Elderly Brains Benefit From Stable Blood Pressure
KLTV - 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 …
Teva gets tentative OK for generic blood-pressure medicine
Philadelphia Inquirer - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said today that U.S. regulators have tentatively approved its generic version of Merck & Co. Inc.’s high-blood pressure medicine Hyzaar. Israel-based Teva, with its North American headquarters in North Wales …
Low-fat dairy products may fight hypertension
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - Jun 27, 2006The study, published last week in the journal Hypertension, reviewed medical records of 4,797 people and found that those who ate the most dairy products had a …
Help for Blood Pressure
ABC7Chicago.com, USA - Jun 28, 2006June 28, 2006 - About 65 million Americans are living with high blood pressure, and only about 35 percent of them have their blood pressure under control. …
Mediterranean beats low-fat diet for heart health
Reuters.uk, UK - 12 hours ago… researchers found that the traditional Mediterranean diet bested a low-fat diet in helping older adults improve their cholesterol, blood pressure and blood …
Encysive shares up on FDA review of blood pressure drug
Shares of Encysive Pharmaceuticals Inc. jumped Thursday after the company said the Food and Drug Administration is reviewing its drug to treat high blood pressure in the pulmonary arteries, a condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Overweight kids at higher risk of high blood pressure in adulthood
Kerala Next - Washington, Parents of overweight children should start keeping a check on their kids’ weight, and emphasise the importance of physical exercise from their formative years, as according to a study conducted by Tulane University epidemiologist …
Eat your way to lower blood pressure with DASH
Louisville Courier-Journal - Q: There have been a lot of incidents in the news lately about children and others being bitten by dogs. How can I reduce the chance of a child being bitten by a new dog in the family? A: Here are some tips released earlier this year by the American …
Nighttime Blood Pressure Linked to Heart Failure
HealthScout - MONDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) — The New England Journal of Medicine on Monday issued a rare correction on a influential 2005 study on the now-withdrawn painkiller Vioxx. The correction involves a crucial point that was first reported a month ago …
Hypertension and ulcers
Hindu, India - Jul 8, 2006I AM 34 and am suffering from hypertension for 10 years. My systole varies from 130 to 145 while diastole varies from 90 to 105. …
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