Archive forDecember, 2006

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease
Heart Info - 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 chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study of more than 720,000 adults …

Strong Link Between Uric Acid And Hypertension In Blacks

Strong Link Between Uric Acid And Hypertension In Blacks
eMaxHealth.com - New research shows that higher levels of uric acid are strongly associated with high blood pressure in blacks, suggesting that a simple blood test could predict risk and that treatments to lower uric acid may be a novel way to reduce hypertension …

Cutting Salt Intake in Kids Diets Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Shows

Cutting Salt Intake in Kids Diets Lowers Blood Pressure, Study Shows
Axcess News - (AXcess News) Washington - A recent study shows that cutting salt intake in kids diets will quickly lower their blood pressure. If their blood pressure remains lower, those kids could experience lower rates of heart attacks and strokes as they age …

Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy

Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy
DG News - Dec 1, 2006NEW YORK, NY — December 1, 2006 — For patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adding inhaled iloprost to treatment with bosentan — two …

Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy

Pulmonary Hypertension Patients Improve From Combination Therapy
DG News - Dec 1, 2006NEW YORK, NY — December 1, 2006 — For patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), adding inhaled iloprost to treatment with bosentan — two …

Lowering Blood Pressure Can Stop or Reverse Heart Disease

Lowering Blood Pressure Can Stop or Reverse Heart Disease
Heart Info - MONDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) — Aggressive reduction of blood pressure in people with coronary artery disease may stop, and even reverse, the disease, U.S. researchers report. In fact, lowering patients’ blood pressure may be as important as …

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease

Sleep Apnea, Hypertension Common in Chronic Kidney Disease
Heart Info - 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 chronic kidney disease (CKD). The study of more than 720,000 adults …

Little-Known Disease Threatening Legs

Little-Known Disease Threatening Legs
Forbes, NY - 2 hours ago… Other risks include high blood pressure or cholesterol, having ever been a smoker, or having heart disease. A simple check - feeling …

High blood pressure more likely in boys

High blood pressure more likely in boys
The Age, Australia - Dec 8, 2006Adolescent boys are far more likely to suffer high blood pressure than girls in the same age group, setting the stage for other health problems such as …

New Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy Created

New Pulmonary Hypertension Therapy Created
Playfuls.com, Romania - Dec 7, 2006by News Staff. US medical researchers have created a new therapy for patients suffering pulmonary arterial hypertension, or PAH. …

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