Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_he_me/blood_pressure_monitors"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080508/2008_05_08t162655_450x376_us_diabetes_arthritis.jpg?x=130&y=108&q=85&sig=W6hKbG.7DB7x.acfEyCWjw--" align="left" height="108" width="130" alt="A diabetic has his blood pressure read by at a clinic in Los Angeles, July 30, 2007. People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the CDC said on Thursday. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Everyone with high blood pressure ? some 72 million Americans ? should own a home monitor and do regular pressure checks, the American Heart Association and other groups urged Thursday in an unprecedented endorsement of a medical device for consumers.</p><br clear="all"/>

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