A supplement containing olive leaf extract may help lower blood pressure and cholesterol in people on the brink of developing high blood pressure, a new study suggests. Read more> |  |
 | | COMMENTARY Expert Alvin Hopkinson describes the top 3 types of drug therapies for treating hypertension. Read more> | | This Week's News | See all High Blood Pressure news | | U.S. health regulators have warned Forest Laboratories Inc for promoting its hypertension drug Bystolic to doctors without properly noting the medication's risk, according to a letter released on Monday. Read more> | | Experts say that most Americans eat twice the amount of salt each day than is recommended by the American Heart Association. Read more> | | Novartis AG's high blood-pressure drug Tekturna was effective in hard-to-treat patients with obesity, heart failure and diabetes, the Swiss company said on Wednesday. Read more> | | The current list contains adverse reports on 20 medications, including Dilantin, Cymbalta, Humira, OxyContin, Seroquel, and Tysabri. Read more> | | | | | | | | This Week's Poll | | Which alternative treatment have you used to lower your blood pressure? | | | Your options are: | | | | - Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10)
- Olive leaf extract
- Fish oil
- Garlic
- Hawthorn
- Folic acid
- None of the above
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