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Blood pressure is the pressure exerted by the blood on the walls of the blood vessels. Unless indicated otherwise, blood pressure refers to systemic arterial blood pressure, i.e., the pressure in the large arteries delivering blood to body parts other than the lungs, such as the brachial artery (in the arm). The pressure of the blood in other vessels is lower than the arterial pressure. Blood pressure values are universally stated in millimetres of mercury (mm Hg), and are always given ...
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WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: An Important Part of Treatment for High Blood Pressure
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Medicine: How to Take Your Medicine Properly – And Why You Should
WebMD - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Tekturna Is First in a New Class of Blood Pressure Drugs
WebMD - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- High Blood Pressure During Pregnancy May Lead To Postmenopausal Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Germany & Portugal Come Near Bottom Of New Blood Pressure-based Happiness League
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Study finds painkillers raise blood pressure
Reuters - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:51 EST
- Tekturna(R) - The First New Type Of High Blood Pressure Medicine In More Than A Decade - Receives Its First Approval In The US
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
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WebMD - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Germany & Portugal Come Near Bottom Of New Blood Pressure Based Happiness League
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men And Use Of Common Pain Relievers Linked
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- High Blood Pressure Linked To Painkillers
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 05:00 EST
- Beta-Blockers Should Not Be First Choice For High Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- First Molecular Evidence Of Body's Internal Clock In Controlling Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:08 EST
- Use Of Common Pain Relievers Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Painkiller Risk: High Blood Pressure
MedicineNet - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Internal Clock's Control Of Blood Pressure Has Implications For Treating Heart Attacks And Stroke
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 23 Feb 2007 11:00 EST
- Sedentary Teens More Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Pulse Pressure Identified As Important Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- Pulse Pressure Identified As Important Risk Factor For Atrial Fibrillation
ScienceDaily - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- U.S. Approves Novartis Hypertension Drug
New York Times - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 02:59 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
- Wartime Raises Stress, Blood Pressure Rates In Military Offspring
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 14 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Sedentary teens have blood-pressure risk
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 06:25 EST
- Gene linked to blood pressure
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:03 EST
- Sedentary Teens More Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Single Genetic Defect Causes Early Heart Disease
ScienceDaily - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Wartime Raises Stress, Blood Pressure Rates In Military Offspring
ScienceDaily - Mon, 12 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Heart Disease and Medication Safety
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Residents In Disaster Areas Face Medication Adherence Dilemmas
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
- Making the Painful Connection
The Earth Times - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:27 EST
- Risk: High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
WebMD - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:48 EST
- Do Painkillers Present a Heart Risk for Men?
ABC News - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 01:53 EST
- Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:00 EST
- Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Kidney Disease Up 16% in U.S.
WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
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WebMD - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
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The Earth Times - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 02:21 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration In Mice
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Body Mass Index: Do You Know Yours?
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Common painkillers raise heart risk
Reuters - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:24 EST
- Risk: High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Feb 2007 07:00 EST
- Haemonetics(R) Launches Next Generation Mobile Blood Donation System
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Nonsurgical Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) Treatment Vacuums Away Damaging Blood Clots And Restores Blood Flow In The Leg
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Popular painkillers can raise heart risk
MSNBC - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:11 EST
- Tall men at risk for prostate enlargement: study
Reuters - Tue, 30 Jan 2007 08:25 EST
- Transfusion near surgery may up blood clot risk
Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 09:01 EST
- Blood pressure better controlled in U.S.
