Can blood pressure treatment be harmful? Reducing blood pressure is usually a good thing, but doctors have been concerned about intensive blood pressure lowering during hypertension therapy and the accompanying elevations of the molecule creatinine. Until the most recent research they worried that the creatinine elevations might be an indicator of kidney disease. Signs of… Continue reading Hypertension and Kidney Disease
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An Additional Benefit of Saunas?
Using saunas frequently may be linked to a lower risk of stroke, according to new research. The study, published in the May 2, 2018, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, was conducted in Finland, where saunas originated and nearly every home has one. “These results are exciting because… Continue reading An Additional Benefit of Saunas?
Breaking News: Lower Blood Pressure Target Recommended
A study presented at the American Heart Association meeting and published online in the New England Journal of Medicine on November 9th 2015 found that at least 16.8 million Americans could potentially benefit from lowering their systolic blood pressure (SBP) to 120 mmHg, much lower than current guidelines of 140 or 150 mmHg. The collaborative… Continue reading Breaking News: Lower Blood Pressure Target Recommended