U.S. docs tough on blood pressure
(AP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070122/ap_on_he_me/blood_pressure"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070122/capt.sge.krs90.220107232150.photo00.photo.default-512x343.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=Ib3yNi65VBxXrCocwsMKyw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Doctors demonstrate a blood pressure cuff used to measure blood pressure in the US. US doctors are significantly more aggressive than European counterparts in treating high blood pressure, leading to earlier and better control of hypertension, a new study showed.(AFP/File/Tim Mudrovic)" border="0" /></a>AP - High blood pressure is controlled better in the United States than in five Western European countries, a study found, and researchers credit American doctors' more aggressive prescribing of drugs.</p><br clear="all"/>