Long-Term Depression May Boost Stroke Risk Long After Mood Improves
Even after the psychological pain is effectively treated, damage from long years of depression may linger. It seems to double the risk of stroke among adults over age 50, research suggests.(Image...
View ArticleAssault On Salt: Uruguay Bans Shakers In Restaurants And Schools
The tiny nation has some of Latin America's highest rates of obesity, hypertension and heart disease. The capital Montevideo has tried to intervene by making salt on the table illegal.(Image credit:...
View ArticleAggressively Lowering Blood Pressure Saves Lives, Study Finds
A huge federal study was halted early when a preliminary analysis of the results found clear evidence that lowering blood pressure can slash heart attacks, strokes, heart failure and deaths.(Image...
View ArticleAggressive Lowering Of Blood Pressure Carries Risks As Well As Benefits
The group of patients that was treated more intensively did 25 percent better than the one that was treated to the traditional target. But some side effects nearly doubled with intensive...
View ArticleStrokes On The Rise Among Younger Adults
Fewer people are having strokes now than decades ago. But that improvement seems to be mostly among the elderly. Young people are actually having more strokes, partly because of the rise in...
View ArticleA Study Takes The Globe's Blood Pressure And Finds A Dramatic Rise
According to the research, hypertension is now a more common disease in low- and middle-income countries than in wealthy nations.(Image credit: Lillian Suwanrumpha /AFP/Getty Images)
View ArticleKnowing Someone Who Faced Discrimination May Affect Blood Pressure
Seeing someone close to you experience racial discrimination may have more of an effect on health than experiencing that discrimination yourself, a study finds.(Image credit: Trina Dalziel/Illustration...
View ArticleTo Bring Down Stubbornly High Blood Pressure, It Helps To Have A Team
A quick prescription and annual lecture from a doctor often aren't enough to help people control hypertension. So some clinics now mobilize teams of health pros to motivate and support patients.(Image...
View ArticleAfrica Is Suffering A Silent Crisis Of Stroke
The largest-ever study of stroke patients in Africa reveals a high rate of a particularly risky type of brain incident. What's the problem? And what's the solution?(Image credit: Scott Camazine...
View ArticleDrug Test Spurs Frank Talk Between Hypertension Patients And Doctors
High blood pressure can cause severe health problems, but some of the medications to control it have unpleasant side effects. A new drug test alerts doctors when patients aren't taking their...
View ArticleDo IVF And Other Fertility Treatments Lead To Health Risks For The Baby? Maybe
A small study of teens who were conceived via assisted reproductive technology finds a significant number already have hypertension and premature "age-related changes" in their blood vessels.(Image...
View ArticleSouthern Diet Blamed For High Rates Of Hypertension Among Black Americans
Fried chicken, mac and cheese and sweet drinks: A study suggests Southern cuisine may be at the center of a tangled web of reasons why black people are more prone to hypertension than white...
View ArticleSexual Assault And Harassment May Have Lasting Health Repercussions For Women
In a small study of middle-aged women, a history of sexual assault and workplace harassment was linked to health problems like hypertension, sleeplessness and depression. (Image credit: Fabio...
View ArticleA Daily Baby Aspirin Could Help Many Pregnancies And Save Lives
Pregnant women at high or even moderate risk of developing the life-threatening condition preeclampsia should consider taking a very small dose of aspirin daily to prevent it, doctors say.(Image...
View ArticleEating too much salt is making Americans sick. Even a 12% reduction can save...
The FDA has issued new targets to reduce the amount of salt that manufacturers put in their foods. It could prevent thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease.(Image credit: Eric Savage/Getty Images)
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