(WebMD) — Vitamin C supplements may help to lower blood pressure, a new study suggests.

In this review study, scientists analyzed data from 29 different clinical trials and about 1,400 adults aged 22 to 74.

The median dose of supplemental vitamin C taken by the study ...

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(Renal and Urology News) — Hypertension risk among individuals living in rural areas may depend on the distance of their residence from population centers, according to a study conducted in Japan.

The study included 1,348 individuals in a rural mountainous region in the...

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(HealthDay News) — Exercise reduced the risk of death in people with high blood pressure during the course of a new 12-year study.

The researchers also found that inactivity increased the risk of death during the study approximately the same amount as would an...

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(BusinessWeek.com) — AstraZeneca PLC said Thursday that it is now selling the new blood pressure medication Dutoprol, and the British drugmaker said it plans to ship the drug directly to patients.

Dutoprol is a once-per-day treatment for hypertension. It combines the active ingredient...

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(UKPA) — Half of those with diabetes in the UK also have high blood pressure, which can have “hugely damaging” consequences, a charity has warned.

Diabetes UK said the most recent figures, taken from a national audit of more than two million people...

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(wsbt.com) —  When it comes to blood pressure, 56-year-old Delphine McMillion’s numbers are off the charts.

Delphine McMillion: “I had more than one heart attack on account of my high blood pressure.”

After multiple heart attacks and a stroke in 2004, she was taking 30 pills...

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(BioMedCentral) — Despite the availability of a wide selection of effective antihypertensive treatments and the existence of clear treatment guidelines, many patients with hypertension do not have controlled blood pressure. We conducted a qualitative study to explore beliefs ...

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(PRWeb.com) — A new Canadian study, published in March 2012 in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, revealed that pregnant women who take selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) antidepressants during or after pregnancy face an increased risk for developing high blood...

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(Reuters) — Forest Laboratories Inc (FRX.N) said on Monday it has acquired the intellectual property rights to hypertension drug Bystolic from Johnson & Johnson’s (JNJ.N) Janssen unit for $357 million cash, eliminating the need to pay future royalties.

Forest and J&J have also terminated the...

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(Reuters) — Aside from being a tasty little addition to banana bread and oatmeal cookies, raisins could also have benefits for blood pressure, according to a small new study.

Researchers from the Louisville Metabolic and Atherosclerosis Research Center found that snacking on raisins three...

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