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Obesity :: Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance

Waist circumference is associated with insulin resistance in children and may offer a simple way to identify children with risk factors for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, according to a study in the August issue of the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Sciatica :: Left sided sciatica – Spigelia

Mr. P., age 69 years was under my treatment for the following complaints. Indigestion, nervous breakdown, depression, etc.

Hypertension :: High Blood Pressure not controlled among older men and women

Nearly three-fourths of men and women age 80 and older have high blood pressure, but their conditions are frequently not kept under control, according to new data from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute?s (NHLBI) long-standing Framingham Heart Study. In this age group, only 38 percent of men and 23 percent of women had blood pressures that met targets set forth in the National High Blood Pressure Education Program?s (NHBPEP) clinical guidelines.

Stress :: Managing Stress with Good Health and Stress management

The fast pace of life is taking toll on very city dweller, right from students to home makers and workers to managers, every body is hit by the bug of the stress. Modern technological development and communication aids are adding to the stress because of their high speed.

Hypertension :: Combination for Blood Pressure Control in hypertensive patients

A multicenter study of a pill that combines two drugs for hypertension shows significant benefit for people with hard-to-control high blood pressure. The study, conducted at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and 118 other sites, was focused on bringing down systolic blood pressure, the top number in a blood pressure reading, which is the more difficult number to bring down.

Osteoporosis :: High salt diet reduces bone density in girls

White adolescent and African-American girls assimilate salt and calcium differently, say researchers, claiming this may explain why races have different rates of high blood pressure and osteoporosis.

Hypertension :: Online books on hypertension diet

Hypertension cannot be cured, but it can be controlled through lifestyle changes and prescriptive medication. While medications to treat hypertension are available, research has shown that modest lifestyle and dietary changes can help treat and often delay or prevent high blood pressure.

Vitamin E :: Vitamin E does not protect women from Heart Attack, Stroke, Cancer

Vitamin E supplements do not protect healthy women against heart attacks and stroke, according to new results from the Women?s Health Study, a long-term clinical trial of the effect of vitamin E and aspirin on both the prevention of cardiovascular disease and of cancer.

Hypertension :: Symptomless Hypertension Too Often Ignored

High blood pressure, the “silent killer,” too often gets overlooked by people who have conditions that cause them pain or severe distress, a new study finds.

Diabetes :: Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure

In people with diabetes, diuretics work as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers in protecting against heart attack and improving survival, and offer more protection against congestive heart failure.