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What Is High Blood Pressure?
High Blood Pressure (HBP) can have deadly health consequences if not treated.
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Kids’ blood pressure spikes can be adulthood problem
Katie Fairbank
9/16/2013
Kids with occasional spikes in blood pressure are at higher risk for adult High Blood Pressure.
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Obese children quadruple their risk of high blood pressure
Katie Fairbank
9/16/2013
Obese children quadruple their risk and overweight children double their risk of developing high blood pressure in adulthood
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Medical practices double blood pressure control rates
Katie Fairbank
8/22/2013
Nearly twice as many people controlled their high blood pressure under a comprehensive program undertaken by medical practices
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CDC stressing vaccinations, flu shots
Katie Fairbank
8/22/2013
For the new school year, the push is on to assure that everyone is up-to-date on vaccinations.
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New coating may reduce blood clot risk inside stents
A new stent coating may someday eliminate a common side effect of the treatment.
Electromagnets guide heart device implantation, reduce radiation exposure
Electromagnetic tracking may be a safer, faster way to implant a heart pacing device.
Smoking: Do You Really Know the Risks?
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Get Moving: Easy Tips to Get Active!
Why? It's easy, it works and it pays!
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