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Isoflavones—a compound found in foods such as soy milk, green tea, tofu and peanuts-may help lower blood pressure in young adults, recent research suggests. The researchers also found that isoflavones may be of particular benefit for black American adults, nearly 42%...
The supplemental form of melatonin (the "sleep" hormone) may alleviate nocturnal hypertension (a form of high blood pressure that occurs...
People whose systolic blood pressure the upper number in their reading is different in their left and right arms may be suffering...
For years, we've been told that people who consume a lot of sodium (primarily in the form of dietary salt)...
Imagine yourself attempting to open a jar if your hand was bunched in a fist or trying to walk if one of...
Stroke patients who do intense physical therapy at home achieve the same amount of improvement in their walking ability as those enrolled...
Stroke patients given the antidepressant Fluoxetine (best known by the brand name of Prozac) appear to regain more muscle function than other...
Poor memory and problems with other mental skills may be early signs of an increased risk for stroke, a recent study suggests....
Many of my patients have asked me whether they should continue to take vitamin E after hearing media reports that vitamin E...
Diet soda fans who drink the beverages every day may be cutting down on calories, but they also might be boosting their...
Patients given a statin, a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs, after suffering a stroke caused by bleeding in the brain may be at...
The blood pressure-lowering drug Avapro doesn't seem to prevent heart disease and stroke in patients suffering from the irregular heartbeat...