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Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure
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Kidney Disease and High Blood Pressure – Kidneys Regulate your Blood Pressure

Kidney disease could be the result of uncontrolled hypertension. Kidneys are bean-shaped organs,  located just below the rib cage, one on each side of the lumbar spine. The normal urinary …
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High Blood Pressure and Allergy
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High Blood Pressure and Allergy

Allergic reactions occur when the defense system of the body, the so called immune system, mistakenly considers certain substances as harmful and fights against them. These substances are called …
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BPA (Bisphenol A) Exposure and High Blood Pressure
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BPA (Bisphenol A) Exposure and High Blood Pressure

There is enough research evidence that prolonged exposure to BPA products may cause permanent hypertension. A study by the Seoul National University of Medicine, performed on volunteers above the …
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Power nap improves brain performance – Learn about the benefits of a short sleep
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Power nap improves brain performance – Learn about the benefits of a short sleep

It’s 2.30 p.m. and you are still sitting at your desk since 7:30 in the morning trying to decipher what is going on with your mail account and at …
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High Blood Pressure and Diabetes
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High Blood Pressure and Diabetes

Diabetes and high blood pressure have been found to occur together in up to 75% of adults while patients with high blood pressure alone frequently show evidence of poor …
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Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland – Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
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Biopsy of the Thyroid Gland – Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

Biopsy of thyroid gland is performed when thyroid cancer is suspected. Thyroid nodules are a common finding among  patients with thyroid disease. Although in most of the cases they have …
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High Blood Pressure and Stroke
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High Blood Pressure and Stroke

High blood pressure is reciprocally related to stroke. Its occurrence increases the risk for stroke and certain types of strokes may end up with high blood pressure due to …
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Eating Out and High Blood Pressure  – Tips to eat healthy
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Eating Out and High Blood Pressure – Tips to eat healthy

Eating out when having high blood pressure could be a real problem if your blood pressure values impose salt and lipid restrictions. Food apart from being a biological need …
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Food Coma – What causes Postprandial Somnolence?
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Food Coma – What causes Postprandial Somnolence?

So here we are again! A late Sunday brunch started with an innocent cup of coffee or your favorite tea flavors, some juice and pancakes, followed by an array …
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Preeclampsia – High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
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Preeclampsia – High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy

What is Preeclampsia? Preeclampsia is one of the most common and serious complications of pregnancy and it 2-7% of pregnancies in the western world. In developing countries such as …
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Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure – How alcohol affects your blood presure
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Alcohol Consumption and High Blood Pressure – How alcohol affects your blood presure

Alcohol Drinking too much could increase your blood pressure. The opposite is true, when you drink occasionally and small quantities of certain drinks. Research evidence supports that moderate wine consumption …
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7 Alarming High Blood Pressure Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore
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7 Alarming High Blood Pressure Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore

Increasing awareness has been spreading about the harmful effects of High Blood Pressure and its involvement as one of the major killers of the twenty-first century. Spotting High blood …
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