November 22, 2010
The Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel reported that, according to a study published in the American Journal of Hypertension, there is “evidence that eating watermelon […]
October 8, 2010
Tests for a blood-pressure regulating hormone called renin may help doctors decide which blood pressure drugs their patients should take, researchers announced recently. These data are […]
September 27, 2010
A new study is reporting what I’ve been telling my patients for years: generic blood pressure medications are as good as the far more costly brand […]
June 10, 2010
Think you need to go to the doctor’s office to check your blood pressure? Think again. For years I’ve had my patients monitor their blood pressure […]
June 1, 2010
Almost half of American adults, 45% of us, now have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, according to a report from researchers from the national […]
May 18, 2010
Churches and parish nurse programs have proven to be essential to the physical, emotional, relational, and, of course, spiritual health of their congregants. Now, new research […]
March 25, 2010
When I speak on natural medications (herbs, vitamins, and supplements), I tell folks that my favorite natural medicines website is the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database which […]
August 12, 2009
In the past I’ve discussed the studies showing that the more screen time kids have (TV, Internet, video games, cell phone), the more likely they are […]
May 11, 2009
Reuters Health is reporting that vibrating exercise platforms, which are increasingly found in commercial gyms in Europe and elsewhere, may indeed help people lose a particularly […]
May 4, 2009
Hidden behind all of the Swine flu news stories is this one – which I feel is significantly more important when it comes to public health. […]
April 7, 2009
A striking new study says almost one in five American four-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children. What did the […]
January 14, 2009
Here’s a fact that most people do not know – when the temperature drops outside, blood pressure appears to rise. This information is critical for those […]
November 22, 2010
The Los Angeles Times and Orlando Sentinel reported that, according to a study published in the American Journal of Hypertension, there is “evidence that eating watermelon […]
October 8, 2010
Tests for a blood-pressure regulating hormone called renin may help doctors decide which blood pressure drugs their patients should take, researchers announced recently. These data are […]
September 27, 2010
A new study is reporting what I’ve been telling my patients for years: generic blood pressure medications are as good as the far more costly brand […]
June 10, 2010
Think you need to go to the doctor’s office to check your blood pressure? Think again. For years I’ve had my patients monitor their blood pressure […]
June 1, 2010
Almost half of American adults, 45% of us, now have high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes, according to a report from researchers from the national […]
May 18, 2010
Churches and parish nurse programs have proven to be essential to the physical, emotional, relational, and, of course, spiritual health of their congregants. Now, new research […]
March 25, 2010
When I speak on natural medications (herbs, vitamins, and supplements), I tell folks that my favorite natural medicines website is the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database which […]
August 12, 2009
In the past I’ve discussed the studies showing that the more screen time kids have (TV, Internet, video games, cell phone), the more likely they are […]
May 11, 2009
Reuters Health is reporting that vibrating exercise platforms, which are increasingly found in commercial gyms in Europe and elsewhere, may indeed help people lose a particularly […]
May 4, 2009
Hidden behind all of the Swine flu news stories is this one – which I feel is significantly more important when it comes to public health. […]
April 7, 2009
A striking new study says almost one in five American four-year-olds is obese, and the rate is alarmingly higher among American Indian children. What did the […]
January 14, 2009
Here’s a fact that most people do not know – when the temperature drops outside, blood pressure appears to rise. This information is critical for those […]