A change in your diet may help lower blood pressure, study shows – WTOP News

A change in your diet may help lower blood pressure, study shows - WTOP News

Do you want to lower your blood pressure? Reducing salt in the diet can help do this, and for many people it may be as effective as taking a common blood pressure medication, according to new research. ▶ Watch video: Pregnant women are now recommended to be screened for blood pressure at all prenatal visits. … Read more

Naturopath Promotes Scientifically Unsubstantiated Claim That Cayenne Pepper Is ‘The Most Powerful Blood Thinner’

Naturopath Promotes Scientifically Unsubstantiated Claim That Cayenne Pepper Is 'The Most Powerful Blood Thinner'

CLAIM Cayenne pepper is the most powerful anticoagulant DETAILS Insufficient support: There is no scientific evidence to support the claim that cayenne pepper is a powerful blood thinner.Faulty reasoning: Anticoagulants work by preventing blood from clotting. Rather, sealing blood vessels to stop bleeding requires blood clotting. Thus, claiming that cayenne pepper can both thin the … Read more

FDA: High blood pressure drug recall after discovery of oxycodone

FDA: High blood pressure drug recall after discovery of oxycodone

KVK-Tech, Inc. found something that did not belong in the betaxolol tablets the company purchased. … [+] packaging for delivery nationwide: a single 5 mg tablet of oxycodone HCl. (Photo: Getty) getty It’s not quite like finding a single curly fry among your regular fries. KVK-Tech, Inc. detected something that did not belong in the … Read more