Baker Boy 1,485 Posted November 14, 2017 Under New Guidelines, Millions More Americans Will Need to Lower Blood Pressure The nations leading heart experts on Monday issued new guidelines for high blood pressure that mean tens of millions more Americans will meet the criteria for the condition, and will need to change their lifestyles or take medicines to treat it. Under the guidelines, formulated by the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology, the number of men under age 45 with a diagnosis of high blood pressure will triple, and the prevalence among women under age 45 will double. Those numbers are scary, said Dr. Robert M. Carey, professor of medicine at the University of Virginia and co-chair of the committee that wrote the new guidelines. The number of adults with high blood pressure, or hypertension, will rise to 103 million from 72 million under the previous standard. But the number of people who are new candidates for drug treatment will rise only by an estimated 4.2 million people, he said. To reach the goals others may have to take more drugs or increase the dosages. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/health/blood-pressure-treatment-guidelines.html Just one reason our healthcare costs continue to rise. It is 2017 and we still have a one size fits all medical mentality. You would think we could get much more and much better out of a trillion dollar industry. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted November 14, 2017 Pfew. I am still under thanks to recent medications. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RaiderHaters Revenge 3,579 Posted November 14, 2017 Oh good get more people on meds Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Baker Boy 1,485 Posted November 14, 2017 Oh good get more people on meds That is how the Swamp works, they feed each other. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted November 14, 2017 More proof Big Pharma owns the guberment. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penultimatestraw 473 Posted November 14, 2017 This is funny because there was recently a study which suggested a higher cutoff for older people. Then again, people will just assume everything is OK if their high BP doesn't cause symptoms right away or meds don't immediately correct the problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penultimatestraw 473 Posted November 14, 2017 Oh good get more people on meds Or get them to stop eating like sh!t and exercise consistently Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NorthernVike 2,080 Posted November 14, 2017 Or get them to stop eating like sh!t and exercise consistently Fock that, give me a magic pill so I live forever 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
penultimatestraw 473 Posted November 14, 2017 Fock that, give me a magic pill so I live forever Damn doctors and pharma made me fat and lazy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 12,631 Posted November 14, 2017 Or get them to stop eating like sh!t and exercise consistently You and Digby have poor bedside manner. I wish our resident health professionals would be nicer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patriotsfatboy1 1,432 Posted November 14, 2017 You and Digby have poor bedside manner. I wish our resident health professionals would be nicer. I wish they didn't have sausage fingers. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites