Peters R, et al "Incident dementia and blood pressure lowering in the Hypertension in the Very Elderly Trial cognitive function assessment (HYVET-COG): a double-blind, placebo controlled trial" The Lancet Neurology 2008; DOI: 10.1016/S1474-4422(08)70143-1.
comment: Article discusses whether risk or rate of dementia may be improved with good blood pressure control.

Okin P, et al "Gender differences in regression of electrocardiographic left ventricular hypertrophy during antihypertensive therapy"
Hypertension 2008; 52: 100-106.
comment: Article discusses difference in male and female cardiac response to high blood pressure treatment. Men had more decrease in heart enlargement than women.

Sogol Javaheri, Amy Storfer-Isser, Carol L. Rosen, and Susan Redline. Sleep Quality and Elevated Blood Pressure in Adolescents. Circulation, Published online August 18, 2008
Comment: Another article documenting the critical role sleep contributes to overall health.  In this article teenagers with poor sleep quality was associated with prehypertension.

 Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Protection Against Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer
comment: This study from the Veterans' Hospitals looked at two groups of patients at increased risk of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancers. The study reported a lower incidence of these non-melanoma skin cancers in the group taking ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers. This is a preliminary finding and is not intended to recommend these blood pressure drugs for skin cancer prevention.
Source reference: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
Christian JB, et al "Association of ACE inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers with keratinocyte cancer prevention in the randomized VATTC Trial"
J Natl Cancer Inst 2008; 100: 1223-1232.

Modest Daily Dark Chocolate intake may somewhat improve blood pressure and cholesterol
Regular consumption of the Plant sterol-(PS) containing chocolate bar resulted in reductions of 2.0 and 5.3% in serum total and LDL cholesterol (P < 0.05), respectively. Consumption of Cocoa flavenoids (CF) also reduced systolic blood pressure at 8 wk (–5.8 mm Hg; P < 0.05). Results indicate that regular consumption of chocolate bars containing PS and CF as part of a low-fat diet may support cardiovascular health by lowering cholesterol and improving blood pressure.
Source: Daily Consumption of a Dark Chocolate Containing Flavanols and Added Sterol Esters Affects Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Normotensive Population with Elevated Cholesterol
2008 American Society for Nutrition J. Nutr. 138:725-731, April 2008

Wang N-Y, et al "Blood pressure change and risk of hypertension associated with parental hypertension" Arch Intern Med 2008; 168: 643-648.
comment: A history Hypertension in either mother or father raises the risk of a patient having high blood pressure.
Article conclusion: "Hypertension in both mothers and fathers has a strong independent association with elevated BP levels and incident hypertension over the course of adult life."

Primary source: Annals of Internal Medicine
Source reference:
Pletcher MJ, et al "Prehypertension during Young Adulthood and Coronary Calcium Later in Life" Ann Intern Med 2008; 149: 91-99.
comment: Prehypertension, especially systolic prehypertension, in young adults, may risk of calcification of coronary arteries in middle age.