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New research confirms milestone study on blood pressure meds
May 13, 2009 |
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New research supports the findings of a landmark drug comparison study published in 2002 in which a diuretic drug or "water pill" outperformed other medications for high blood pressure. A scientific team including investigators ...
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Blood pressure lowering drugs should not be limited to people with high blood pressure
May 20, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Blood pressure lowering drugs should be offered to anyone old enough to be at risk of a heart attack or stroke, regardless of their blood pressure, according to the largest analysis of blood pressure trials ...
Gene implicated in stress-induced high blood pressure
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Do stressful situations make your blood pressure rise? If so, your phosducin gene could be to blame according to a team of researchers, at the University of Freiburg, Germany, and the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, ...
Fish protein link to controlling high blood pressure
Jun 22, 2009 |
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Medical scientists at the University of Leicester are investigating how a species of fish from the Pacific Ocean could help provide answers to tackling chronic conditions such as hereditary high blood pressure and kidney ...
Blood pressure targets: Aiming lower offers no benefit
Jul 08, 2009 |
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Aiming for lower than standard blood pressure targets offers no known clinical benefit, according to a Cochrane Review. In a systematic review of the evidence, researchers found that using antihypertensive drugs to reduce ...
Beta-blockers and stroke -- new insights into their use for older people
Aug 27, 2009 |
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A University of Leicester-led study may have uncovered the reason why Beta-blockers are less effective at preventing stroke in older people with high blood pressure, when compared to other drugs for high blood pressure.
Sensor in artery measures blood pressure
Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored over a long time until it can be regulated. This will now be made ...
Egg-irony: High cholesterol food may reduce blood pressure
Feb 20, 2009 |
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Researchers in Canada are reporting evidence that eggs — often frowned upon for their high cholesterol content — may reduce another heart disease risk factor — high blood pressure.
High blood pressure in the doctor's office may not predict heart risks
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Continuously measuring blood pressure may help predict heart disease and related deaths among individuals with treatment-resistant hypertension, while blood pressure readings taken in a medical office do not appear to predict ...
New genes implicated in high blood pressure
May 10, 2009 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, along with an international team of collaborators, have identified common genetic changes associated with blood pressure and hypertension. The study, reporting ...
Why Certain Cancer Treatments Cause High Blood Pressure
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drugs that block the formation of new blood vessels that feed tumor growth are helping some cancer patients enjoy longer lives.
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