Archive forJune, 2006

Being a parent is bad for your blood pressure

Being a parent is bad for your blood pressure
Scotsman - HAVING children or working for the emergency services appears to be bad for the heart. Tests carried out on more than 2,500 people from Edinburgh and Glasgow have shown that parents are more likely to suffer from high levels of cholesterol and blood …

Vital Signs Regimens: High Blood Pressure? Meditation May Help

Vital Signs Regimens: High Blood Pressure? Meditation May Help
New York Times, United States - Jun 12, 2006Transcendental meditation improves blood pressure and insulin resistance in heart patients, according to a placebo-controlled study carried out at an academic …

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What Is Pseudotumor Cerebri, aka Idiopathic Intracranial …

What Is Pseudotumor Cerebri, aka Idiopathic Intracranial …
About - News & Issues, NY - Jun 11, 2006Simply speaking, Pseudotumor Cerebri is a condition in which the body either produces too much cerebrospinal fluid pressure or doesn’t absorb it well …

Regimens: High Blood Pressure? Meditation May Help

Regimens: High Blood Pressure? Meditation May Help
New York Times - Transcendental meditation improves blood pressure and insulin resistance in heart patients, according to a placebo-controlled study carried out at an academic medical center in California. Effects of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Transcendental …

Racial And Gender Disparities In Development Of Hypertension In American Indians 

Racial And Gender Disparities In Development Of Hypertension In American Indians 
Data from the largest epidemiological study of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and its risk factors in the American Indian community may indicate racial differences in the development of hypertension and that different risk factors are more predictive in men than in women. [click link for full article]

Blood Pressure Drugs During Pregnancy May Up Birth Defects 

Blood Pressure Drugs During Pregnancy May Up Birth Defects 
Babies whose mothers took ACE inhibitors in their first trimester were more than twice as likely to be born with serious birth defects than those not exposed to the drugs, a large study found

Class of Popular Hypertension Drugs Dealt a Setback 

Class of Popular Hypertension Drugs Dealt a Setback 
By Steve Sternberg A major class of drugs used to treat hypertension appears to nearly triple the risk of major birth defects when taken in the first trimester of pregnancy, doctors report today in one of the first studies of its kind.

Elderly Brains Benefit From Stable Blood Pressure

Elderly Brains Benefit From Stable Blood Pressure
KATC 3 - WEDNESDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) — A wide difference between the systolic (top) and diastolic (bottom) numbers in a blood pressure reading may be linked to poorer cognitive function in people who are 80 and older, Japanese researchers report …

Telmisartan (Micardis(R)) Provides Superior, Powerful Blood …

Telmisartan (Micardis(R)) Provides Superior, Powerful Blood …
Drug Newswire (press release), CT - Jun 17, 2006… today at the Annual Meeting for the European Society of Hypertension (ESH) show that telmisartan provides superior, powerful blood pressure reduction from …

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