The Great Blood Pressure Scam

I can barely remember when 100 + your age systolic was the number that warranted concern. Seriously, apart from mending broken bones and such, is there anything healthcare gets right ?

The Great Dangers of Blood Pressure Medications

 

Of interest: under the newest guidelines half the population could be diagnosed as hypertensive.

Reminds me of the way the American Diabetic Association lowered the threshold for diagnosis, thereby creating many millions of new diabetics.

It also reminds me of the way the BMI obesity threshold was lowered. All of a sudden there were fat people everywhere you looked.

 

You seriously cannot see how creating new diseases is good for the pocketbook ?

In any case …