Here’s a prescription for keeping high blood pressure in-check -- a simple medication plus free checkups. That’s what helped drive down high blood pressure for nearly 100,000 Californians in an eight-year study. Participants got a generic combination medicine and office visits for blood pressure checks with no co-pays. Source Link
About one out of three high school graduates aren’t ready to make the move to college. The folks who give the ACT test say results show that 31 percent of all high school graduates were not ready for any college coursework requiring English, science, math or reading skills. Just one-quarter of graduates passed all four tests. Source Link
Are we ready for a tablet-sized smartphone? Samsung thinks so. The new Samsung Mega makes calls and features a 6.3 inch screen that’s just a bit smaller than popular tablets like the iPad Mini and Nexus 7. The new king of the “phablets” is coming first to AT&T, and will also be offered by Sprint and U.S. Cellular. Source Link
