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Hypertension Education Foundation Survey Results Suggests Improved Control Of High Blood Pressure

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Results of a survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) for the Hypertension Education Foundation (HEF) were presented at the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) Twenty-Second Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2007) in Chicago and published in the May issue of The Journal of Cli ...

read more Results of a survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) for the Hypertension Education Foundation (HEF) were presented at the American Society of Hypertension, Inc. (ASH) Twenty-Second Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2007) in Chicago and published in the May issue of The Journal of Cli read more Sun May 2007 Sun May 2007

Aspirin During Pregnancy Slightly Reduces Pre-Eclampsia Risk, Study Suggests

Categorie : Hypertension
Scientists in Australia who reviewed over 30 trials found that taking aspirin during pregnancy may modestly reduce the risk of the mother developing pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure that can lead to serious complications.The study is published in the early online editi ...

read more Scientists in Australia who reviewed over 30 trials found that taking aspirin during pregnancy may modestly reduce the risk of the mother developing pre-eclampsia, a condition characterized by high blood pressure that can lead to serious complications.The study is published in the early online editi read more Fri May 2007 Fri May 2007

First Renin Inhibitor Drug For Treating Hypertension Has Limited Effectiveness

Categorie : Hypertension
Hypertension is a serious condition affecting millions. Currently there are seven classes of drugs used to reduce blood pressure. Aliskiren (Tekturna®, Rasilez®) is the first of a new class of orally active antihypertensive drugs that works by inhibiting renin. A review of six large-scale clinical t ...

read more Hypertension is a serious condition affecting millions. Currently there are seven classes of drugs used to reduce blood pressure. Aliskiren (Tekturna®, Rasilez®) is the first of a new class of orally active antihypertensive drugs that works by inhibiting renin. A review of six large-scale clinical t read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Is There A Link Between Lithotripsy, Hypertension And Diabetes?

Categorie : Hypertension
WHO: Marshall L. Stoller, M.D., AUA Public Media Committee Yoshikazu Sato, Sapporo, JapanWHAT: This study explores the relationship between lithotripsy and diabetes and hypertension originally reported by Kranbeck et al in 2006. Authors compared development rates of hypertension and diabetes mellitu ...

read more WHO: Marshall L. Stoller, M.D., AUA Public Media Committee Yoshikazu Sato, Sapporo, JapanWHAT: This study explores the relationship between lithotripsy and diabetes and hypertension originally reported by Kranbeck et al in 2006. Authors compared development rates of hypertension and diabetes mellitu read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Gender Differences In Blood Pressure And Kidney Damage Under Study

Categorie : Hypertension
While men and women both get high blood pressure and related kidney disease, the path to get there is shorter, steeper and just different for men, researchers say."They may end up at the same point, but the way they got there could be very different," says Dr. Jennifer C. Sullivan, pharmacologist/ph ...

read more While men and women both get high blood pressure and related kidney disease, the path to get there is shorter, steeper and just different for men, researchers say. read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

Updated Guidelines Advise New Treatments For Brain Hemorrhage

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The first scientifically proven treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage, or "bleeding," strokes, are on the horizon, including a new drug that holds promise for slowing bleeding and limiting brain damage resulting from such a stroke, according to updated American Heart Association/American Stroke As ...

read more The first scientifically proven treatments for intracerebral hemorrhage, or read more Sat May 2007 Sat May 2007

Response Submitted To FDA Approvable Letter For Hypertension Compound Nebivolol

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Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced today that its licensing partner Mylan Laboratories (NYSE: MYL) submitted a response to the approvable letter issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the compound nebivolol, a selective beta 1- blocker with vasodilating prope ...

read more Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) announced today that its licensing partner Mylan Laboratories (NYSE: MYL) submitted a response to the approvable letter issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the compound nebivolol, a selective beta 1- blocker with vasodilating prope read more Wed May 2007 Wed May 2007

New Lease Of Life For Stroke Victims

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A University of Leicester study could help to provide a new lease of life for patients who have suffered a stroke.The research published in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms the safety of a drug, Lisinopril, that lowers their blood pressure-without reducing the blood flow to the brain.No ...

read more A University of Leicester study could help to provide a new lease of life for patients who have suffered a stroke.The research published in the American Journal of Hypertension confirms the safety of a drug, Lisinopril, that lowers their blood pressure-without reducing the blood flow to the brain.No read more Sun Apr 2007 Sun Apr 2007

James D. Stockand To Deliver Henry Pickering Bowditch Lecture Research Aimed At Understanding Hypertension

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Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) are hardly household words, but if these channels are not working right, the serious condition of high blood pressure (hypertension) may result, putting the sufferer at risk for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Approximately 30% of ...

read more Epithelial sodium channels (ENaC) are hardly household words, but if these channels are not working right, the serious condition of high blood pressure (hypertension) may result, putting the sufferer at risk for heart disease, stroke, congestive heart failure and kidney disease. Approximately 30% of read more Sun Apr 2007 Sun Apr 2007

