Archive forOctober, 2006

Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension 

Leveling the field for babies with persistent pulmonary hypertension 
If he can figure out which babies will be born unable to breathe properly, Dr. Stephen M. Black thinks he can help change that.

RTM Settles Police Heart and Hypertension Claims

RTM Settles Police Heart and Hypertension Claims
Westport-News, CT - Oct 13, 2006… requests from the Town Attorney’s Office (totaling $142,545) to cover the cost of the settlement agreements for the heart and hypertension claims of police …

Pulmonary hypertension gets a closer look

Pulmonary hypertension gets a closer look
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Six years ago, when she traveled to Pittsburgh from her home in Mexico, Rebeca Dosal found that a medication was available to treat her pulmonary arterial hypertension. Ms. Dosal, 39, who has had the disorder since birth, had been told before that …

High blood pressure hits rural men harder 

High blood pressure hits rural men harder 
Although most people might think otherwise, it turns out that men living in the slow-paced countryside have higher blood pressure readings than their stressed-out urban counterparts.

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 …

Salty lake raises California’s blood pressure

Salty lake raises California’s blood pressure
CNN - LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A plan to save California’s largest lake calls for possible fixes including laying in rocks and constructing berms to manage areas high in saline, according to an executive summary obtained by The Associated Press …

Salty lake raises California’s blood pressure

Salty lake raises California’s blood pressure
CNN - LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — A plan to save California’s largest lake calls for possible fixes including laying in rocks and constructing berms to manage areas high in saline, according to an executive summary obtained by The Associated Press …

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease 

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease 
SATURDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure is common in people with sleep apnea, says a study that examined rates of high blood pressure and sleep apnea in people with…

Hypertension :: Positive emotions linked to lower blood pressure

Hypertension :: Positive emotions linked to lower blood pressure
SpiritIndia, India - Oct 19, 2006Having a positive outlook makes life more enjoyable, and it may also lower blood pressure in older adults. Among more than 2,500 …

Hypertension drugs help Novartis profit rise 12% 

Hypertension drugs help Novartis profit rise 12% 
LONDON (MarketWatch) — Swiss drugmaker Novartis AG on Thursday reported a 12% rise in third-quarter profit on the back of sales of drugs to treat hypertension and leukemia and lower-than-forecast taxes.

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