Medicare Card, Tip Five on How to Prevent High Blood Pressure

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1. MedicareCard.com News, High blood pressure linked to steeper decline in walking speeds in seniors Researchers have found a link between high blood pressure and a greater drop in average walking speeds in older adults, according to results from a new National Institutes of Health-funded study. The drop seems to occur even in study participants whose high blood pressure is successfully treated. Drastic changes in walking speed can impact a […]...
2. Medicare Card, Study shows 19 percent of young adults have high blood pressure Roughly 19 percent of young adults may have high blood pressure, according to an analysis of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health (Add Health), which is supported by the National Institutes of Health....
3. Lower blood pressure goal benefits African-Americans with chronic kidney disease, protein in the urine On average, a lower blood pressure goal was no better than the standard blood pressure goal at slowing progression of kidney disease among African-Americans who had chronic kidney disease resulting from high blood pressure, according to results of the African-American Study of Kidney Disease and Hypertension (AASK), the largest and longest study of chronic kidney […]...
4. Medicare Mouse study shows effect of blood pressure drug on Alzheimer’s disease A drug used decades ago to treat high blood pressure has been shown to improve learning and memory in mouse models of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health. The study found that the drug, diazoxide, acted on nerve […]...
5. Colleges and communities can reduce alcohol-related harm to students Coordinated strategies that address alcohol availability, alcohol policy enforcement and drinking norms can help colleges and their communities protect students from the harms of high-risk drinking, according to a new study supported by the National Institutes of Health....
6. Medicare Card | SeniorHealth site offers information about older adults and alcohol use Having a drink now and then as you get older is not usually thought to be harmful, but alcohol can be a problem for older adults, especially if they take certain medications, have health problems or don’t control their drinking. Alcohol Use and Older Adults, http://nihseniorhealth.gov/alcoholuse/toc.html, the newest topic on NIHSeniorHealth, provides helpful information about […]...
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8. Statement on International FASD Awareness Day International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) Awareness Day, recognized every year on the ninth day of the ninth month, is an important reminder that prenatal alcohol exposure is the leading preventable cause of birth defects and developmental disorders in the United States. Almost 40 years have passed since we recognized that drinking during pregnancy can […]...
9. Study links high levels of cadmium, lead in blood to pregnancy delay Higher blood levels of cadmium in females, and higher blood levels of lead in males, delayed pregnancy in couples trying to become pregnant, according to a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and other academic research institutions....
10. Medicare Health, Water, Everywhere…but how much do you drink? Last year, my New Year’s Resolution was to drink more water. Shockingly enough- I actually did it! Now, a diet soda is a rarity instead of the norm. I pretty much drink strictly H2O, or unsweetened iced tea- sometimes with lemon if I really want to get crazy. Now that I am actually drinking water– […]...
11. NIH Launches Multicenter Clinical Trial to Test Blood Pressure Strategy NIH Launches Multicenter Clinical Trial to Test Blood Pressure Strategy ...
12. Medicare Card, NIH-supported study finds strategies to reduce college drinking Highly visible cooperative projects, in which colleges and their surrounding communities target off-campus drinking settings, can reduce harmful alcohol use among college students, according to a report by researchers supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health....
13. Medicare Card, Coordinated care can address disabled adults’ high rates of emergency department use Medicare Card, Coordinated care can address disabled adults' high rates of emergency department use...
14. Medicare Card, Learn How to Prevent Lead Poisoning Medicare Card, Learn How to Prevent Lead Poisoning...
15. Commitment to high risk-high reward research Eighty-one awards are being given to pursue visionary science that exhibit the potential to transform scientific fields and speed the translation of research into improved health, under the High Risk-High Reward program supported by the National Institutes of Health Common Fund....