| Spirituality Helps Older Black Women Beat Hypertension
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Spirituality helps older black American women with high blood pressure stick to the drug regimens that keep the condition under control, new research suggests. Older black Americans tend to have poorer anti-hypertensive medication adherence than either younger blacks or white patients, even though adherence helps reduce hypertension-related health problems and deaths, noted a team from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. This study included 21 black women, average age 73, who were members of a Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly. The women had been diagnosed with hypertension for an average of 16.7 years, and they were taking an average of 3.3 prescriptions to battle the condition. All the women said they used their spirituality to manage their medication adherence.
Open Thread
Peggy Noonan has written about something that a number of us have been saying for awhile. Actually, it was Rove who sundered the party, with his "get Bush elected, re-elected, and damn the cost to the Party." Thinking back on it, Bush was just as much poll-driven (except for the war, where he was overly stubborn, and the tax cuts) as Clinton. Thus, we had out of control spending and a veto pen that remained virgin until last year. Of course, both Clintons have followed the same ego-centric finger in the wind, damn-the-Party philosophy along with "triangulation", which has brought about the fracturing of the Democrat constituency. .
Winterproof your baby: a pediatrician's guide
Babies aren't as good at regulating their body temperature as older kids and adults are. But that doesn't mean your child should be bundled up like a mini-astronaut every time you're out for a short stroll. To keep her warm and comfortable when inside or out, dress her in one layer more than you're wearing yourself. (Some don't need the extra layer though, so see what works best for your child. More on how your baby should be dressed... Outside .
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