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Written by Allen Lawrence, M.D.
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Saturday, 20 December 2008 |
 Cognitive functioning adds to reasons for curbing hypertension
For elderly people with elevated blood pressure, further spikes in blood pressure levels can affect their ability to think clearly, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
The findings offer another reason for people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, to get the condition under control — for the sake of their cognitive functioning as well as many other health reasons, they said.
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