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Acting for the first time in 14 years, the
Normal blood pressure still will be considered 120 over 80.
"We're recognizing that blood pressures that we in the past thought were normal or so-called 'pre-hypertensive' actually placed the patient at significant risk for heart disease and death and disability," said
But the report's authors predicted that relatively few of those who fall into the new hypertensive category will need medication. Rather, they hope, that many found with the early stages of the condition will be able to address it through lifestyle changes such as improving their diet, getting more exercise, consuming less alcohol and sodium and lowering stress.
In 2010, high blood pressure was the leading cause of death worldwide and the second-leading cause of preventable death in
Hypertension leads to cardiovascular disease, strokes, severe kidney disease and other maladies that kill millions of Americans every year.
Judge tells deadlocked jury in Menendez case to keep going
The day began with defense attorneys arguing with U.S. District Judge
The juror told reporters she and others were in favor of acquittal but she anticipated a hung jury. Defense attorneys pressed the judge to question jurors on whether any had heard the comments.
Four jurors and three alternates had, but after questioning, the judge told them to deliberate with an alternate replacing the excused juror.
North Korean
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About 200 protesters stood up 10 minutes into the event and began singing an anti-coal song.
After protesters were ushered out of the room without further incident, the panel faced largely hostile questions from the audience about the facts and figures presented to support the continued use of fossil fuels.
The American delegates are being closely watched by diplomats from the other 194 nations at the conference because of President
Another woman says
Corrigan says as the photo was being taken, Bush dropped his hand to her buttocks and squeezed.
Time spoke with seven people who said they had been told by Corrigan about the encounter in the years afterward.
A spokesman for the former president,
Corrigan is at least the fifth woman to claim Bush groped her.
The governor said during a news conference that he will formally make his request to the
So far,
Business leaders across
Polish President
Some 60,000 people took part in a march organized on the
Caption: Coast guardsmen in
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