Slower heart rates are more common in athletes
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a question about a resting heart rate, specifically when it is considered too slow for one’s ... Continue Reading →
High blood pressure calls for more medication
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 68-year-old female who was diagnosed with high blood pressure at 32. I am 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weigh 130 pounds. ... Continue Reading →
What is the optimal blood pressure?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I read that high blood pressure is 140/90, but I thought 120/70 was optimal. Has the standard number increased? – D.M.I.
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Blood-pressure goal: How low should it go?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My sister, 75, is taking only two drugs for the past three years, and they are both for high blood pressure. Now she finds that her blood pressure ... Continue Reading →
Studies don’t support CBD oil for depression
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DEAR DR. ROACH: My son is taking hemp-based CBD oil for depression. He purchased this at a health food store. His doctor prescribed pills that he was unable ... Continue Reading →
CBD recommendation awaits more research
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I have a friend whose daughter has an egg allergy. She said her daughter will break out in a rash if she eats anything that even has trace amounts ... Continue Reading →
Doctors disagree on blood pressure target
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DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 91-year-old male. When I switched primary care physicians, my new doctor shook his head because my previous doctor had never told me about ... Continue Reading →
Fake blood pressure readings, again
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A Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Virginia has been recording fake, incorrect blood pressure readings of veterans who came in for care. A 139/89 ... Continue Reading →
Healthy eating helps control blood pressure
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If you didn’t have high blood pressure before, there’s a good chance you do now. Last year, new guidelines from the American Heart Association, the American ... Continue Reading →
Should you switch to alkaline water?
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DEAR DR. ROACH: With everyone drinking a lot of water during the summer, I noticed that the water depot where I fill up my gallon jugs supplies water in different ranges ... Continue Reading →
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