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FDA Panel Tackles Faulty Pulse Oximeter Readings That Come With Darker Skin
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Friday addressed a continuing issue with pulse oximeters – that they give less accurate readings for folks with darker...
Weight-Loss Med Zepbound Lowers High Blood Pressure in Obese People
MONDAY, Feb. 5, 2024 – The weight-loss drug Zepbound provides more health benefits than dropping pounds and controlling diabetes, a new study shows. It also appears to help people with obesity...
High Blood Pressure in Young Black Women Sends Stroke Risks Soaring
FRIDAY, Feb. 2, 2024 – Black American women have much higher rates of high blood pressure than white women, and it's especially deadly if hypertension sets in before the age of 35, new research...
Are You a Nose Breather or Mouth Breather? One Might Be Healthier
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – It turns out that primarily breathing through the mouth isn’t good for your health compared to breathing through the nose, a new study finds. Breathing through the nose r...
Prenatal Humidity, Temperature Exposure Linked to Childhood BP
MONDAY, Jan. 22, 2024 – Higher prenatal humidity and temperature could modulate blood pressure (BP) changes across childhood, according to a study published online in the February issue of JACC:...
High Stress From Teenage Years to Adulthood May Up Cardiometabolic Risk
FRIDAY, Jan. 19, 2024 – Consistently high perceived stress from adolescence to adulthood is associated with increased cardiometabolic risk in adulthood, according to a study published online Jan. 17...
Drop in Blood Lead Linked to Decline in Systolic BP in American Indian Adults
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2024 – Even small reductions in blood lead levels are associated with decreases in systolic blood pressure among American Indian adults, according to a study published online...
Clues to How Mental Stress Takes Toll on Physical Health
MONDAY, Jan. 15, 2024 – Stress appears to increase a person’s chances of developing metabolic syndrome, a cluster of unhealthy factors that add up to an increased risk for serious problems, a new s...
Heart Effects of High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy Could Linger
THURSDAY, Dec. 28, 2023 — New research suggests the effects of high blood pressure during pregnancy may be long-lasting. Researchers found that women who developed high blood pressure during p...
KMgCit Superior to KCl for Preventing Thiazide-Induced Hyperglycemia
TUESDAY, Dec. 26, 2023 – For patients with hypertension without diabetes, potassium magnesium citrate (KMgCit) is better than potassium chloride (KCl) for preventing thiazide diuretic (TD)-induced...
Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Before Age 55 Years Impact Risk for Heart Disease
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – Genetically predicted systolic blood pressure (SBP) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) increase the risk for coronary heart disease (CHD), independent of age,...
Nitrate-Enriched Beetroot Juice Produces Reduction in Systolic BP in COPD
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 20, 2023 – For individuals with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), dietary nitrate supplementation in the form of beetroot juice results in a sustained reduction in...
Treatment Initiation With Thiazide Diuretics Increases Hyponatremia Risk
MONDAY, Dec. 18, 2023 – The excess risk for hyponatremia is increased with treatment initiation with thiazide diuretics, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in the Annals of Internal...
Changes in Cardiac Structure ID'd in Latinas With Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2023 – Hispanic/Latina women with a history of de novo hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) have detectable subclinical alterations in cardiac structure, according to a study...
Concordant Hypertension Observed in Heterosexual Couples
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – Within heterosexual couples, concordance of hypertension is seen consistently across four countries, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in the Journal of the...
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