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Join in on interesting and helpful discussions in our vibrant online community. You’ll learn how others are dealing with their hypertension and gain valuable insight on controlling your own blood pressure. Take a look at the most recent post from our User Forum:
Forum - RESPeRATE Support Forum
Topic - BP Trending Back Up
I've been using Resperate for 6 weeks. I've been keeping the trend of my last 7 day average of my BP and had a steady decline during the first 4 weeks from 139 -> 125 and 79 -> 72. However, during the last 2 weeks my BP has slowly trended...
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Your questions about high blood pressure are answered by our board certified doctor. Browse through hundreds of helpful answers or ask your own question in our Ask Dr. Rowena page. Here’s a recent question:.
Blood pressure and dental procedures
Topic - Blood Pressure & Hypertension
Q: My husband is a dentist. Would Resperate help patients during their appointment in our office or is this a process that takes a while to work? Is there a blood pressure limit to when the dental procedures should be rescheduled? A: While dental patients may find the RESPeRATE very soothing to use while in the dental chair, it takes regular repeated use to lower blood pressure. Patients should advise their dentist about uncontrolled blood pressure. Depending upon what dental procedure has been planned, simple cleaning versus extensive repair, an appointment might need to...
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For an interesting collection of information, blogs and news about hypertension, visit our All About Hypertension page. Take a look at a recent snippet:
The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study
Topic - The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study
(The New York Times) The surprising news made headlines in December 2002. Generic pills for high blood pressure, which had been in use since the 1950s and cost only pennies a day, worked better than newer drugs that were up to 20 times as expensive. The findings, from one of the biggest clinical trials ever organized by the federal government, promised to save the nation billions of dollars in treating the tens of millions of Americans with hypertension — even if the conclusions did seem to threaten pharmaceutical giants like Pfizer that were making big money on blockbuster hypertension drugs.
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