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Forum - High Blood Pressure Forum
Topic - #37 Oats -- something special
http://jn.nutrition.org/cgi/content/abstract/131/5/1465
http://www.foodnavigator.com/news/ng.asp?i...-oats-to-combat
Studies are piling up that there is something special about oats that reduces blood pressure.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m088..._20/ai_75818421
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:.
Which has more serious side effects, plavix or lisinopril-hctz?
Topic - Medication Interactions
Q: Does Plavix have more serious side effects than Lisinopril-hctz? I got a tinnitus after tooth extraction and try to avoid any medicine that can increase it.
A: Plavix is a drug used to prevent clot formation and Lisinopril-HCTZ is a drug used to lower high blood pressure. These drugs treat different problems so you can’t compare their side effects. To have prescribed them, your doctor must feel both drugs are necessary for your health. Tinnitus is not a usual side effect of either drug.
For an interesting collection of information, blogs and news about hypertension, visit our All About Hypertension page. Take a look at a recent snippet:
Lack of Sleep And Rising Nighttime Blood Pressure Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
Topic - Lack of Sleep And Rising Nighttime Blood Pressure Linked to Cardiovascular Disease
(Medical News Today) - A report published in the November 10 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine finds that people who sleep less than 7.5 hours per day may have a higher future risk of heart disease. Kazuo Eguchi, M.D., Ph.D. (Jichi Medical University, Tochigi, Japan) and colleagues also find an increased risk of heart disease among people who have little sleep combined with overnight elevated blood pressure.
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