Coronary heart disease was lowered only 8% in the earlier studies instead of the 14% or 15% we would have anticipated from the epidemiologic data for that degree of blood pressure reduction. Now, the SHEP study used chlorthalidone as its diuretic, first at 12.5 mg, going up to 25 mg, and adding beta-blockers after that.
Average total precipitation in October. Days are when it rains at least 0.01 inches (0.25 millimetres). Relative Humidity at San Juan, Puerto Rico in October averages 80 percent in the morning and 67 percent in the afternoon.
For 75 days every summer, the population leaps from about 5,000 to 20,000 as visitors swarm San Juan to enjoy sunny, mild weather that rarely tops 80 degrees. Tourists bike, hike, kayak and sail, eventually drifting into a blissful state of existence that locals call island time..