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Blood Pressure Is
Focus of New Web Site
Advice for
seniors details risk factors and prevention of the 'silent killer'
(HealthDay News)
-- The NIHSeniorHealth Web site (www.NIHSeniorHealth.gov) now
features updated information on high blood pressure, according to
the U.S. National Institute on Aging.
The new high blood pressure topic on the site contains information
about the prevention, detection, and treatment of high blood
pressure. The site was designed especially for older adults by the
National Institute on Aging and the National Library of Medicine,
which are part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
High blood pressure is often called the "silent killer" because most
people are not aware they have it. But while it usually does not
cause symptoms, high blood pressure can lead to stroke, heart
disease, kidney failure, and other health problems.
"High blood pressure is not a normal part of aging," said Dr.
Elizabeth G. Nabel, director of the National Heart, Lung and Blood
Institute, which developed the content for the site.
"You can prevent high blood pressure by maintaining a healthy
weight; being physically active every day; eating more fruits,
vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy foods; cutting down on
salt and sodium; and drinking less alcohol" Nabel said. "If you have
high blood pressure, you can lower it by making these lifestyle
changes and, if needed, by taking medicine."
More information
The NIHSeniorHealth Web site has more about
high blood pressure.
Krisha McCoy
SOURCES: NIA, news
release, Sept. 20, 2006