A 21st century water cure.

Focuses on two studies by Jens Jordan and colleagues which report that oral water has substantial pressor effects. Effect that drinking water has on the blood pressures of healthy individuals, as well as those with orthostatic hypotension, Parkinson's disease and autonomic failure; Factors influencing blood pressure; Conclusion that the precise mechanisms causing the pressor response to oral water, especially in patients with sympathetic denervation, still remain to be determined.