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Low-Carb Diet Effective At Lowering Blood Pressure

Categorie : Hypertension
In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers ...

read more In a head-to-head comparison, two popular weight loss methods proved equally effective at helping participants lose significant amounts of weight. But, in a surprising twist, a low-carbohydrate diet proved better at lowering blood pressure than the weight-loss drug orlistat, according to researchers read more Thu Jan 2010

Decoding The Sodium Contents Of Processed Foods

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Sodium is essential for myriad biological processes including fluid balance and muscle contraction. However, too much sodium can have harmful effects such as increasing blood pressure. Consequently, reducing sodium intake is an important health message... ...

read more Sodium is essential for myriad biological processes including fluid balance and muscle contraction. However, too much sodium can have harmful effects such as increasing blood pressure. Consequently, reducing sodium intake is an important health message... read more Thu Jan 2010

Low Carb Diet Lowered Blood Pressure More Effectively Than Weight Loss Pill

Categorie : Hypertension
A new study from the US showed that two popular weight loss methods, one using the obesity treatment weight-loss pill orlistat plus a low-fat diet and another just based on a low carb diet were equally effective at helping people lose significant amounts of weight, but in a surprising twist found ...

read more A new study from the US showed that two popular weight loss methods, one using the obesity treatment weight-loss pill orlistat plus a low-fat diet and another just based on a low carb diet were equally effective at helping people lose significant amounts of weight, but in a surprising twist found read more Thu Jan 2010

Childhood Obesity Alone May Increase Risk Of Later Cardiovascular Disease

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By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child's risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology ...

read more By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child's risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology read more Thu Jan 2010

Atrial Fibrillation Risk Lower With Some Classes Of Antihypertensives

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Atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, is a major risk factor for thromboembolic events, particularly stroke. This risk is especially high in patients with high blood pressure. Antihypertensive drugs are known to reduce the risk for atrial fibrillation by lowering blood pressure. However, som ...

read more Atrial fibrillation, or irregular heartbeat, is a major risk factor for thromboembolic events, particularly stroke. This risk is especially high in patients with high blood pressure. Antihypertensive drugs are known to reduce the risk for atrial fibrillation by lowering blood pressure. However, som read more Sun Jan 2010

Beta-Blockers Effective In Combination Therapies For Hypertension

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Using beta-blockers as a second-line therapy in combination with certain anti-hypertensive drugs significantly lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. This review also goes some way to explaining the differences in the way that p ...

read more Using beta-blockers as a second-line therapy in combination with certain anti-hypertensive drugs significantly lowers blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to a systematic review by Cochrane Researchers. This review also goes some way to explaining the differences in the way that p read more Sun Jan 2010

Extra Vigilance Crucial For Those With High Blood Pressure

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For people with hypertension, the damage of unhealthy eating can have particularly negative consequences. About one in four Americans has hypertension, a disease that elevates blood pressure and can lead to a host of serious problems including heart attacks and strokes... ...

read more For people with hypertension, the damage of unhealthy eating can have particularly negative consequences. About one in four Americans has hypertension, a disease that elevates blood pressure and can lead to a host of serious problems including heart attacks and strokes... read more Sun Jan 2010

Interim Study Data Indicate Improved Blood Pressure Management With Cardene(R) I.V. Compared To Labetalol In Patients With Acute Stroke

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EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company commercializing acute-care hospital products, today said that interim study data1 demonstrate that Cardene® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) is significantly more effective than intravenous labetalol for the management of blood pressure (BP ...

read more EKR Therapeutics, Inc., a specialty pharmaceutical company commercializing acute-care hospital products, today said that interim study data1 demonstrate that Cardene® I.V. (nicardipine hydrochloride) is significantly more effective than intravenous labetalol for the management of blood pressure (BP read more Sun Jan 2010

Blood Pressure May Be Lowered By Raising Children

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They turn Dad's hair gray, but children can now take partial credit for the health of Mom's heart. A new Brigham Young University study found that parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure, particularly so among women. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a BYU psychologist who studies relationships and ...

read more They turn Dad's hair gray, but children can now take partial credit for the health of Mom's heart. A new Brigham Young University study found that parenthood is associated with lower blood pressure, particularly so among women. Julianne Holt-Lunstad, a BYU psychologist who studies relationships and read more Sun Jan 2010

