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Hypertension

New treatment goals for hypertension
Recently, the therapeutic goals for treating hypertension were changed.  Doctors should be more aggressive than they have been in the past in treating this disorder.  Here's why.

Doctors drop the ball on hypertension
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for cardiac disease.  Unfortunately, this common problem is often under treated by American doctors.  Here's what is supposed to happen when you have hypertension.

Statins for systolic hypertension?
Can the statin drugs aid in treating this common and difficult-to-treat problem?

Salt wars: the latest salvo
Is salt bad for you or not?  Here's the latest on this ongoing controversy.

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