Hypertension Mantra

Dr. Rafael R. Castillo in his Inquirer column entitled Medical Files talks about Filipinos trivializing hypertension . He says that: less than 50% of hypertensives are aware that they have it; only 25% are taking anti-hypertension medications and only 10% or less have adequately controlled high blood pressure. What gives? No symptoms. That's why. It is hard to get alarmed if you don't feel any adversely symptomatic condition/s. What's more, even if these hypertensives do take medications, this is not religious habit but considered as a hop and skip thing...not until a stroke strikes. And as the good doctor says, "by then it's too late". Solution to an apparent problem. "Increase awareness" with the I-Stroke campaign. Dubbed as "Marunong and Nagtatanong", (Wise is the Person Who Asks), aims to increase awareness. Properly disseminated, it could prevent the escalation in the number of people getting debilitated with a stroke caused by hyper

Unfortunately, I have hypertension. It is a consequence of the kidney ailment which I found out I had in 2003 through a kidney biopsy . Find out more about hypertension . Hypertension is a condition where blood pressure is more than 110/80 which is what is considered as normal. Following dozens of medical and laboratory examinations I went through, my nephrologist diagnosed that I had IgA Nephropathy .