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Blood Pressure Treatment
High and low blood pressure can require treatment in order to bring blood pressure to a healthy range. But which blood pressure treatments work best?
Blood Pressure Symptoms
High blood pressure and low blood pressure manifest physical symptoms. Learn the signs of hypertension and hypotension here.
Stroke Treatment
Immediate treatment for stroke is very important. Learn what happens in emergency situations, and how to prevent the onset of a stroke in the future.
Stress Symptoms
What are the most common signs of stress? To learn which symptoms of acute, episodic and chronic stress can develop into more serious problems, start here.
Infertility Causes and Risk Factors
Many things cause fertility problems. Learn common causes of infertility for men and women here, plus info on factors that affect the ability to conceive.
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'Time matters' in the fight against pulmonary hypertension
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association Europe (PHA EU) has launched ‘Time Matters’ a new campaign which encourages people with Pulmonary Hypertension (PH) and their friends and family to share hopes and dreams for the future in order to raise awarenes
Study: Hypertension In Teen Girls Linked To Prenatal Lead Exposure
It's been long known that the prevalence of hypertension and heart disease differs between men and women, but scientists don't know why.
Study: Hypertension Could Increase Cancer Risk
People with high blood pressure are more likely to develop cancer or die as a result of the disease, according to the results of a new study from King's College London in the UK. According to Telegraph Medical Correspondent Stephen Adams, the study, which
Blood Pressure and Stroke Risks
People with pre-hypertension are 50 percent more likely to have a stroke than people who don’t have it.
Women with pulmonary arterial hypertension have greater response to treatment than men
Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) patients of different sexes and races may respond differently to treatment with commonly used medications for the disease, says a new study from researchers at Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylv