Stiffness of the arteries was similar in moderate and heavy coffee drinkers, but coffee has many other effects on the body. Coffee lovers, rejoice! A new study found you can drink up to 25 cups of coffee a day without increasing the stiffness of your arteries — a risk factor for heart attack and stroke....
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Smoking may impair body’s blood pressure autocorrect system
PENN STATE HERSHEY, Pa. — Smokers may be at a higher risk for developing hypertension, and an overactive response to normal drops in blood pressure may help explain why, according to researchers. “The human body has a buffering system that continuously monitors and maintains a healthy blood pressure,” said Lawrence Sinoway, director of the Penn State Clinical and Translational Science Institute. “If blood pressure drops, a response called...
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Why High Blood Pressure and Cold Meds Don’t Mix
Cold medicines are not off-limits if you have heart disease, but patients with high blood pressure, or hypertension, should check the label carefully when choosing a cold or allergy medicine. That’s because decongestants such as pseudoephedrine, ephedrine, phenylephrine, naphazoline and oxymetazoline can increase your blood pressure and heart rate. Make sure the cold or allergy medication you plan to take is free of those ingredients. Decongestants can...
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FDA Expands Lists Of Blood Pressure Drugs Recalled For Potentially Carcinogenic Ingredient
Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited issued a voluntary recall of its losartan potassium and losartan potassium/hydrochlorothiazide tablets due to potentially cancer-causing impurity. The U.S. Food and Drug Authority made the announcement on Thursday, April 18. A full list of all recalled medication is available on the federal government agency’s website. Blood Pressure Drugs Recalled The impurity found in the active pharmaceutical ingredient, or API, is...
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Kidneys and blood pressure connection
Posted by Kathleen Hoffman on Mar 31, 2019 in Blog It doesn’t seem possible that high blood pressure numbers can damage kidneys. But the way kidneys work can give you an understanding of the reason. Below is an infographic explaining the important filtration parts of the kidneys–nephrons. In the kidneys, the delicate structures called nephrons are filtering wonders. The blood moves into...
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Does your family eat out a lot? Watch your blood pressure
(HealthDay)—You know that too much salt contributes to high blood pressure, but you might not realize how easily eating out could put you and your kids at risk. Many entrees at leading restaurants and fast food places contain almost a full day’s allotment of salt, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention....
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DNA Gets a New — and Bigger — Genetic Alphabet
DNA is spelled out with four letters, or bases. Researchers have now built a system with eight. It may hold clues to the potential for life elsewhere in the universe and could also expand our capacity to store digital data on Earth In 1985, the chemist Steven A. Benner sat down with some colleagues and...
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The ‘blue’ in blueberries can help lower blood pressure
Researchers from King’s studied 40 healthy volunteers for one month. They were randomly given either a drink containing 200g of blueberries, or a matched control drink daily. The team monitored chemicals in volunteers’ blood and urine as well as their blood pressure and flow-mediated dilation (FMD) of the brachial artery: a measure of how the...
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Resistance training even as little as once per week benefits older individuals
According to a recent study, resistance training improves the health of over 65-year-olds, and the benefits occur even when training as little as once per week. The benefits include improvements in blood values, muscle strength and mental well-being. “We found that individuals who were close to having high blood pressure, high cholesterol, high blood glucose,...
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Combining morning exercise with short walking breaks helps control blood pressure in older overweight/obese adults, especially in women
DALLAS, February 20, 2019 — Thirty minutes of morning exercise lowers blood pressure for the rest of the day among older men and women who are overweight or obese. And women who take brief, frequent breaks from sitting throughout the day can enhance the blood pressure benefits of morning exercise even more, according to new...