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 Northwestern Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham. In the study, middle-aged to elderly participants reduced their salt intake by about 1 teaspoon a day compared […]
26 minutes ago REHOBOTH BEACH, Del.- Earlier this year, the FDA lifted the ban on who could roll up their sleeves. Now, the playing field is leveled, so more people can donate their blood. “This is the first time in a long time that gay individuals will be able to legitimately donate blood,” said donor, […]
Otis Verley (left) donates blood while receiving instructions from Registered Nurse Huntley Walker (right). Looking on are Scottish constitution freemasons Dr Courtney King Palmer (second left), district grand master of Jamaica, and Leighton McKnight. (Photos: Naphtali Junior) Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has praised freemasons in Jamaica for their national blood drive initiative […]
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PHILADELPHIA — Intensive blood pressure control reduced dementia risk among individuals with hypertension, a randomized trial from rural China showed. A village doctor-led intervention with a simple stepped-care protocol targeting a blood pressure under 130/80 mm Hg reduced occurrence of any dementia by a relative 15% compared with usual care over 4 years (1.12% vs […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
