ACE Inhibitors: The Side Effect Many Doctors Ignore
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are drugs used primarily for the treatment of hypertension. Some of the most popular ACE inhibitors are sold under these b...
Read MoreHigh Blood Pressure
High blood pressure is the main risk factor for stroke and a major risk factor for heart attack, heart failure and kidney disease. There is also increasing evidence that it is a risk factor for vascular dementia. High blood pressure rarely has any symptoms and the only way for people to know if they have the condition is to have their blood pressure measured, which is why approximately one third of people with high blood pressure do not know that they have it.
Once you’ve been diagnosed with blood pressure problems the mainstream’s first line of defence is to handout drugs like ACE Inhibitors and Calcium Channel Blockers. But these drugs all come with side effects and they also have the potential to interact with other drugs – making them even more dangerous especially if you are already on a cocktail of drugs. The Daily Health aims to provide you with safe and effective alternative measures that can you to get your high blood pressure under control.
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This Blood Pressure Drug Combo Can Be Fatal
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Is The Internet Giving Your Kids High Blood Pressure?
Let's face it, since the arrival of the Internet our lives have changed tremendously and going back to the days of making phone calls (instead of texting), writing letters and post...
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Are New Blood Pressure Guidelines On The Horizon?
Hypertension hysteria hit an all-time high in 1999 when the World Health Organization (WHO) issued guidelines saying that any diastolic (second half) blood pressure reading over...
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Dangers of Olmesartan Drug Finally Exposed
Recently, we told you how researchers had found that diabetics who took a high dose of the blood pressure drug Olmesartan (Benicar) for 6 months or more, were twice as likely to di...
Read MoreACE Inhibitors Have An Unknown Deadly Side Effect
When you're taking an ACE inhibitor, even for years, things can suddenly turn deadly. And it can all happen with lightning speed. ACE inhibitors are a class of very common blood p...
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