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First Pregnancies May Lower Mom's Blood Pressure Permanently
in Next Nine Months, on December 15, 2008
... pressure changes in 1,373 women who had never given birth at baseline. They found that the average systolic blood pressure was lower by 2 millimeters of mercury and the average diastolic blood pressu...
Aztec-derived Grain - Salba - May Lessen Cardiovascular Risk from Type 2 Diabetes
in Daily Diabetic, on November 22, 2007
... by researchers to eating two of the three recommended daily portions of whole grains, with reduced systolic blood pressure and attenuated cardiovascular risk factors among individuals with well-contr...
Yes, You Can Have Your Chocolate
in Are you a beauty?, on November 3, 2007
...a recent German study that found eating a small amount of dark chocolate every day reduces the top (systolic) blood pressure number by almost 3 millimeters...and the bottom (diastolic) blood pressure ...
Improve your health with plants
in Daily Power Walk, on August 12, 2007
...cipants were more productive (12% quicker reaction time on the computer task) and less stressed ( systolic blood pressure readings lowered by one to four units). Immediately after completing the...
Chocolate - Yes or No
in Well Woman Blog, on July 7, 2007
...oup experienced no change in blood pressure. Study authors report the 3 mm Hg reduction they saw in systolic blood pressure in members of the dark chocolate group was small but significant, as it coul...
Dark Chocolate Have the Power to Reduce Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 5, 2007
...cts .
The researchers found that from baseline to 18 weeks, dark chocolate intake reduced average systolic BP by -2.9 (1.6) mm Hg and diastolic BP by -1.9 (1.0) mm Hg without changes in body weight,...
Menopause and High Blood Pressure
in Well Woman Blog, on April 12, 2007
... mean age of 46 -- found that the 51 women who reported having hot flashes had an age-adjusted mean systolic awake blood pressure of 141 and a mean systolic sleep blood pressure of 129, compared to 13...
Figuring Out Blood Pressure
in Well Woman Blog, on April 6, 2007
...known cause. Blood pressure measurements are read as two numbers. The higher number is called the systolic pressure. The lower number is called the diastolic pressure. Normal systolic pressure ...
Rheos™ Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy™ System, Implantable Device that Gives Significant Reduction In Blood Pressure
in Straightfromthedoc, on November 21, 2006
... implantable device for the treatment of patients with drug-resistant hypertension (who have a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or greater) that has been initially implanted at The University of R...
cocoa antioxidant flavonols, linked to low BP
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 1, 2006
...searchers observed that the men who consumed the most cocoa (more than 2.3 grams per day) had lower systolic diastolic blood pressures (3.7 mmHg and 2.1 mmHg, respectively) than those who consumed the...
Biotech Companies Announcing Public Offering of Common Stocks
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 19, 2005
...treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and darusentan for the treatment of resistant systolic hypertension. In collaboration with Novartis , Myogen also conducts a target and drug disc...
Risks of prehypertension are starting to come out
in Straightfromthedoc, on August 5, 2005
...Prehypertension is systolic blood pressure between 120 and 139 and/or diastolic pressure between 80 and 89 mm Hg. Various trials are starting to show that people in this class are at higher cardiovasc...
Blood pressure: lower is better
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 28, 2005
...the most recent Joint National Commission on High Blood Pressure: 120 to 139 millimeters of mercury systolic (top number) or 80 to 90 diastolic (bottom number).
A recent study links this state to adv...
Blood pressure in the elderly is poorly controlled
in Straightfromthedoc, on July 26, 2005
...le in the two older age groups received treatment for their conditions.
Hypertension is defined as systolic blood pressure of at least 140 mm Hg and diastolic pressure of at least 90 mm Hg. Normal is...