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  		<title><![CDATA[Birth Weight's Link to Hypertension Varies by Race 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Black American children born heavier at birth may be at higher risk for increased blood pressure, researchers report. The association was not seen among white children.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Birth Weight's Link to Hypertension Varies by Race 
    (HealthDay)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Black American children born heavier at birth may be at higher risk for increased blood pressure, researchers report. The association was not seen among white children.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Some hypertension drugs risky in early pregnancy 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - A class of widely used blood pressure 
drugs once considered safe in the early stages of pregnancy can 
nearly triple the risk of birth defects, a study showed on 
Wednesday.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Early Med Treatment May Help Hypertension Patients]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ In the Trial of Preventing  Hypertension  (TROPHY ) study, scientists found that early medication treatment may help patients with early signs of  hypertension . 
 In the study conducted in over 772 people with prehypertension, researchers...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Some blood pressure meds may raise diabetes risk 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - Diuretics and beta-blockers, 
used to treat  hypertension , are associated with an increased 
risk of developing type 2  diabetes , new findings indicate.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Early Treatment Helps People With Prehypertension 
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) -- People with the early signs of  hypertension  appear to benefit from early treatment with blood pressure medication, new research shows.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Religion May Lower Blood Pressure]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Religious activities may significantly lower blood pressure, according to a study of over 5,300 African-Americans.
 Sharon Wyatt, the author of the study, says  hypertension  is the foremost risk factor in the development of cardiovascular disease...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Novartis Tests Show New Blood Pressure Drugs Work]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis has introduced two new  hypertension  drugs, Rasilez and Exforge, that claim to be effective at lowering blood pressure. 
 
 Novartis said studies on Rasilez showed it significantly lowered blood...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Americans Lag Far Behind English In Overall Health]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Middle-aged to older U.S. residents have higher rates of  diabetes ,  hypertension , heart disease, heart attack, stroke, lung disease and  cancer  than their English counterparts.
 
 According to an article in the May 3 issue of JAMA, the...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[BP control curbs dementia risk in older men 
    (Reuters)
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[Reuters - In elderly men with high blood 
pressure ( hypertension ), the duration of anti-hypertensive 
treatment is associated with a reduced risk of  dementia  and 
cognitive decline, according to a report.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Bariatric Surgery Patients See Large Drop In Blood Pressure]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Yvonne Lee - AHN Staff Reporter
 New York, NY (AHN) - Researchers find that the blood pressure in super obese patients with untreated  hypertension  drops 18 months after bariatric surgery. 
 The report shows the reduction was most dramatic in those with untreated  hypertension  prior to surgery....]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Weight-loss surgery also eases hypertension: study 
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[    Reuters - Weight-loss surgery has the added 
benefit of dropping high blood pressure levels as it slims 
morbidly obese patients, researchers said on Monday.  ]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[Early Blood Pressure Treatment May Postpone Hypertension]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[ Julie Farby - AHN Staff Writer
 Boston, Massachusetts (AHN)&#151;A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine offers intriguing insight into the possibility of postponing  hypertension  among the 59 million Americans whose blood pressure is slightly high. 
 The results come from a rigorous...]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[FDA to Examine New Ways to Study ADD Drugs (AP)]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Reports of sudden deaths, strokes, heart attacks and  hypertension  in both children and adults taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are spurring new government study into the medications' safety.]]></dc:description>
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  		<title><![CDATA[FDA to Examine New Ways to Study ADD Drugs (AP)]]></title>
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  		  		<dc:description><![CDATA[AP - Reports of sudden deaths, strokes, heart attacks and  hypertension  in both children and adults taking drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are spurring new government study into the medications' safety.]]></dc:description>
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