Archive forJune, 2006

Ambrisentan Shows Significant Improvement in Pulmonary Arterial …

Ambrisentan Shows Significant Improvement in Pulmonary Arterial …
DG News - 22 hours agoannounced that a scientific presentation describing the effects of ambrisentan in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) was given at ATS 2006 …

Rest before taking blood pressure

Rest before taking blood pressure
Times Herald-Record - Want lower blood pressure? Ask your doctor to let you sit quietly for five minutes before it’s taken - on a regular chair, not on an examining table, with your feet on the floor. The result can be a systolic blood pressure reading about 14 points …

Hypertension Harder to Control in Women

Hypertension Harder to Control in Women
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - May 31, 2006… “Instead of just a single agent, women tended to be on two to three drugs [to control hypertension].” Despite this, “there was no measurable impact on blood …

Hypertension Harder to Control in Women

Hypertension Harder to Control in Women
PakTribune.com, Pakistan - May 31, 2006… “Instead of just a single agent, women tended to be on two to three drugs [to control hypertension].” Despite this, “there was no measurable impact on blood …

High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know

High Blood Pressure: What You Should Know
American Family Physician - High blood pressure is when the pressure in your arteries is higher than it should be. If you have high blood pressure, you are more at risk of having a heart attack or a stroke. You also are more at risk of getting kidney disease and even of dying …

Aging Changes In Vital Signs

Aging Changes In Vital Signs
NBC 11.com, CA - Jun 5, 2006… Blood vessels become less elastic. The average blood pressure increases from 120/70 mm Hg to about 150/90 mm Hg and may remain slightly high even if treated. …

Defend against hypertension

Defend against hypertension
Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jun 6, 20061. Learn the risks. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it often has no signs. … For example, do you have a family history of hypertension? …

Drug Combos Best for Controlling Blood Pressure 

Drug Combos Best for Controlling Blood Pressure 
SATURDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) — Patients being treated for high blood pressure have a better chance of reaching their blood pressure goals by taking a combination of medications, and may achieve additional benefit by lowering their cholesterol.

Study: Faith Linked to Lower Blood Pressure 

Study: Faith Linked to Lower Blood Pressure 
A study of more than 5,000 African Americans suggests religious people have lower blood pressure than disbelievers.

Study: Blood pressure drugs raise birth defect risk

Study: Blood pressure drugs raise birth defect risk
CNN - Jun 8, 2006The old thinking: ACE inhibitors, a class of blood pressure drugs, increased the risk of birth defects when used late in pregnancy, but not during the first …

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