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    Afternoon Links: Peer Pressure Is Making You Fat

    • Your unhealthy friends may be the secret to your weight gain.*Massive Health shows you how (Massive Health) • Are you gluten-free? You're in good company--here are some GF celebs (FitSugar) • What did January Jones think about playing "fat Betty"? (HuffPost Women) • Huh. Special condoms for...
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    Jessica Alba Says Babies Make Body Image Irrelevant, Putting More Pressure On Moms

    Jessica Alba wrote a sweet ode to motherhood on iVillage today, explaining how sexy she feels since becoming a mom. It's awesome to hear a mom say she feels good about her body, against a backdrop of headlines ridiculing moms who don't. But on the other hand...I think she sets up an unfair...
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    Pressure Ulcer Risk May Be Increased By Gastric Feeding Tubes

    A new study led by Brown University researchers reports that percutaneous endoscopic gastric (PEG) feeding tubes, long assumed to help bedridden dementia patients stave off or overcome pressure ulcers, may instead make the horrible sores more likely to develop or not improve. The analysis of...
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    Blood Pressure Control Improved With Home Telemonitoring By Pharmacists

    Patients receiving telemonitoring along with high blood pressure management support from a pharmacist were more likely to lower their blood pressure than those not receiving extra support, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Quality of Care and Outcomes Research...
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    PTSD Symptoms May Be Relieved By Some Blood Pressure Drugs

    Traumatized people who take a class of common blood pressure medications tend to have less severe post-traumatic stress symptoms, researchers have found. The finding suggests that ACE (angiotensin converting enzyme) inhibitors or ARBs (angiotensin receptor blockers) could be valuable tools for...
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    Celebrity Apprentice Recap: Whose Voice Cracked Under Pressure?

    With only a handful of celebtestants remaining on The Celebrity Apprentice, it's going to take more than telling Donald Trump that his hair looks sexy pushed back to stay in the game. Perhaps...
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    People With High Blood Pressure Can Reduce Their Mortality Risk By Exercising

    In the study, all-cause and CVD mortality risks were found to be significantly higher among study participants that didn't exercise compared with active participants at all blood pressure levels. Moreover, the excess mortality risks of physical inactivity, when converted into a "blood pressure...
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    In Alzheimer's Patients, Pulse Pressure Elevation Could Presage Cerebrovascular Disea

    Researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System have shown that elevated pulse pressure may increase the risk of cerebrovascular disease (CVD) in older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Their study has been published in the early online...
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    Varying Blood Pressure Readings In Each Arm Linked To Lower Survival Rates

    A study published on bmj.com reveals that individuals with hypertension whose blood pressure (BP) readings are different in each arm have lower survival rates over 10 years. According to national guidelines, physicians should measure blood pressure in both arms in many patients, however, these...
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    New Device Shows Promise For Less-Invasive Intracranial Pressure Monitoring

    A new implantable sensor device provides a less-invasive alternative for monitoring pressure within the skull (intracranial pressure, or ICP), suggests a pilot study in Operative Neurosurgery, a quarterly supplement to Neurosurgery, official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons...
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    Project Runway All Stars Finale: Who (Almost) Buckled Under Pressure?

    And then there were three...men. Austin Scarlett, Mondo Guerra and Michael Costello are the remaining designers vying for the grand prizes of Project Runway All Stars. So it's crunch...
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    What is the right tire pressure for Porsche Carrera 911?

    It has 225/40s in the front, and 265/35s in the back. Thanks!
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    My grandma's blood pressure is 210/98 and is complaining a bit of lightheaded....

    ...What should I do? I told her to relax, drink some cold water, and rest a bit in bed. She agreed to do so, and do as I said. She's in bed right now resting. Is this the right choice? What should I do if next time happens again? What should she eat to slow decrease the blood pressure?
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    Whats an Audi's psi pressure on valves?

    I have an Audi a6 2.8 and a compression tester, how high is the psi suppose to be on the valves If good and what would the psi be if valves are bad?
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    Whats an Audi's psi pressure on valves?

    I have an Audi a6 2.8 and a compression tester, how high is the psi suppose to be on the valves If good and what would the psi be if valves are bad?
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    Safety First: Air Pistol Pressure Gauge Located In The Worst Possible Place [Guns]

    Mark W. Shead has chosen the perfect lead photo for his article on software design. Feinwerkbau's Piccolo air-powered pistol which requires you to stare at the business end of the barrel to read the pressure gauge. More »
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    Tyre Pressure limit on Ford Focus 2007 model?

    Hiya, I have got Ford Focus 2007, 1.4L, Petrol car, can some one tell me what should be the maximum tyre pressure? http://www.tyre-pressures.com I found from this website for my model, and it says front tyre it is 31PSI and for rear tyre it is 34PSI so I put 30PSI on all tyres but I can see...
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    How do I Reset the Low Tire Pressure Light/Warning on a 2008 Ford Fusion?

    I Recently Got a Flat , I'm Guessing they were the Original Tires , I Ended up Changing all the Tires With the Same Size down to the last number , The Light Never Turned off like before after inflating the Tire , What Can I Do To Reset this ,
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    Watch the New Crazy Thin Gorilla Glass 2 Somehow Survive 121 Pounds of Pressure [Vide

    Gorilla Glass 2 is just as strong, tough and impressive as the original Gorilla Glass. Only difference? Gorilla Glass 2 is waaaaaaaay thinner at only .8mm compared to the original Gorilla Glass at 1mm. And at that size, 20% is a big freaking deal. Nothing currently has Gorilla Glass 2 but you...
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    why is a bikes tyre pressure often higher than that of a car tyre?

    A car tyres pressure can be 32psi and above, but why can a bikes tyre pressure be up to 40 psi?
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