Pine Tree Bark Decreases Hypertension Swelling
Heart Info - (Ivanhoe Newswire) — An extract from the bark of a pine tree may help decrease the swelling some hypertension patients have. Pycnogenol is an antioxidant plant extract found in the bark of the French maritime pine tree which grows along the coast of …
US Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment
By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive, physicians in the United States control hypertension significantly better than their counterparts in western Europe report researchers from Temple, the University of Chicago, and Stanford in the Jan. 22, 2007, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. [click link for full article]
Joe Montana Visits Miami to Raise Awareness of High Blood Pressure …
MSN MoneyCentral - Super Bowl XLI excitement is in the air and football legend Joe Montana is once again part of the action. This time, though, the action is off the field and his teammate is Harvard-trained cardiologist James Rippe, MD. “Joe Cool” is talking about …
Diuretics Effective for Seniors with Diabetes, High Blood Pressure
Senior Journal - Works as well as ACE-inhibitors and calcium channel blockers June 29, 2005 For senior citizens with diabetes, which is almost 19 percent of those over 65, there was welcome news this week from research saying diuretics work as well as ACE …
Common Blood Pressure Drug Treats Muscular Dystrophy In Mice
Researchers at Johns Hopkins have shown that a drug commonly used to lower blood pressure reverses muscle wasting in genetically engineered mice with Marfan syndrome and also prevents muscle degeneration in mice with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The results are reported online this week at Nature Medicine.In 2006, a team led by Harry “Hal” Dietz, M.D. [click link for full article]
High blood pressure dangers: Hypertension’s effects on your body
High blood pressure is a “silent killer.” Learn how to stop its stealth attack on vital organs.
Advance In Understanding Of Blood Pressure Gene Could Lead To New Treatments
Research by scientists at UCL (University College London) has clearly demonstrated for the first time the structure and function of a gene crucial to the regulation of blood pressure. The discovery could be important in the search for new treatments for illnesses such as heart disease, the UK’s biggest killer. [click link for full article]
Low blood pressure linked to depression
For the first time researchers have demonstrated a connection between low blood pressure and the incidence of anxiety and depression.
Interfering With Vagal Nerve Activity In Mice Prevents Diabetes And Hypertension
Interrupting nerve signals to the liver can prevent diabetes and hypertension in mice, according to scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. The finding is reported in the February issue of the journal Cell Metabolism. [click link for full article]
Pregnancy hypertension risks linger
Women who experience high blood pressure while pregnant are more likely to develop a coronary-related heart problem later in life than other women, researchers said.
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