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It's also a huge problem in South Africa - an estimated 35% of people in the country older than 15 have high blood pressure. This is expected to increase as the country's population rapidly ages ...
South Africa has world's highest rate of high blood pressure, study shows. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2014 / 02 / 140203191802.htm ...
Scientists from the UK and South Africa have discovered a surprising new role for a commonly-used antibiotic that could open the door to a new family of improved therapies for high blood pressure ...
Exhibit 2 Two-year change in systolic blood pressure (BP) among South African adults ages ... 36 which are the recommended first-line antihypertensive medications in South Africa. 36, 37 ...
This South Carolina hospital is offering a new one-time treatment to lower blood pressure without using medication. Here’s what to know.
At the moment in South Africa, people are defined as having high blood pressure if their readings are above 140/90 mm Hg – normal blood pressure is a reading below this threshold.