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AskMen.com September 1, 2003 Mike Davison	Do You Have High Blood Pressure? With approximately 58 million -- or one in four -- American adults suffering from high blood pressure, how do you know for certain if you are at risk? Arm yourself with the facts and find out.
American Family Physician June 1, 2006	High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is high blood pressure?... What if I have heart or kidney problems or diabetes?... What can I do to help lower my blood pressure?... etc.
American Family Physician June 15, 2004 Darwin Deen	Metabolic Syndrome: Time for Action Family physicians can be more effective in helping patients to change their lifestyle behaviors by assessing each patient for the presence of specific risk factors, clearly communicating these risk factors to patients, identifying appropriate interventions to address specific risks, and assisting patients in identifying barriers to behavior change.
American Family Physician February 1, 2005 Dickerson & Gibson	Management of Hypertension in Older Persons Antihypertensive therapy has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in older patients with elevated systolic or diastolic blood pressures.
American Family Physician June 15, 2005 Hanna & Wenger	Secondary Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Elderly Patients A review of the scientific evidence for the secondary prevention of coronary heart disease in the elderly.
American Family Physician August 1, 2002	High Blood Pressure and Exercise What is blood pressure, and what is high blood pressure?... Who gets high blood pressure?... Can I still get high blood pressure if I exercise?... What can I do if my doctor tells me that I have high blood pressure?...Will medicine that lowers my blood pressure affect my exercise?... etc.
American Family Physician October 15, 2004	High Blood Pressure An informative pamphlet on what high blood pressure is, what the numbers mean and how and when the condition may be treated.
American Family Physician August 1, 2002 Mark W. Niedfeldt	Managing Hypertension in Athletes and Physically Active Patients Athletes and other physically active patients should be screened for hypertension and given appropriate therapy if needed.
American Family Physician December 15, 2003 Ezekowitz et al.	Stroke: Strategies for Primary Prevention Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Every year, approximately 500,000 Americans have a first stroke, and approximately 20 percent die within 30 days. This article summarizes strategies that have been shown to be effective in stroke prevention.
Food Processing June 2005 David Feder, R.D.	Bad science slams salt Again this year, salt was slammed by both the USDA and the Center for Science in the Public Interest -- in reports that had all of the trappings of legitimate science, but little, if any, substance.
American Family Physician October 15, 2003 Gavin et al.	Reducing Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes By increasing patient awareness of the link between diabetes and heart disease, family physicians can encourage patients to take medications (including aspirin), stop smoking, lower blood pressure, and lower cholesterol and blood glucose levels.
American Family Physician January 15, 2002 Lori J. Mosca	Optimal Management of Cholesterol Levels and the Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease in Women Elevated levels of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides and low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol are significant risk factors for coronary heart disease. Abundant data show inadequate utilization of lipid-lowering therapy in women...
American Family Physician October 15, 2006 Sharonne N. Hayes	Preventing Cardiovascular Disease in Women The American Heart Association guidelines for cardiovascular disease prevention in women provide physicians with a clear plan for assessment and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk and personalization of treatment recommendations.
American Family Physician January 15, 2006 Olendzki, Speed & Domino	Nutritional Assessment and Counseling for Prevention and Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease Physicians face several barriers to counseling their patients about nutrition, including conflicting evidence of the benefit of counseling, limited training and understanding of the topic, and imperfect and varied guidelines to follow.
Nurse Practitioner February 2012 Wood & Gordon	Preventing CVD in women: The NP's role This article focuses on the new American Heart Association guidelines for preventing cardiovascular disease in women and the nurse practitioner's role in implementing them.
American Family Physician October 1, 2002 Konzem et al.	Controlling Hypertension in Patients with Diabetes Hypertension and diabetes mellitus are common diseases in the United States. Patients with diabetes have a much higher rate of hypertension than would be expected in the general population. Regardless of the antihypertensive agent used, a reduction in blood pressure helps to prevent diabetic complications.
American Family Physician May 1, 2006 Luma & Spiotta	Hypertension in Children and Adolescents The prevalence and rate of diagnosis of hypertension in children and adolescents appear to be increasing. Most childhood hypertension, particularly in preadolescents, is secondary to an underlying disorder.
American Family Physician April 15, 2004 Rao, Disraeli & Mcgregor	Impaired Glucose Tolerance and Impaired Fasting Glucose Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose form an intermediate stage in the natural history of diabetes mellitus.
