Archive forAugust, 2006

Medical errors kill, injure SC patients

Medical errors kill, injure SC patients
The State, SC - 12 hours ago… body, Watts said. He said the blood loss was slow and should have been detected by blood pressure and pulse monitors. If the hospital …

Study: Exercise OK for mild hypertension

Study: Exercise OK for mild hypertension
MLive.com, MI - 7 minutes ago… The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise doesn’t harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, new research …

Interview with former Palestinian political prisoner, Arifa Salman

Interview with former Palestinian political prisoner, Arifa Salman
International Middle East Media Center, Palestinian Territories - 6 hours ago… tell them to drink water. Some people have diabetes, some people have heart attacks, or high blood pressure. There are a lot of …

Exercise OK with mild hypertension

Exercise OK with mild hypertension
Chicago Tribune, United States - Aug 14, 2006… The short-term spike in blood pressure that comes with moderate exercise does not harm the hearts of healthy older people with mild hypertension, research shows …

Akorn wins FDA approval for blood pressure drug 

Akorn wins FDA approval for blood pressure drug 
(AP) — Drug maker Akorn Inc. said Monday that the Food and Drug Administration approved its injectable generic version of Cardizem, a treatment for high blood pressure and chest pain made by Canadian specialty drug maker Biovail Corp. The approval covers an injectable 5 milligram-per-milliliter …

Medscape review supports effectiveness and safety of new non-drug …

Medscape review supports effectiveness and safety of new non-drug …
EurekAlert - E-mail Article ] Contact: Jane Hauser jhauser@schwartz-pr.com 781-684-0770 Schwartz Communications Medscape review supports effectiveness and safety of new non-drug blood pressure treatment Peer-reviewed article highlights seven clinical trials of …

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Enters Into Partnership Agreement On Anti-Hypertension And Hepatocellular Cancer Drugs 

Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma Enters Into Partnership Agreement On Anti-Hypertension And Hepatocellular Cancer Drugs 
Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) and Bristol-Myers K.K. (BMKK) have concluded an agreement on the marketing rights of anti-hypertension and hepatocellular cancer drug. Under the agreement terms, BMKK will sublicense to DSP the development, manufacturing/marketing and marketing rights of irbesartan, an anti-hypertension drug. [click link for full article]

Disposable Transducers Rapidly Replacing Reusable Transducers - Blood Pressure Monitoring & Measurement Instruments  

Disposable Transducers Rapidly Replacing Reusable Transducers - Blood Pressure Monitoring & Measurement Instruments  
DUBLIN, Ireland—-Aug. 8, 2006–Research and Markets has announced the addition of “Blood Pressure Monitoring & Measurement Instruments - Global Strategic Business Report” to their offering.

Stevia a New Player in the Artificial Sweetener Game

Stevia a New Player in the Artificial Sweetener Game
Diabetes Interview, CA - 9 hours ago… A double-blind placebo-controlled study published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology showed that stevia lowers blood pressure. …

Slower Breathing May Lower Blood Pressure 

Slower Breathing May Lower Blood Pressure 
Researchers believe that practicing slow, deep breathing can lower high blood pressure.

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