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Don't Let Blood Pressure Creep Up During The Holidays

Categorie : Hypertension
Willpower tends to take a back seat during the holidays, but 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 in ...

read more Willpower tends to take a back seat during the holidays, but 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 in read more Sun Oct 2009

High Blood Pressure Is The Leading Preventable Cause Of Premature Death In China

Categorie : Hypertension
An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that high blood pressure (hypertension) causes more than 1 million premature deaths in China, and over 2 million total deaths. This makes it the leading preventable cause of death in the country. It is essential for the ...

read more An article published Online First and in a future edition of The Lancet reports that high blood pressure (hypertension) causes more than 1 million premature deaths in China, and over 2 million total deaths. This makes it the leading preventable cause of death in the country. It is essential for the read more Tue Oct 2009

A Pet In Your Life Keeps The Doctor Away

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Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health - these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet. ...

read more Lowers blood pressure, encourages exercise, improves psychological health - these may sound like the effects of a miracle drug, but they are actually among the benefits of owning a four-legged, furry pet. read more Sat Oct 2009

Association Betgween Vitamin D Deficiency In Younger Women And Increased Risk Of High Blood Pressure In Mid-Life

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Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later, according to research reported at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference. Researchers examined women enrolled in the Michigan Bone Health an ...

read more Vitamin D deficiency in premenopausal women may increase the risk of developing systolic hypertension 15 years later, according to research reported at the American Heart Association's 63rd High Blood Pressure Research Conference. Researchers examined women enrolled in the Michigan Bone Health an read more Tue Sep 2009

Heart Risk Factors In Middle Age Can Cut Life Span By Up To 15 Years

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Middle aged men who smoke, have high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels can expect a 10-15 year shorter life expectancy from age 50 compared with men without these risk factors, concludes research published on bmj.com today. Death rates from heart disease in the United Kingdom have dec ...

read more Middle aged men who smoke, have high blood pressure and raised cholesterol levels can expect a 10-15 year shorter life expectancy from age 50 compared with men without these risk factors, concludes research published on bmj.com today. Death rates from heart disease in the United Kingdom have dec read more Fri Sep 2009

Novartis Receives FDA Approval For Valturna(R), A Single-Pill Combination Of Valsartan And Aliskiren, To Treat High Blood Pressure

Categorie : Hypertension
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valturna((R)) (aliskiren and valsartan) tablets, the first and only medicine to target two key points within the renin system, also known as the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS), an important regulator of blood pressure. ...

read more The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Valturna((R)) (aliskiren and valsartan) tablets, the first and only medicine to target two key points within the renin system, also known as the renin angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS), an important regulator of blood pressure. read more Fri Sep 2009

Clues To High Blood Pressure's Origins, Impacts Sought By Researchers

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How high blood pressure develops and the effects it has on the body are the focus of a two-part study underway at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University that will look at hypertension in the human body and in the laboratory. "One quarter of the population in the United States has undiagnosed or ...

read more How high blood pressure develops and the effects it has on the body are the focus of a two-part study underway at Penn State and Johns Hopkins University that will look at hypertension in the human body and in the laboratory. read more Fri Sep 2009

Childhood Kidney Disorder Has Lasting Effects

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A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). T ...

read more A kidney condition that can arise in children and was until recently believed to disappear after puberty may persist into adulthood and cause significant long-term complications, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology (CJASN). T read more Fri Sep 2009

Men's Blood Pressure Increased By High-Sugar Diet

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Study 1 highlights: Just two weeks on a high-fructose diet raises blood pressure in men. A drug used to treat gout seems to protect against that blood pressure increase and some aspects of metabolic syndrome. Study 2 highlights: A study in mice finds that the time of day when fructose i ...

read more Study 1 highlights: Just two weeks on a high-fructose diet raises blood pressure in men. A drug used to treat gout seems to protect against that blood pressure increase and some aspects of metabolic syndrome. Study 2 highlights: A study in mice finds that the time of day when fructose i read more Fri Sep 2009

HealthPartners Research Foundation Receives $7.3 Million In Grants To Study Childhood Obesity And Hypertension

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Three new HealthPartners Research Foundation studies will examine ways to prevent and treat childhood obesity and hypertension. One study will look at interventions to prevent obesity in children ages 5-9, another will focus on obesity prevention in children ages 2-5, while another will examine hype ...

