“With increased longevity can come more health problems, of course, as we baby boomers are quite aware. One of the more sobering findings to come out of the Framingham Heart Study (in 2002) was that the residual lifetime risks for developing hypertension and stage 1 high blood pressure or higher (greater-than-or-equal to 140/90 mmHg regardless of treatment) were 90% in both 55- and 65-year-old participants. Recent statistics indicate that of the 50 million Americans who have high blood pressure, perhaps half are being treated, and about one third are unaware that they have the condition. Still, tens of billions of dollars are spent each year on anti-hypertensive drugs—a class of pharmaceuticals that is not extremely popular.” (06/29/08)
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