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Hand Pain & High Blood Pressure

Hand pain and high blood pressure are potentially serious conditions in themselves but they are especially serious when they occur together, according to the National Diabetes Clearinghouse and the American Heart Association. Determining what is causing your hand pain and/or high blood pressure is an important step, as sometimes these symptoms indicate a life-threatening situation.

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Too Much Salt Tied to High Blood Pressure in Children

Are your kids getting too much salt in their diets? The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently released new research on sodium intake, in which they observed the sodium intake and blood pressure of 6,235 U.S. children and adolescents. According to the findings, boys consume more sodium than girls do and lowering this intake — while increasing exercise — can help to reduce elevated blood pressure in children and teens.

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1 in 5 Young Adults Has High Blood Pressure

Close to 1 in 5 young adults has high blood pressure, according to a new study. “We wanted to look at the health of young adults in America, and the first thing we looked at was blood pressure,” said Kathleen Mullan Harris, a professor at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and the lead author of the study. “The prevalence is quite high – 19% – and we found this rather surprising,” she said.

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Normal Blood Pressure Levels for Kids

Even very young children can have high blood pressure. Medical problems such as heart or kidney disease are often the cause of high blood pressure in children younger than 10 years, explains MayoClinic.com. Blood pressure normally rises somewhat throughout childhood, but if your child has one or more risk factors for high blood pressure, his pediatrician may recommend more frequent blood pressure checks.