read more Three new HealthPartners Research Foundation studies will examine ways to prevent and treat childhood obesity and hypertension. One study will look at interventions to prevent obesity in children ages 5-9, another will focus on obesity prevention in children ages 2-5, while another will examine hype read more Fri Sep 2009

Decreasing Salt Intake Could Save US $18 Billion Annually In Health Costs, Study Finds

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Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of life for millions of people, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The study estimates that ...

read more Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of life for millions of people, according to a new RAND Corporation study. The study estimates that read more Thu Sep 2009

Patients With Pulmonary Hypertension Benefit From Endothelin-Related Drugs

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Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases. The usefulness of the new drugs to treat conges ...

read more Recent research to block the effects of endothelin, a powerful substance that constricts blood vessels and stimulates cell growth, has led to successful treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and provides hope for treating other chronic diseases. The usefulness of the new drugs to treat conges read more Thu Sep 2009

Restricting Salt Intake Should Be A Major Public Health Priority

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Reducing sodium intake is a major public health priority that must be acted upon by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...

read more Reducing sodium intake is a major public health priority that must be acted upon by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). read more Thu Sep 2009

Pivotal Data Demonstrating Efficacy Of Darusentan In Treating Resistant Hypertension Published In The Lancet

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced the publication of data from DAR-311 (DORADO), a Phase III clinical trial evaluating the company's once-daily oral endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) darusentan as an add-on treatment for resistant hypertension, defined as the failure to achieve blood ...

read more Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) announced the publication of data from DAR-311 (DORADO), a Phase III clinical trial evaluating the company's once-daily oral endothelin receptor antagonist (ERA) darusentan as an add-on treatment for resistant hypertension, defined as the failure to achieve blood read more Thu Sep 2009

We Need To Cut Sodium Consumption

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An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reports that reducing sodium intake is a key public health priority that must be addressed by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health. A diet high in sodium has been associated to high blood pressur ...

read more An article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) reports that reducing sodium intake is a key public health priority that must be addressed by governments and nongovernmental organizations to improve population health. A diet high in sodium has been associated to high blood pressur read more Thu Sep 2009

Health Policy Research Roundup

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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians: Key Findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey - This brief reviews findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, a national survey including the responses of ...

read more Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: A Snapshot of U.S. Physicians: Key Findings from the 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey - This brief reviews findings from the Center for Studying Health System Change (HSC) 2008 Health Tracking Physician Survey, a national survey including the responses of read more Thu Sep 2009

Risk Of High Blood Pressure Increased By Noisy Roads

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Traffic noise raises blood pressure. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health have found that people exposed to high levels of noise from nearby roads are more likely to report suffering from hypertension. Theo Bodin worked with a team or researchers from L ...

read more Traffic noise raises blood pressure. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health have found that people exposed to high levels of noise from nearby roads are more likely to report suffering from hypertension. Theo Bodin worked with a team or researchers from L read more Sat Sep 2009

Worse Patient-Doctor Communication With Blacks Who Have High Blood Pressure

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Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with their doctors than white patients do, a study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found. "This is an important finding because poorer communication is associated with worse patient satisfa ...

read more Black patients with high blood pressure experience poorer communication with their doctors than white patients do, a study led by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher has found. read more Sun Sep 2009

Cutting 'Hidden' Salt Could Lower Nation's Blood Pressure

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Many people think twice before adding a dash of salt to their food, but don't realize that the majority of dietary sodium comes from packaged foods and eating out, according to a new study. Reducing sodium intake to recommended levels could result in 11.1 million fewer cases of high blood pressur ...

read more Many people think twice before adding a dash of salt to their food, but don't realize that the majority of dietary sodium comes from packaged foods and eating out, according to a new study. Reducing sodium intake to recommended levels could result in 11.1 million fewer cases of high blood pressur read more Sun Sep 2009

New Information About How Fat Increases Blood Pressure Could Help Identify Those At Risk

Categorie : Hypertension
Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people - and maybe some thin ones too - are at risk for hypertension and which drugs would work best for them. Medical College of Georg ...

read more Some of the first information about how fat causes hypertension have been identified by researchers who say the findings should one day help identify which obese people - and maybe some thin ones too - are at risk for hypertension and which drugs would work best for them. Medical College of Georg read more Sun Sep 2009

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