From Diabetes to Babies, Books Help Narrow Health Disparities

摘要

The latest free, consumer-friendly health booklet from AAAS, High Blood Pressure: The Science Inside, explains in plain language what health professionals know about high blood pressure, or hypertension, a leading cause of heart disease and stroke. High blood pressure affects more than 50 million people in the United States alone, and the disorder contributed to some 227,000 U.S. deaths in 1999. Sadly, "there are no clear-cut symptoms for high blood pressure―which is part of the reason it has become known as 'the silent killer,'". according to the AAAS booklet.