Keeping blood pressure under control is critical. There’s a new option for tough cases

WASHINGTON — Nothing doctors prescribed controlled Michael Garrity’s dangerously high blood pressure — until they zapped away some nerves on his kidneys. If that sounds weird, well, kidneys help regulate blood pressure in part through signals from certain nerves. The new treatment disrupts overactive renal nerves. “My blood pressure would spike and I’d run out…

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New stroke guidelines stress prevention through diet and blood pressure

The American Stroke Association, a part of the American Heart Association, released updated guidelines on Monday, indicating that up to 80% of strokes can be prevented through healthy lifestyle choices, better blood pressure management, and other medical interventions. The recommendations emphasize a Mediterranean diet, regular physical activity, and closer monitoring of high-risk groups, including…

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Meghan Markle’s Lifestyle Brand Under Pressure

Meghan Markle is facing pressure to deliver after soft-launching her lifestyle brand American Riviera Orchard nearly six months ago without any product announcements, a new episode of Newsweek‘s The Royal Report podcast has discussed. The duchess launched her American Riviera Brand with a slick website and Instagram page in March, and despite the successful deployment…

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