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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...

As One Spouse's Blood Pressure Rises, So Does the Other's: Study

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 6, 2023 – In sickness and in health – and in blood pressure, too? A new international study finds that if your blood pressure rises with time, your spouse's might, also. “Many p...

High Systolic BP Tied to Higher Cardiovascular Mortality in T2DM

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 – Clinic systolic blood pressure (BP) ≥130 mm Hg or diastolic BP levels ≥90 mm Hg are associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in people with type...

Commuting on a Highway? Your Blood Pressure May Pay a Price

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 29, 2023 – It's not just bumper-to-bumper highway traffic that's causing your blood pressure to spike during your daily commute. New research shows that the exhaust fumes spewing...

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