http://www.bpassoc.org.uk Latest blood pressure news. en-gb Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html Webfactory info@bpassoc.org.uk info@bpassoc.org.uk http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Selfmonitoringstudy News of a study which suggested self monitoring could help patients to lower their blood pressure Fri, 09 Jul 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Selfmonitoringstudy http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/ChocolatelowersBP Mon, 28 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/ChocolatelowersBP http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/ARBcancerrisk Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/ARBcancerrisk http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Pupilsbreaktimetakeaways Mon, 17 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Pupilsbreaktimetakeaways http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Whitecoatresearch Wed, 12 May 2010 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Whitecoatresearch http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Calltobantrans-fats Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Calltobantrans-fats http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Bloodpressurevariationsmatter Large variations in blood pressure over many months and years increases the risk of stroke, a study in the Lancet has shown. Another study has shown that using the calcium blocker and diuretic drugs may be most able to smoothe out these variations and help protect against stroke Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Bloodpressurevariationsmatter http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Saltysoupsrevealed Soup may be seen as a healthy meal option but new research has revealed many well known brands and those from popular high street cafes contain high levels of salt Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Saltysoupsrevealed http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/obesitydeathsrise Data from death certificates from 19952006 showed obesity related deaths increased by an average annual rate of 7.5 per cent for men and by 4 per cent for women Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/obesitydeathsrise http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/BloodPressureAssociationgetsInformationStandard The Blood Pressure Association is one of the first charities in the UK to have been awarded the Information Standard quality mark - a new kitemark scheme to help people find reliable sources of health information Mon, 15 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/BloodPressureAssociationgetsInformationStandard http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Bloodpressureop The Blood Pressure Association's comment on an operation to stop nerves around the kidney causing high blood pressure: "This is a fascinating new experimental technique. However it is important to remember that it was conducted as part of an ongoing international clinical trial, aimed at those people with resistant hypertension, ie those who are unable to control their blood pressure with existing medicines. Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Bloodpressureop http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Footballisgoodforheartandbloodpressure Regularly playing football may be even better exercise for your heart and blood pressure than going for a run, Danish research suggests Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Footballisgoodforheartandbloodpressure http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Publicunawarethatsaltcausesstrokes Most people don't know that high-salt diets can cause strokes, kidney disease, osteoporosis and stomach cancer. Find out what you can do lower your salt and avoid these dangers Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Publicunawarethatsaltcausesstrokes http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/LowsaltDASHdietandweightlossreducebloodpressure Eating a low-salt diet and keeping to healthy weight can lower blood pressure by as much as some blood pressure medications, a five-year US study has found Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/LowsaltDASHdietandweightlossreducebloodpressure http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Lowcarbdietslowerbloodpressure Losing weight is proven to lower blood pressure, and low-carbohydrate diets (such as the Atkins diet) may be better at lowering high blood pressure than low fat diets Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Lowcarbdietslowerbloodpressure http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/BabyBPharmedbysmoke Smoking during pregnancy may harm the baby's ability to control its blood pressure and might contribute to cot deaths Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/BabyBPharmedbysmoke http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/FreeHealthChecksinKingston Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/FreeHealthChecksinKingston http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/WandsworthHealthChecks Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/WandsworthHealthChecks http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Santashealthcheck Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Santashealthcheck http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Onespoonfulofsaltlessperdaywouldsavefourmillionlives If everyone reduced their daily salt intake by 5g (one teaspoon) then 3 million deaths from heart disease and one million deaths from stroke could be avoided worldwide Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Onespoonfulofsaltlessperdaywouldsavefourmillionlives http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Saltysauces Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Saltysauces http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Sweetenerandhypertensionlink High fructose corn syrup may be linked with an increased risk of high blood pressure, American researchers have suggested. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Sweetenerandhypertensionlink http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Anti-fatdruglowersbloodpressureanddiabetesrisk Diabetes drug, liraglutide, significantly reduces weight in healthy people and helps to lower blood pressure and improve blood glucose control (lowering the risk of diabetes) Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Anti-fatdruglowersbloodpressureanddiabetesrisk http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Wholegrainsmaypreventhighbloodpressure Eating more wholegrain foods may help to prevent high blood pressure, a study of 31,684 men has found. In particular, bran appeared to be best at keeping blood pressure in check Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Wholegrainsmaypreventhighbloodpressure http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Salt-areyoufullofit The UK Food Standards Agency has launched a new range of TV, radio, online and poster adverts to get us all thinking about the amount of salt in our foods. Salt raises our blood pressure and this raises our risk of having a stroke or heart attack. Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:00:00 +0100 http://www.bpassoc.org.uk/mediacentre/Bloodpressurenews/Salt-areyoufullofit