Archive forOctober, 2006

Biogen Idec And mondoBIOTECH Sign Collaboration And Licensing …

Biogen Idec And mondoBIOTECH Sign Collaboration And Licensing …
WebWire - … Swiss biotechnology company, today announced the signing of an exclusive collaboration and license agreement for Biogen Idec to develop, manufacture and commercialize Aviptadil, a clinical compound for the treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension …

Novartis blood pressure pill shows 1-year benefits 

Novartis blood pressure pill shows 1-year benefits 
By Ben Hirschler BARCELONA (Reuters) -

Second Major Milestone for Speedel In Its Goal to Develop Renin …

Second Major Milestone for Speedel In Its Goal to Develop Renin …
Drug Newswire (press release), CT - Oct 3, 2006… hypertensives. The submission includes data from more than 7,800 patients with high blood pressure taking Rasilez in 44 clinical trials. …

How Air Pollutant Helps Pregnant Women with Hypertension

How Air Pollutant Helps Pregnant Women with Hypertension
eMaxHealth.com - Nitric oxide (NO) is best known as an air pollutant produced by vehicle emissions and power plants but for pregnant women it is a crucial compound required to avoid hypertension and pre-eclampsia. Now researchers at the University of Warwick’s …

Researchers digging for clues on pregnancy-induced hypertension

Researchers digging for clues on pregnancy-induced hypertension
Centre Daily - MILWAUKEE - Sara and Gregory Bartel had barely begun to prepare the nursery for their first child when they learned that the baby might arrive in less than a week. At 28 1/2 weeks pregnant, Bartel’s blood pressure was extremely high - 180/110, a …

BioMarin Completes Enrollment of Phase 2 Clinical Study of 6R-BH4 in Poorly Controlled Hypertension 

BioMarin Completes Enrollment of Phase 2 Clinical Study of 6R-BH4 in Poorly Controlled Hypertension 
NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ( Nachrichten ) (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that it has completed enrollment of the Phase 2 clinical study of 6R-BH4 for the treatment of poorly controlled hypertension.

How the power of touch reduces pain and even fights disease

How the power of touch reduces pain and even fights disease
Independent, UK - Oct 10, 2006… increasingly studied in mainstream medicine, with some trials showing symptom benefits in a number of areas, from asthma and high blood pressure to migraine …

Mutation plays key role in hypertension 

Mutation plays key role in hypertension 
A gene mutation of a key enzyme that regulates smooth muscle contraction and blood pressure in rats has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Kids’ High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Problems

Kids’ High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Problems
Heart Info - SATURDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure is associated with sleep breathing problems in children, say U.S. researchers. Their study of 20 children, aged 4 to 18, found that 60 percent of them had sleep-disordered breathing (SDB …

Adoption of Hypertension Treatment Device Accelerates — Now in 50,000 Homes Worldwide 

Adoption of Hypertension Treatment Device Accelerates — Now in 50,000 Homes Worldwide 
InterCure, Ltd., today announced that its RESPeRATE guided breathing technology, clinically-proven in numerous peer-reviewed studies to significantly lower blood pressure, is now in use in more than 50,000 homes worldwide.

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