If physicians find a drug that's going to drop blood pressure by five [points], they're going to be very happy with that drug.

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The take-home message is that feelings of loneliness are a health risk, in that the lonelier you are, the higher your blood pressure. And we know that high blood pressure has all kinds of negative consequences.

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It's comparable to the effects you see for the health benefits that are so often advocated such as exercise [to] keep your blood pressure under control.

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The size of the effect is remarkable.

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