New studies reveal Italian cheese, alcohol, and sleep impact blood pressure

(Pollock Communications) High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects one-third -- or 70 million -- US adults. It is responsible directly or indirectly for more than 350,000 deaths -- about 1,000 per day -- annually in the US. From May 13 - 17, 2016, members of the medical community will gather in NYC for the 31st Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Hypertension to discuss hundreds of new studies, state-of-the-art diagnostic tools and new treatments for hypertension.