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Tag: HIgh-blood Pressure
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Nation & World
Less rest, more stress for the weary
New study highlights a correlation between women who sleep less than eight hours at night and developing a greater risk for hypertension or high blood pressure.
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Nation & World
Protein, fat, or carbs?
Researchers applied new techniques to old samples from a 2005 dietary study to show that a focus on eating healthy rather than obsessing over a single nutrient can improve heart health.
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Nation & World
‘Best diet in America,’ but who knew?
The Harvard Chan School welcomed Lawrence Appel of Johns Hopkins to discuss his work testing the DASH diet.
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Nation & World
Cocoa for pleasure — and health?
A study by Harvard Medical School faculty members at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is exploring the health benefits of cocoa in a massive, 18,000-person study that may provide answers hinted at in smaller studies.
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Nation & World
Women with heart risk
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in women in the United States, deadlier than all forms of cancer combined. The good news is that up to 90 percent of heart disease may be preventable.
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Nation & World
Pinpointing danger in hypertension
A Harvard endocrinologist was senior author on a study pinpointing the precise high blood pressure level and critical time when intervening was tied to a decrease in the risk of death.
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Nation & World
Sick to death
Harvard School of Public Health researchers are mounting a major study of chronic disease in four African nations, which organizers hope will provide a foundation for understanding and treating chronic ailments like heart disease, diabetes, and cancer.
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Nation & World
Daily battle to improve health
Harvard School of Public Health student Lyle Ignace hopes to use his experience as an American Indian physician and his new understanding of public health systems to make a difference in the Native American community.
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Nation & World
Florida A&M, Harvard study link between lead and hypertension
A machine that looks as if it can emit a laser beam may be key to determining why many adults in Gadsden County have high-blood pressure.