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One in every four Filipino adults suffers from hypertension or high blood pressurethe biggest risk factor for heart and kidney diseases, as well as diabetes.

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The Philippine Society of Hypertension (PSH) recommended recently a specialized diet plan for adults suffering from abnormal blood pressure after noting more that than 10 million Filipinos are suffering from hypertension and half of them do not know their condition. The experts recommended the Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension (DASH) diet that promises to lower blood pressure by the eighth ...

Chronic high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a serious health risk factor that afflicts more than 25 percent of all adults worldwide, but the molecular basis of the disease remains poorly understood. In a new study, scientists have sequenced the genome of the spontaneously hypertensive rat, building a rich catalog of genetic variants that will help researchers to understand causes ...