MSNBC - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:05 EST
- Caffeine may be good for some aging hearts
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:05 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration in Mice - February 2, 2007
National Institutes of Health - Fri, 02 Feb 2007 02:50 EST
- United States Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment, But Room For Improvement Remains
ScienceDaily - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Cancer Treatment Targets Tumor Blood Supply In Patients
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Umbilical cord blood banking of negligible value: experts
The Earth Times - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 04:57 EST
- Cheney Treated for Blood Clot
WebMD - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 12:00 EST
- Blood Clot Discovered in Vice President's Leg
Washington Post - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:44 EST
- Better hypertension control in United States
The Earth Times - Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:49 EST
- People with low blood pressure may face depression
The Earth Times - Thu, 25 Jan 2007 06:26 EST
- Common Blood Pressure Drug Reduces Progressive Muscle Degeneration In Mice
ScienceDaily - Sun, 04 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Newer blood-pressure drugs pose less diabetes risk
Reuters - Fri, 19 Jan 2007 03:11 EST
- Cheney Treated for Blood Clot
MedicineNet - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- DVT Treatment Vacuums Away Blood Clots Prevents Disability
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Copper linked to tumor blood vessels
The Earth Times - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:25 EST
- Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of PPAR-gamma
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Increasing Numbers Of Blood Collection Centers In Parts Of China Contributing To Spread Of HIV, Boston Globe Reports
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
- Blood pressure pill may aid muscular dystrophy
MSNBC - Sun, 21 Jan 2007 08:22 EST
- Cancer Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper To The Edge
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Sifting Out Cure For HIV: Special Ceramic Membranes Could Filter Virus From Blood
ScienceDaily - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Chinese HIV/AIDS Advocate Gao Says International Pressure Helped Persuade Officials To Allow Her To Travel To U.S. To Accept Award
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Prehypertension Is 'On The Map' Of Cardiovascular Risk Factors
ScienceDaily - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Making Operating Rooms Safer With Open Communication Among Equipment
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- Vacuum Method Breaks Up DVT Blood Clots
MedicineNet - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- Researching The Genetic And Environmental Causes Behind Deadly And Disabling Diseases
MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 20 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
- Antihypertensive Drugs That Facilitate And/or Prevent Diabetes Identified By Rush Researchers
MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 06:00 EST
- Beta Blockers Are Less Effective Than Other Drugs For First-Line Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:00 EST
- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:46 EST
- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
WebMD - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:00 EST
- New Imaging Technique Tracks Traffic Patterns Of White Blood Cells
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Biosensors At The Bedside: New Testing Device Could Revolutionize Health Care
MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 08:00 EST
- Beta Blockers Are Less Effective Than Other Drugs For First-line Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
ScienceDaily - Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:00 EST
- Blood Pressure Heads Down In The Absence Of Protein Involved In Metabolic Syndrome
ScienceDaily - Sat, 17 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- New Imaging Technique Tracks Traffic Patterns Of White Blood Cells
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- U.S. wartime offspring more stressed
The Earth Times - Fri, 09 Feb 2007 10:58 EST
- Gender affects genes' influence on blood pressure
Reuters - Thu, 04 Jan 2007 07:25 EST
- Cancer Cells Forming Blood Vessels Send Their Copper To The Edge
ScienceDaily - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Researchers Develop Resin Beads That Capture Mad Cow Disease Agent From Blood
ScienceDaily - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Excess iron in blood may damage arteries
The Earth Times - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:58 EST
- New Study Finds Antibiotic Vancomycin May Trigger Dangerously Low Platelet Count
ScienceDaily - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- New Role In Asthma For Old Drug
ScienceDaily - Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- FDA Approves Gen-Probe's TIGRIS(R) Instrument To Screen Donated Blood For West Nile Virus
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Redsense Medical's Product For Blood Loss Detection During Hemodialysis - Ready For The European Market
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- High Blood Sugar Linked to Cancer Risk
MedicineNet - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:00 EST
- New Blood Glucose Meters, Contour® And Breeze®2, Now Available In Pharmacies Nationwide, USA
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST
- Study Confirms That Significant Insulin Dose Errors Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded
MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 08:00 EST
- Teaching An Old Drug New Tricks: Fighting Iron Disorders With Drug Against Hypertension
ScienceDaily - Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
- Relaxation response can reduce stress
The Earth Times - Thu, 15 Feb 2007 08:20 EST
- Study Confirms That Significant Insulin Dose Errors Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded
MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 04:00 EST

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