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What Causes Elevated Diastolic BP?
People with hypertension should monitor their blood pressure regularly.blood pressure image by Cristina Bernhardsen from Fotolia.comHigh blood pressure, or hypertension, is a chronic elevation in the arterial pressure of the body that can lead to stroke or heart disease if left untreated....
Cholesterol News and Features Page
Find special feature stories and news on Cholesterol Health at WebMD
Facts About Blood Banks
Blood banks are stores of blood or blood components preserved for use in transfusions. Some blood banks also collect blood donations, but more often, collecting agencies such as the Red Cross carry out this process. Not all blood in a blood bank is donated: for example, plasma intended for manufactu
Pharmacologic Prevention of Vascular Complications in Diabetes
Lower blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and lipid parameters are associated with a fewer vascular complications in people with diabetes, but what drugs does current evidence support to achieve these goals?
Hypertension & Diet
For those who have high blood pressure, incorporating the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan into daily life will reduce hypertension, as will eating more nutritious foods such as fruit, whole grains, poultry and vegetables.
What Is the Definition of Hypertension?
According to the American Heart Association, nearly one in three Americans has hypertension, or high blood pressure. Of those who have high blood pressure, nearly one-third do not know it. Therefore, untreated high blood pressure is often referred to as "the silent killer."
Long-term Anti-hypertensive Therapy and Stroke Prevention
Which class of antihypertensive agents is superior in reducing the risk of stroke?
Preventing Thrombophilia-Related Complications of Pregnancy
Management of thrombophilia often involves anticoagulant therapy; however, use of these agents during pregnancy is challenging.
Natural Cures for Lowering & Preventing High Blood Sugar
Chronically high levels of blood sugar can result in various health problems, from dehydration to blindness. In order to prevent or lower high blood sugar, you can substitute complex carbohydrates for simple carbs, combine foods to lower the overall effect on your blood sugar and exercise.
The Plasma Donation Process
Donating plasma is a way to make some extra money while saving lives. Donated plasma is sent to hospitals and health care centers and may be used by people with hemophilia, pregnant mothers and newborn babies, emergency room patients and burn victims. The process of donating plasma is...
How Cinnamon Reduces Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is a serious medical problem that leads to potentially fatal conditions such as blood clots, strokes, and heart attacks. Anyone can have high blood pressure, but it is especially common in people suffering from Type II diabetes. Fortunately, modern research found a natural cure f
The Causes of High LDH
LDH blood samples are often sent to a laboratory for analysis.working in lab image by DXfoto.com from Fotolia.comLactate dehydrogenase (often abbreviated LDH) is an enzyme found in almost all body tissues of plants and animals. In humans, this enzyme plays a major role in converting...
Risk of Low Blood Pressure
We frequently hear about the importance of reducing high blood pressure, but blood pressure can become too low as well. Low blood pressure or hypotension can cause dizziness and fainting and can be an indication of serious health problems including heart disorders. Low blood pressure is highly treat
Detox for Hypertensive Patients
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is known as the silent killer. When hypertension is diagnosed in patients, physicians prescribe a course of treatment that includes a change in lifestyle and diet along with medication. Though not officially endorsed, most physicians agree that a routine detoxif
Statins Pose No Greater Harm to Memory, Study Suggests
Review of more than a million patients finds the drugs are no worse for recall than other cholesterol fighters
What Does EEE Mean With Accu-Chek Advantage?
When diabetes requires regular blood-sugar testing, many diabetics have found ease and convenience using electronic meters. Accu-Chek makes several different meters and accompanying accessories, including the Accu-Chek Advantage, that provide instant blood-sugar readings.
Chemotherapy for Aggressive-Histology Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
The purpose of this study was to assess, through a systematic review, chemotherapeutic regimens in patients at least 60 years of age who had previously untreated, advanced-stage, aggressive- histology non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Acute Stroke Blood Pressure Guidelines
A stroke is often called a brain attack. A blockage or rupture in the blood vessel causes a stroke because of an interruption of blood flow to the brain. The brain tissue and affected area suffer because of the lack of oxygen and nutrients in the blood. Overall, stroke is the third leading cause of
Types of Leukocytes
There are five major types of leukocytes: neutrophils, eosinophils, basophils, lymphocytes and monocytes. Each type of leukocyte plays an important role in maintaining your body's defense system. For instance, lymphocytes work simultaneously with the immune system to fight opportunistic bacteria ent
How Does Your Body Work to Control Blood Pressure?
The heart.Our bodies work in many amazing ways to try to regulate themselves. One of the ways in which the body controls blood pressure is by changing the pace at which the heart beats, known as the heart rate. The higher the body's heart rate, the higher our blood pressure will be. Heart...