Nursing Management January 2012 Lawrence et al.	Type 2 Diabetes: Growing to Epic Proportions Affecting all age groups and all aspects of a person's life, diabetes is a major public health issue worldwide, requiring lifelong behavioral and lifestyle changes and support.
American Family Physician April 1, 2004 Nina Solenski	Transient Ischemic Attacks: Part II. Treatment Risk factors for stroke should be evaluated in patients who have had a transient ischemic attack.
American Family Physician March 15, 2005 Lockman et al.	Treatment of Cholesterol Abnormalities The relationship between coronary heart disease and elevated cholesterol levels has been recognized for many years, but now studies show an improvement in patient-oriented outcomes in patients receiving drug therapy.
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American Family Physician December 15, 2000	You Have Diabetes--But You Don't Have to Get Heart Disease Too People with diabetes are more likely to get heart disease because diabetes can have a bad effect on your blood vessels. Some of your lifestyle habits may also raise this risk. Here are some things you can do about your lifestyle habits...
American Family Physician June 1, 2003 Marchiando & Elston	Automated Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring: Clinical Utility in the Family Practice Setting Discriminate use of this technology in specific clinical circumstances assists in identifying patients at risk for hypertension and may result in improved outcomes in a subset of patients.
Food Processing March 2011 Dave Fusaro	USDA and HHS Release 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans The final recommendations deviate little from last June's committee report, but they do go softer on sodium.
Health May 2007 Josh Garskof	Heart Health Step-by-Step Understand your risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
AskMen.com Alex Santoso	5 Ways To Keep Your Heart Healthy Heart disease kills more men than any other disease. And because you've only got one heart, here are some tips to keep it healthy.
American Family Physician July 15, 2000 Ethan M. Berke & Nancy E. Morden	Medical Management of Obesity Family physicians must treat any conditions associated with obesity while working with patients on methods to achieve and maintain weight loss...
American Family Physician January 1, 2003 Edward Onusko	Diagnosing Secondary Hypertension Secondary hypertension is elevated blood pressure that results from an underlying, identifiable, often correctable cause. Only about 5 to 10 percent of hypertension cases are thought to result from secondary causes. The ABCDE mnemonic can be used to help determine a secondary cause of hypertension.
Seasoned Cooking September 2005 Michael Fick	Should You Reduce Your Salt Intake? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says yes, but the Salt Institute offers a strong defense against it. Here are some sound bites from each side -- and several ways to reduce your sodium intake.
American Family Physician September 1, 2003	Healthy Eating for Blood Pressure Control You can help lower your blood pressure by eating foods that are part of a healthy diet. If you want to keep your blood pressure normal, the best diet is one that is low in salt, sugar, and fat, and high in calcium, magnesium, and potassium.
American Family Physician March 15, 2003 McInnis et al.	Counseling for Physical Activity in Overweight and Obese Patients An estimated 97 million adults in the United States, or more than six out of 10 men and women, are overweight or obese. The role of physicians and other health care professionals is associated with greater efforts to help patients adopt healthy lifestyle habits related to diet and exercise.
American Family Physician August 1, 2000 Mark R. Ellis & Kevin Y. Kane	Lightening the Lead Load in Children The causes and effects of lead poisoning on children.
Food Processing December 2010 Diane Toops	Wellness Food Trends: Healthier Foods for the Heart Foods can be a solution (though carefully worded) for the leading cause of death.
AskMen.com Jacob Franek	Low-Sodium Diet And Men Most men consume far too much sodium, usually because we add too much table salt to our food.
Nutra Solutions July 1, 2005 Keating & Leigh	Heart-healthy Ingredients: The Beat Goes On Nutraceutical companies respond to cardiovascular disease with products that control cholesterol levels, increase fiber intake and contain omega-3s, phytosterols, garlic and other beneficial ingredients.
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Food Processing August 2011 Dave Fusaro	Editor's Plate: Salts Gets in Some Licks But don't rush to judgment on either side of the sodium debate.
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Food Processing December 2005 Mark Anthony	Take Heart According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly one million Americans per year die of cardiovascular disease. That's more than 40 percent of all deaths, at a rate of nearly two per minute.
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American Family Physician December 15, 2004 Lana K. Wagner	Diagnosis and Management of Preeclampsia Preeclampsia is a pregnancy-specific multisystem disorder of unknown etiology. The disorder affects approximately 5 to 7 percent of pregnancies and is a significant cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality.
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