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More than 50 million Americans live with high blood pressure (hypertension), a silent condition with major consequences. Find out what your pressure says about you.

ABCs of high blood pressure
Is very low blood pressure good?
Quiz: Are you up on high blood pressure?


A healthy lifestyle can help stop high blood pressure before it starts. We'll show you ways to keep your numbers down -- and your heart happy.

Are you at risk?
Your diet can make a big difference
Exercise your way to lower blood pressure


Many people ignore their high blood pressure, but there's another option: taking control. With lifestyle changes and help from your doctor, you can lower your pressure and protect your health.

How to check your pressure at home
Hold the salt
Is having sex still okay?
Medicines that control hypertension


Strokes -- a leading cause of adult disabilities in this country -- can change a life forever. We'll show you the symptoms, explore treatments, and help you avoid a tragedy.

Stroke: Everything you need to know
Six ways to prevent a stroke
Warning signs of a stroke
Your brain on street drugs
Walking after a stroke
Caregiving after a stroke
Severe language problems
Beating depression after a stroke

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Cool Tools
Quiz: Are You Up on High Blood Pressure?
Quiz: Do You Know How to Lose Weight?
Stroke: An Animated Guide
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High Blood Pressure A-Z
Aphasia
Ask the Expert: How High is Too High for Blood Pressure?
Book Review: My Stroke of Luck
Caregiving After a Stroke
Caregiving After a Stroke , Part 2: The Long Road Back
Checking Your Blood Pressure
Depression and High Blood Pressure
Depression and Stroke
Diet and High Blood Pressure
Exercise and High Blood Pressure
Heart Disease and Smoking
Heart Disease and Weight
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
Hypotension
Preventing a Stroke
Quiz: Are You Up on High Blood Pressure?
Quiz: Do You Know How to Lose Weight?
Renovascular hypertension
Risks for High Blood Pressure
Salt and High Blood Pressure
Sex and High Blood Pressure
Street Drugs and Stroke
Stroke
Stroke Survivors Starting Over
Stroke and Swallowing
Stroke: An Animated Guide
Walking After a Stroke -- Part I
Walking After a Stroke -- Part II
Warning Signs of a Stroke
Women and High Blood Pressure
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Resources
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New York Online Access to Health (NOAH): Heart Disease
National Stroke Association
National Aphasia Association
Heart Information Network
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Drug Information Center
Food and Nutrition
Heart Health Center
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