Monthly Archives: November 2023
Nov
image: Deepak Gupta, MD, MSCI, associate professor of Medicine at VUMC and co-principal investigator. view more Credit: Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nearly everyone can lower their blood pressure, even people currently on blood pressure- reducing drugs, by lowering their sodium intake, reports a new study from Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), Northwestern Medicine and the […]
Nov
Participants from Illinois and Alabama were tested on low and high-sodium diets The low-sodium diet was found to reduce blood pressure by 7 mm Hg on average READ MORE: Dietitian reveals why children are obsessed with chicken nuggets By Caitlin Tilley In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania For Dailymail.Com Published: 17:31 EST, 11 November 2023 | Updated: 18:11 […]
Nov
#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } #inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; } NORTH ANDOVER — The family of a North Andover High School senior killed in a crash this week have said she was “funny, loving and happy.” Brenna Caisse, 18, was killed in a crash Thursday night on Interstate 495 in […]
Nov
Tuberculosis testing for hundreds of children in Omaha began Saturday, after a large group of infants, toddlers and children was potentially exposed to infection through a drop-in day-care program. More than 500 children need to be tested within the next week, local health officials said, and younger ones will be given preventive drugs. It’s an […]
Nov
REHOBOTH BEACH, DE – Saturday the Blood Bank of Delmarva teamed up with CAMP Rehoboth to host a blood drive, celebrating the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent expansion of donor eligibility. In 1983, a lifetime deferral policy restricted gay and bisexual men from donating blood in efforts to reduce the spread of HIV when testing […]
Nov
Research Highlights: The phase 2 study found that a single injection of the experimental medication zilebesiran safely and effectively lowered blood pressure in adults with mild-to-moderate hypertension for up to six months. Based on these results, zilebesiran has the potential to improve medication adherence due to infrequent dosing, which will, in turn, reduce cardiovascular risk […]
Nov
Research Highlights: A randomized trial comparing the effects of high-sodium and low-sodium diets on blood pressure in adults with normal blood pressure and high blood pressure found that following a low-sodium diet significantly lowered blood pressure in 70%-75% of participants in as little as one week, including people currently taking blood pressure medications. Systolic blood […]
Nov
Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. CNN — Cutting 1 teaspoon of salt from your diet each day can lower your top blood pressure reading just as much as a typical hypertension medication, even if you […]
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High blood pressure? Reducing salt in your diet may be as effective as a common drug, study finds
Nov
Want to lower your blood pressure? Cutting back on salt in your diet could help do just that — and according to new research, for many people it may be as effective as taking a common blood pressure medication. The study, published Saturday in JAMA, found that reducing sodium consumption significantly lowered blood pressure in […]