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Starting at age 18, you should check your blood pressure at least every 2 years. Lowering your blood pressure can reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke – and can help you live a longer, healthi... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Use these tips to start a conversation with a loved one about making heart healthy changes. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Take steps to lower your risk of heart disease.... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Stroke is preventable. Make healthy changes to reduce your risk of stroke. ... Details >
National Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This page offers answers to frequently asked questions about high blood pressure (HBP), a major health problem that can lead to stroke, heart disease, kidney failure, and other health problems if not ... Details >
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Print out this list of questions to ask your doctor if you are being treated for high blood pressure.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
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For someone with high blood pressure, the doctor may advise eating less salt and sodium, as research has shown that people consuming diets of 1,500 mg of sodium had blood pressure lowering benefits. T... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
If you have high blood pressure, these tips will help you remember to take medication as prescribed and achieve the maximum benefit intended by your doctor.... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
This guide will help you talk to your family about kidney disease and its connection to diabetes and high blood pressure, two leading causes of kidney failure which affects African Americans more than... Details >
The National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Early Evaluation Program (KEEP®) offers free screening for those at risk - anyone 18 years and older with high blood pressure, diabetes or a family history of k... Details >