(HealthDay)—Implementation of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) blood pressure guideline would direct initiation and intensification of
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Potential mechanism by which BCG vaccine lowers blood sugar levels to near normal in type 1 diabetes discovered
Previous research has shown that the bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccine, used to prevent tuberculosis, can reduce blood sugar levels in
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The blood test that tells you if you’re a night owl or a morning lark
The blood test that tells you if you’re a night owl or a morning lark The blood test that tells
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Monitoring at home yields better blood pressure control
Home blood pressure monitoring improved hypertension control and saved medical costs, according to results of a pilot initiative presented at
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Targeted and population-based strategies both necessary for blood pressure control
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the leading risk factor for heart disease, and improvements in both targeted and population-based
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Increased phosphate intake elevates blood pressure in healthy adults
Phosphates make processed cheese spreadable, prevent coffee from clumping and preserve many meat products. They are a common additive in
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Cool indoor temperatures linked to high blood pressure
Turning up the thermostat may help manage hypertension, finds a new UCL study into the link between indoor temperatures and
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High oxidative stress hampers males’ production of powerful blood vessel dilator
Higher levels of oxidative stress in males results in lower levels of a cofactor needed to make the powerful blood
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Natural blood doping and rewriting the textbooks
The phrase “rewriting the textbooks” is more than a cliché to me, because that’s what I do. I revise each
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Researchers crack the code of the final blood group system
Ever since the blood type was discovered in 1962, no one has been able to explain why some people become
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