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10 hrs ago | Cell Research

ALDH2 protects against stroke by clearing 4-HNE

We concluded the causative role of ALDH2 deficiency in neuronal injury as overexpression or activation of ALDH2 conferred neuroprotection by clearing 4-HNE in in vitro studies.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR

15 hrs ago | Lincoln Daily News

High Blood Pressure Education Month: State health department encourages healthy lifestyles

Reducing sodium consumption by just 30 percent could prevent more than 100,000 cases of high blood pressure and save more than $200 million in medical costs in Illinois, where cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack and stroke remain a leading cause of death.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Smoking, Life, Food, Dieting, Pulaski County, IL

21 hrs ago | KFMB-am

Sex & Relationships

People who follow the ancient practice of yoga may be getting an added health boost, with a new study suggesting it can fight high blood pressure -- also known as hypertension.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Infertility, Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, Robots, Science / Technology

Yesterday | The Wichita Eagle

Eye exams can reveal diseases

A diet rich in antioxidants, especially lutein and zeaxanthin , vitamin E and vitamin C has been shown to promote eye health.

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Related Topix: Supplement, Vitamin E, Life, Food, Dieting, Vitamin C, Genetics, Medicine, Diabetes, Health

Mon May 20, 2013

AdelaideNow...

Garlic pills can help cut cholesterol

MONTH course of garlic supplements can reduce cholesterol levels by 8 per cent, University of Adelaide research shows.

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Related Topix: Supplement, Garlic, Medicine, Health

Naperville Sun

Should unhealthy habits be penalized

A couple of weeks ago, I came across an article that piqued my interest. Apparently large companies will begin imposing penalties on employees who smoke, are overweight, or have high blood pressure or diabetes.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Diabetes

Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Hypertension keeps teens in high spirits

High blood pressure in adolescents may have a bright side. A new study suggests that hypertensive teenagers have higher academic achievement and fewer emotional and behavioral problems than peers with normal blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Family, Teenagers

NewsTarget.com

Research: Nigella sativa seed extract reduces hypertension

The seed of a traditional Middle Eastern medicinal plant known by the species name Nigella sativa has been shown to help lower blood pressure, among a plethora of other medicinal benefits.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Pharmacology

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Managing seasonal allergies

Although spring arrived late this year in parts of the United States, the summer allergy season will still be strong, according to a sinus expert at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

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Related Topix: University of Alabama, Fitness, Yoga, Medicine, Health

Clarksville Online

American Heart Association says Institute of Medicine (IOM) report an ...

The American Heart Association says a new report from the Institute of Medicine - Sodium Intake in Populations: Assessment of Evidence - is incomplete in its assessment of sodium's impact on health because it does not focus its examinations on scientific evidence that links excess consumption and high blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Health, Heart Disease

Examiner.com

Decongestants can raise your hypertension a lot higher

A popular over-the-counter hemorrhoid medicine can raise your high blood pressure a lot higher, according to a report from The People's Pharmacy.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Schering Plough, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

Bajan Reporter

Barbados: Heart Attacks and Strokes in the Lead

HEART attacks and strokes continue to be the leading causes of serious illness and death in Barbados, with hypertension commonly known as high blood pressure as a major contributory factor to these diseases.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health

Sun May 19, 2013

Evansville Courier & Press

Grapefruit shown to lower blood pressure

Q: From about 1985 till about 2005, my blood pressure ran about 150/90, and I needed antihypertensive medications.

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food, Health, Durham, NC

Fox News

Watch the Baby Weight

For many women, the extra calories that are vital for a healthy pregnancy often become a green light to indulge and give into cravings.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Diabetes, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Genetics, Nutrition, Life, Food

Digital Game Developer

Hypnotension warns that pressure to succeed at school doubles high blood pressure rate in teenagers

The warning comes in the wake of research by the University of Gottingen Medical Centre into high blood pressure and quality of life.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Star Online

Classifying hypertension

The vast majority of patients have essential or primary hypertension, while only about 5-10% of patients have secondary hypertension, which are mainly caused by kidney and hormonal conditions like renal artery stenosis, hyperthyroidism, Cushing's syndrome, and even pregnancy, among others.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Star Online

Invisible enemy

Leading an active lifestyle does not mean that you do not have high blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Heart Attack

WJRT

'Nonsmoking' hotel rooms may not fully protect guests

People who opt for nonsmoking rooms in hotels with a partial smoking ban are not fully protected from harmful exposure to so-called "thirdhand" smoke, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Smoking, Nicotine, NicoDerm, Nicotine (generic)

Monterey County Herald

Cutting sodium intake too much can backfire

Lowering sodium intake, a drumbeat of doctors' efforts to improve patient health, may have the opposite effect if taken to the extreme, scientists said.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Pennsylvania, Health

Sat May 18, 2013

Star Tribune

Moving to U.S. can be harmful to your health

Esther Angeles, 41, who developed diabetes after moving to the United States, ate lunch with her daughter, Johanna Marisol Gomez, 7, in Brownsville, Texas.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Brownsville, TX, Medicine, Health, US News, Illegal Immigration, University of Texas at Austin