Lowering Blood Pressure Following Stroke May Reduce Damage

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A new University of Georgia study suggests that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure may help reduce brain damage when given within 24 hours of a stroke.The finding, based on a study using rats and published in the April issue of the Journal of Hypertension, may ultimately revoluti ...

read more A new University of Georgia study suggests that commonly prescribed drugs used to lower blood pressure may help reduce brain damage when given within 24 hours of a stroke.The finding, based on a study using rats and published in the April issue of the Journal of Hypertension, may ultimately revoluti read more Tue Apr 2007 Tue Apr 2007

Leicester's European Centre Of Excellence For Hypertension

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Hypertension (high blood pressure) gives a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than any other disease, so Leicestershire people will be delighted that their local centre has been designated a European Centre of Excellence for hypertension by the European Society of Hypertension. [click link for fu ...

read more Hypertension (high blood pressure) gives a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than any other disease, so Leicestershire people will be delighted that their local centre has been designated a European Centre of Excellence for hypertension by the European Society of Hypertension. [click link for fu read more Mon Apr 2007 Mon Apr 2007

BR-102 Plus, Non-invasive Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor, Validated By British Hypertension Society

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The SCHILLER BR-102 plus non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitor was validated according to the International Protocol for validation of blood pressure measuring devices in adults introduced by the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension. The conclus ...

read more The SCHILLER BR-102 plus non-invasive ambulatory blood pressure monitor was validated according to the International Protocol for validation of blood pressure measuring devices in adults introduced by the Working Group on Blood Pressure Monitoring of the European Society of Hypertension. The conclus read more Sun Apr 2007 Sun Apr 2007

Physical Activity Reduces Risk Of Hypertension In Young Adults, U Of M Study Shows

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Young adults who spend more time participating in physical activity have a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure within the next 15 years, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. [click link for full article] ...

read more Young adults who spend more time participating in physical activity have a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure within the next 15 years, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. [click link for full article] read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

High Job Strain Linked To Increased Blood Pressure

Categorie : Hypertension
Workers reporting high levels of job strain have higher blood pressure than workers who are under less strain, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). [click link ...

read more Workers reporting high levels of job strain have higher blood pressure than workers who are under less strain, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). [click link read more Sun Apr 2007 Sun Apr 2007

Cocoa, But Not Tea, May Lower Blood Pressure

Categorie : Hypertension
Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking tea may not, according to an analysis of previously published research in the April 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Current guidelines advise individuals with hypertension (high blood pressur ...

read more Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking tea may not, according to an analysis of previously published research in the April 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.Current guidelines advise individuals with hypertension (high blood pressur read more Fri Apr 2007 Fri Apr 2007

Stress Increases Inflammation In Pregnancy, Putting Women At Risk

Categorie : Hypertension
A new study shows that women who report high levels of stress and low social support during pregnancy are more likely to have increased immune system activity, which can trigger inflammatory responses and put them at risk for premature labor and preeclampsia. These inflammatory immune system respons ...

read more A new study shows that women who report high levels of stress and low social support during pregnancy are more likely to have increased immune system activity, which can trigger inflammatory responses and put them at risk for premature labor and preeclampsia. These inflammatory immune system respons read more Wed Apr 2007 Wed Apr 2007

Proteins That Cause Blood Vessel Damage In Preeclampsia Identified by Researchers

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Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada. [click link for full article] ...

read more Proteins released by the placenta may damage blood vessels in women with preeclampsia (PE), according to an abstract presented by Yale School of Medicine researchers at the Society for Gynecologic Investigation Conference in Reno, Nevada. [click link for full article] read more Wed Mar 2007 Wed Mar 2007

Preeclampsia And Elevated Autoantibodies Linked

Categorie : Hypertension
Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop certain dangerous autoantibodies than women with normal pregnancies, and these autoantibodies are still present two years after childbirth in about 20 percent of women who had the disorder, scientists from the University of P ...

read more Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy are more likely to develop certain dangerous autoantibodies than women with normal pregnancies, and these autoantibodies are still present two years after childbirth in about 20 percent of women who had the disorder, scientists from the University of P read more Tue Mar 2007 Tue Mar 2007

British Diet Still Too Salty Says Agency

Categorie : Hypertension
A new report by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) says that the average Briton still eats too much salt, although the level has come down a little in recent years.Published today, the FSA report says that results of dietary sodium tests show "a small but significant decrease in the average salt i ...

read more A new report by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) says that the average Briton still eats too much salt, although the level has come down a little in recent years.Published today, the FSA report says that results of dietary sodium tests show read more Mon Mar 2007 Mon Mar 2007

Hypertension Experts Clash Over TROPHY Study Results

Categorie : Hypertension
When the results of a major long-term, multicenter study, the Trial of Preventing Hypertension (TROPHY), were called into question in two editorials published in the November 2006 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension (AJH), it was inevitable that an exchange of views between the study's sup ...

read more When the results of a major long-term, multicenter study, the Trial of Preventing Hypertension (TROPHY), were called into question in two editorials published in the November 2006 issue of the American Journal of Hypertension (AJH), it was inevitable that an exchange of views between the study's sup read more Mon Mar 2007 Mon Mar 2007

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