European Commission Approves New Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer's Revatio(R) (Sildenafil) For The Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Categorie : Hypertension
Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Commission has approved Revatio® (sildenafil) solution for injection for patients who are currently prescribed oral Revatio and who are temporarily unable to take oral medicine, but are otherwise clinically and haemodynamically stable. Revatio is the only ph ...

read more Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Commission has approved Revatio® (sildenafil) solution for injection for patients who are currently prescribed oral Revatio and who are temporarily unable to take oral medicine, but are otherwise clinically and haemodynamically stable. Revatio is the only ph read more Mon Jan 2010

Genetic Study Clarifies African And African-American Ancestry

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People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry released today... ...

read more People who identify as African-American may be as little as 1 percent West African or as much as 99 percent, just one finding of a large-scale, genome-wide study of African and African-American ancestry released today... read more Mon Jan 2010

Second Pivotal Phase III Study Of Gilead's Darusentan For Resistant Hypertension Misses Primary Endpoints

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Are Patients Losing Sleep Over Blood Pressure Monitors?

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A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients' sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)... ...

read more A widely used test for measuring nighttime blood pressure may interfere with patients' sleep, thus affecting the results of the test, reports a study in an upcoming issue of Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN)... read more Thu Dec 2009

High Blood Pressure Treatment For The Over 80s Too Aggressive, Warns Expert

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People over 80 years are being treated too aggressively for high blood pressure, warns an expert in an editorial in BMJ Clinical Evidence this week. According to Dr James Wright, the latest evidence suggests that less aggressive drug therapy may be more effective at reducing mortality in this age gr ...

read more People over 80 years are being treated too aggressively for high blood pressure, warns an expert in an editorial in BMJ Clinical Evidence this week. According to Dr James Wright, the latest evidence suggests that less aggressive drug therapy may be more effective at reducing mortality in this age gr read more Thu Dec 2009

Team-Based Care Involving A Pharmacist Improves Blood Pressure Control

Categorie : Hypertension
Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, according to a report in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine ...

read more Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, according to a report in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine read more Sun Nov 2009

High Blood Pressure Easy To Miss In Children With Kidney Disease

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Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension even during doctor's office visits increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings ...

read more Spot blood pressure readings in children with chronic kidney disease often fail to detect hypertension even during doctor's office visits increasing a child's risk for serious heart problems, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and other institutions. A report of the findings read more Tue Nov 2009

Transcendental Meditation Reduces Blood Pressure - UK Case Studies Available

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New studies show Transcendental Meditation™ reduces blood pressure in students and almost halves heart attacks - UK case studies available The first randomised controlled trial to demonstrate that a mental technique can reduce blood pressure in at-risk university students - ...

read more New studies show Transcendental Meditation™ reduces blood pressure in students and almost halves heart attacks - UK case studies available The first randomised controlled trial to demonstrate that a mental technique can reduce blood pressure in at-risk university students - read more Tue Nov 2009

New Consortium Paves The Way For Improved Treatment Of Hypertension And Associated Vascular Complications

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Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) has formed a consortium with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Erasmus Medical Centre and Maastricht University to define new modalities for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and associated vascular complications such as heart and kidney failure, myocar ...

read more Top Institute Pharma (TI Pharma) has formed a consortium with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Erasmus Medical Centre and Maastricht University to define new modalities for the treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure) and associated vascular complications such as heart and kidney failure, myocar read more Thu Nov 2009

Device Enables World's First Voluntary Gorilla Blood Pressure Reading

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Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This groundbreaking stride was made possible by the Gorilla Tough Cuff, a blood pressure reading system devised through partnership with the Wallace H. Coulter Depart ...

read more Zoo Atlanta recently became the first zoological institution in the world to obtain voluntary blood pressure readings from a gorilla. This groundbreaking stride was made possible by the Gorilla Tough Cuff, a blood pressure reading system devised through partnership with the Wallace H. Coulter Depart read more Sun Nov 2009

Doctors' Tests Often Miss High Blood Pressure In Kids With Kidney Disease

Categorie : Hypertension
Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many C ...

read more Many children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who show normal blood pressure readings at the doctor's office have high blood pressure when tested at home, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). The findings indicate that many C read more Sun Nov 2009

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