Federal panel sounds alarm on national hypertension 'emergency'
Monday, February 22, 2010 - 14:21
in Health & Medicine
One in three Americans has it and one in six die of it, yet some doctors don't even treat patients' hypertension, the report says. Prevention, diagnosis and treatment are simple, researchers say. A federal panel has a familiar prescription for the American people to reduce hypertension, a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke: Eat less salt and more fruit and vegetables,...