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Also Try Heart Disease Prevention Lists Bad Memory-Reducing Drugs (MindBodyHealth.com) "Propranol, a medication used to treat high blood pressure, was found to reduce the memory of horrific events such as a plane crash." 11-05 Materials Track Your Blood Pressure At Home (applesforhealth) The Mayo Clinic has developed free software to track your blood pressure readings on your home computer. It also has sections in which to record medications and lifestyle habits, as well as the ability to view blood pressure averages over any particular period. 02-11-00. News -07-07-07 Study: Chocolate May Help Reduce Blood Pressure (Health.USNews.com) But the study focused on such a small amount of chocolate for a reason. 'If you eat too much of it, you gain weight, which can produce hypertension,' says Taubert. So anyone looking for an excuse to eat a Hershey's Special Darkbar would have to make that bar last almost a week to get the benefits shown in this study without also risking the unfavorable effects of fat and sugar. 'The low and regular dose is important,' says Taubert. So is the darkness: The sweeter and milkier your chocolate is, the less cocoa it has—and the fewer beneficial chemicals." 07-07. -07-22-06 Early Detection of Alzheimer's Soon Possible (BBC News) "Early dementia could be detected with a simple eye test, similar to those used to test for high blood pressure and diabetes, US scientists believe." "The scientists believe the technology, known as quasi-elastic light scattering, may detect the very earliest stages of amyloid deposits in the lens, even when they appear completely clear to the naked eye." 07-06 Bulge Battles for Black Americans (CBS News) "The black waistline is bulging. The result: heart disease kills blacks at a rate 30 percent higher rate than whites. Diabetes is twice as prevalent and four out of every 10 blacks have high blood pressure, CBS News correspondent Mika Brzezinksi reports." 11-05 Lower Your Blood Pressure (ABC News) "The doctors talked about several simple steps to lower your blood pressure: • Lose 10 percent of your body weight • Exercise 30 minutes a day • Manage your stress • Every day, eat nine servings of fruits and vegetables, which are high in potassium, folate and calcium." 7-05 Papers Blood Pressure Drug Raises Diabetes Risk (applesforhealth) Beta Blockers, drugs widely used to treat high blood pressure, boost the risk of diabetes by 28 percent, according to new esearch that confirms worries doctors have had about the drugs for years. 04-14-00. Blood Pressure Interpretation (applesforhealth) The systolic pressure - the first of two numbers that comprise a blood-pressure reading - turns out to be the better indicator of hypertension, researchers have found. 09-17-99. Concern About Hypertension Awareness (applesforhealth) A survey by The National Council on the Aging shows nearly half of Americans over 50 do not know their own blood pressure. The study raises concerns that those with a high risk for complications from high blood pressure are not aware of them. 03-24-00. Depression Or Anxiety Raise Risk For High Blood Pressure (applesforhealth) People who have symptoms of depression or anxiety are likelier to develop high blood pressure, according to a study in the current issue of Psychosomatic Medicine. 03-31-00. Exercise Benefits Health (applesforhealth) Scientists say a regular dose of "lifestyle physical activity," like brisk walking or raking leaves, can improve health as much as agonizing gut-busting gym workouts and may be enough to reduce heart disease risk, improve blood pressure and control weight and moods. 06-99. Food Supplements - Salt Problems (applesforhealth) More than 30 years of scientific research shows that a diet with more than 6 grams of salt per day--the amount in a little more than a teaspoon--is associated with higher blood pressure. 03-00. Heart - Interpreting Systolic and Dystolic Numbers (New-Fitness.com) Provides a simple and clear interpretation of information on blood pressure. 12-01 Heart Disease And Hot Reactors (applesforhealth) According to cardiologists, one in every five people is a 'hot reactor' a person whose blood pressure shoots up under pressure. 04-00. Heart Disease Patients - Less Hostile Is Better (applesforhealth) Men with coronary heart disease reduced their blood pressure by taking a course in anger and hostility management. 07-30-99. High Blood Pressure (Healthopedia.com) Provides detailed information, listed by condition. 8-04 High Blood Pressure Drug (applesforhealth) Researchers say an experimental drug, omapatrilat, from a new pharmaceutical class could help as many as 50 percent of Americans with high blood pressure to reach a normal blood pressure. 11-99. Hypertension, Cold Medicines May Not Mix (applesforhealth) Doctors caution people with high blood pressure about the cold and flu medications they use. American Heart Association scientists say the use of decongestants may raise blood pressure or interfere with the effectiveness of its treatment. 09-99. Hytertension Treatment (applesforhealth) Researchers say a once-a-day medication for the treatment of high blood pressure is now available in the United States. It is perindopril, sold under the name ACEON (ace-ee-on) Tablets and marketed by Solvay Pharmaceuticals. 02-00. Pulmonary Hypertension (AmericanHeart.org) "High blood pressure in the arteries that supply the lungs is called pulmonary hypertension (PHT)." 6-05 Remote Vital Signs Monitoring (MSN-CNET.com) New medical devices will be able to monitor vital signs through a wireless patch that is worn, giving better information to doctors and possibly costing less than an office visit. " 'It's almost impossible to characterize someone's blood pressure in a medical office,' Banet said. 'But that creates problems. What if you overmedicate, or what happens if their blood pressure is low (during the test), and you miss something?' " 9-05 Sleep Apnea Raises Risk For High Blood Pressure (applesforhealth) People who stop breathing momentarily scores of times throughout the night are about 45 percent more likely to develop high blood pressure, a large study has discovered. 04-00. Vitamin C May Lower Blood Pressure (applesforhealth) At the height of the cold season, you may have another reason to take extra vitamin C: To lower your moderately elevated blood pressure. 01-00. Research Drug Gives Blanket Coverage For Hearts (applesforhealth) A large study shows an anti-high blood pressure drug, ramipril, can reduce the risk of serious events - death, stroke or heart attacks - for virtually any patient with heart disease, diabetes and related conditions. 09-10-99. Fast Food and Health (MSNBC News) Describes the decline in health of film producer, Morgan Spurlock. "He decided to make a documentary—his first feature-length film—in which he would, in an attempt to explore why Americans are so fat, eat at McDonald’s three times a day for 30 solid days." "With regular visits to the doctor, interviews with experts on fast food and chats with regular folk on the road, the viewer gets a front-row seat as the formerly fit filmmaker eats everything on the menu, packing on the pounds, and looking—and feeling—worse in each successive frame. McDonald’s’ response? The home of the Happy Meal declined to comment in the film but has released statements saying that its menu offers an array of choices, some healthier than others." "My body just basically falls apart over the course of this diet. I start to get tired; I start to get headaches; my liver basically starts to fill up with fat because there’s so much fat and sugar in this food. My blood sugar skyrockets, my cholesterol goes up off the charts, my blood pressure becomes completely unmanageable. The doctors were like 'You have to stop.' ”1-04 Heart - Two More Tools To Fight Heart Failure (applesforhealth) Two drugs already in use for high blood pressure and angina can cut death and hospitalization from heart failure in half when added to traditional treatments, according to a new report. 06-09-99. Women - Estrogen Hormone Shields Women's Hearts (applesforhealth) Spanish scientists have discovered how the most common estrogen hormone in women attaches to blood vessel cells to help protect against high blood pressure and heart disease. 09-24-99.

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