World Hypertension Day: Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure Risk, Despite Genes 
Huffington Post
Just in time for World Hypertension Day comes this piece of good news: We might have more control over our blood pressure than previously thought. We're often taught that genetic susceptibility is rote. There's no way around it: if one of your parents ...
Hypertension tip of iceberg for bad health Tahlequah Daily Press
Prevent hypertension to live healthy Times of India
Fitness fights high blood pressure Pakistan Observer
stv.tv  -Beauregard Daily News  -Kings County Register/Advertiser 
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1 in 3 people worldwide has high blood pressure 
Health24.com
The United Nations data showed one in three adults worldwide has raised blood pressure (hypertension) - the cause of around half of all deaths from stroke and heart disease - and the condition affects almost half the adult population in some countries ...
One in Three Adults Have Hypertension dailyRx
Hypertension and diabetes on the rise worldwide, says UN report UN News Centre
Diabetes, obesity, hypertension 'on the rise' in the Caribbean Antigua Observer
India.Com Health  -Times of India  -Zenopa 
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Fitness fights high blood pressure, even with family history 
WZVN-TV
TUESDAY, May 15 (HealthDay News) -- Although people with a family history of high blood pressure (hypertension) are at much greater risk of developing the condition themselves, regular exercise and physical fitness may significantly lower that risk, ...
Fitness Fights High Blood Pressure Genes WebMD
Physical Fitness May Reduce Hypertension Risk in People With Family History MarketWatch (press release)
Fitness can help overcome high blood pressure genes New York Daily News
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St Jude is latest to launch blood pressure device 
Reuters
The St Jude device, called the EnligHTN Renal Denervation System, is intended for patients whose high blood pressure is resistant to drug therapy, or about one quarter of those who have hypertension. An estimated 68 million Americans, or one in three, ...
Renal Denervation Technology from St. Jude Medical Demonstrates Significant ... MarketWatch (press release)
St. Jude launches device for treatment of hypertension TwoCircles.net

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'Controlling Blood Pressure - Team Based Care Vital' 
Medical News Today
If all patients with high blood pressure were treated to goal as outlined in current clinical guidelines, it is estimated that 46000 deaths might be averted each year. Total annual costs associated with hypertension are $156 billion, including medical ...
TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS TEAM-BASED CARE FOR IMPROVING BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL The Cypress Times

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St. Jude Wins European Approval for Blood Pressure Device 
BusinessWeek
By Michelle Fay Cortez on May 15, 2012 St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ) (STJ), the second- biggest maker of heart-rhythm devices, won European approval of its product to treat hypertension by searing the nerves that contribute to high blood pressure.
Aussie doc: St. Jude's hypertension treatment better than Medtronic's MedCity News

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Deadly effects of high blood pressure prevented by a quick walk 
CollegeNews
However, since high blood pressure is a genetic ailment, typically passed down from a parent, people can use this knowledge of their family history to prevent such health problems. According to Hypertension, one third of those whose parents have the ...
Palpitations are predictive of future atrial fibrillation Science Daily (press release)

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Diet Doc Offers New, Cost-Effective hCG Weight Loss Diet Plans For Patients ... 
Virtual-Strategy Magazine
Diet Doc Weight Loss announces a new high blood pressure diet plans for people who need medical weight loss diet plans. Many medical studies have shown the link between obesity and high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

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Drive to raise awareness on causes of hypertension 
gulfnews.com
Dubai: The Emirates Cardiac Society (ECS) has launched a programme to raise awareness on the factors contributing to high blood pressure and encourage members of the public to undergo screenings to diagnose hypertension early on.
Emirates Cardiac Society launches Love Your Heart Healthy programme AME Info

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India has low rates of hypertension, reveals WHO study 
Deccan Herald
In India, 23.10 per cent men and 22.60 per cent women over 25 years old suffer from hypertension, says the World Health Organisation's 'global health statistics 2012' released on Wednesday. Increased blood pressure is a high-risk condition that causes ...
Check your lifestyle on World Hypertension Day, May 17 : Dr.David Masih Punjab Newsline

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