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        <title>Blood Pressure Increase</title>
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			<title><![CDATA[Even the most common medications pose threats]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-hew-pharm-side-effects-full30-2009nov30,0,5594816.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2009-11-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Some drugs are so common that consumers -- at their peril -- don't think twice about them. But each drug, whether prescription or over-the-counter, poses risks. To highlight these risks, we offer up a few details on five of the most-prescribed...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blood pressure: alcohol, smoking and caffeine]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-he-blood-pressure-alcohol8-2010feb08,0,164535.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-02-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Is having a bad habit ever a good thing? It kind of can be if your aim is to lower your blood pressure, since one way to do that is to reduce your alcohol consumption significantly. It's a winning strategy -- but only, of course, if you were drinking a...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Blood pressure: exercise]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-he-blood-pressure-exercise8-2010feb08,0,4020840.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2010-02-08 00:00:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Dozens of studies have reported a link between exercise and lowered blood pressure: Some have found reductions of up to 10 mm Hg (systolic) and 6 to 10 mm Hg (diastolic) blood pressure units in people who already have hypertension.

In general, reductions...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Screen a heart, save a life]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/la-he-blood-pressure-exercise8-2010feb08,0,4020840.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2009-11-16 16:32:29</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Dozens of studies have reported a link between exercise and lowered blood pressure: Some have found reductions of up to 10 mm Hg (systolic) and 6 to 10 mm Hg (diastolic) blood pressure units in people who already have hypertension.

In general, reductions...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Williamsburg's New Zion Baptist Church hosts mini-seminar to raise blood pressure awareness]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2013-05-04 06:40:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[The National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute reports that about a third of all Americans have high blood pressure. 

Problem is, you can have it for years and not know it, as it often has no signs or symptoms. However high blood pressure can damage your...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[High blood pressure is a silent killer]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-20 10:32:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[High blood pressure is easy to diagnose, but many people who have it are unaware.

 

More than two-thirds of the people who have hypertension, the medical term for high blood pressure, do not have it under control, according to a  study by the...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Too much salt spells health trouble for kids too]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/wxin-salt-kids-health-trouble-too-much-salt-spells-health-trouble-for-kids-too-20120918,0,5463235.column?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-09-18 09:36:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Children are eating as much salt as adults, according to a new report, and experts are concerned.

Most adults consume too much sodium and that can have serious health implications. Too much salt in a person's diet can raise your blood pressure; high...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Some see salt as answer if sweat is the problem]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-12 18:04:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Q. I have worked outside for most of my career, which is great, but it can be a challenge in the summer. Several years ago I became very run down during a brutally hot summer. On a whim I dumped some salt in my hand and licked it up. I felt better...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[U.S. children eat too much salt]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-09-18 14:48:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Stop passing the salt or your kids could end up with higher blood pressure than you.

Sugar isn't the only issue for kids anymore. Studies say American children and teens are eating way too much salt. More than 1,000 milligrams too much, the same amount...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[New health issues tied to low-level lead exposure]]></title>
			
			

			
			<link>http://www.latimes.com/topic/bs-hs-low-level-lead-health-effects-20120713,0,7867828.story?track=rss-topicgallery</link>
				
			
			<pubDate>2012-07-13 14:40:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[Despite dramatic progress in reducing Americans' exposure to lead over the past 25 years, a growing body of research finds that children and adults still face health risks from even very low levels of the toxic metal in their blood.

A recent government...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Mayo Clinic Medical Edge: Condition causes significant drop in blood pressure upon standing]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-08-01 21:55:08</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[DEAR MAYO CLINIC: My mother is 62 and has had very low blood pressure for two years. She was hospitalized with blood pressure that dropped from 200/78 in bed to 60/40 sitting up. What could be causing this and what can be done to treat her?

ANSWER:...]]></description>
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			<title><![CDATA[Pot, Not Bath Salts, Cited in Face-Chewing 'Zombie' Attack]]></title>
			
			

			
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			<pubDate>2012-06-28 05:25:00</pubDate>
            <description><![CDATA[MIAMI, Fla. -- The naked Florida man who chewed off the face of another man last month in a zombie-like cannibal attack used marijuana but not "bath salts" as police had suspected, authorities said Wednesday.

Rudy Eugene, 31, was killed by a police...]]></description>
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