linked to Waist Circumference

Posted: Friday, March 18, 2005

present study suggest that the well-documented association between obesity, fasting insulin, insulin sensitivity, and blood pressure may largely, if not entirely, be explained by phenomena related to the concomitant variation in the amount of abdominal fat, as estimated by a simple clinical parameter: waist circumference,"

High Blood Pressure Will Affect Billions Worldwide

Posted: Wednesday, February 02, 2005

Researchers predict that by 2025, approximately one in three adults over age 20 - or 1.56 billion people worldwide - will have high blood pressure.

Blood Pressure Study Halted Due to Success

Posted: Monday, January 17, 2005

Hypertensive patients taking a combination of an ACE inhibitor and a calcium channel blocker are much less likely to experience an MI or stroke than are those on a beta-blocker and diuretic.

Nearly 60% of American Adults Have Elevated Blood Pressure

Posted: Monday, November 08, 2004

One-third are not aware of their condition, and among those who were aware, only 31 percent had their blood pressure controlled at target levels.

Hypertension Linked to Cognitive Decline at All Ages

Posted: Thursday, October 21, 2004

Young adults are as susceptible to longitudinal blood pressure-related decline in cognitive performance as are older adults.

Starting Young in Treating High Blood Pressure

Posted: Tuesday, September 07, 2004

New guidelines published in the August issue of Pediatrics suggest that doctors start checking blood pressure in children when they are as young as 3. Catching and treating hypertension early, will save lives

Eyes' Vessel Changes Predicts Severe Hypertension Risk 5-Years Early

Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2004

:The tiny vessels that supply blood to the retina appear to narrow before blood pressure exceeds normal ranges. A long-term study suggests that people with relatively narrowed retinal arterioles (the tiny vessels of the retina) are twice as likely to develop severe hypertension in five years as people with relatively wider arterioles.

Confronting Hypertension In Children As Early as 3-Years of Age

Posted: Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Under the new guidelines, children once classified as high normal, that is, whose readings were between the 90th and 95th percentile, are now considered prehypertensive. When the high blood pressure is related to excess weight, the report advises, families should be strongly encouraged to change their children's diet and have them become more active.

Nonadherence A Major Factor in Blood Pressure Control

Posted: Wednesday, July 28, 2004

Only about a third of persons with hypertension have controlled blood pressure. Nonadherence to hypertensive therapy is a major factor leading to poor blood pressure control, according to a new report that provides a "conceptual framework of factors affecting medication adherence and subsequent blood pressure control, outcomes, and health care utilization

Hypertension Related to Body Weight

Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2004

A positive correlation was observed between blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) in both genders.Young obese women loose their gender-related protective advantage in terms of the prevalence of hypertensionThe public should be aware that the deleterious effects of obesity come early on," Dr. Sharabi continued, and young women should be particularly aware that hypertension might result if they are overweight