Archive forOctober, 2007

Can a person ever go off of a high blood pressure medication?

Can a person ever go off of a high blood pressure medication?
HealthCentral.com - Thanks for joining out community and submitting a SharePost. This is a great discussion topic and I hope more of our site members share their experiences. Only you and your doctor can determine whether or not you’re ready to go off medication …

Weight Loss Can Control Hypertension

Weight Loss Can Control Hypertension
Forbes - FRIDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — An Italian study has identified overweight as a direct cause of high blood pressure. And it also showed that up to half of overweight people can bring down blood pressure to healthy levels by weight reduction. But …

Lowering blood pressure protects stroke victims with chronic kidney …

Lowering blood pressure protects stroke victims with chronic kidney …
News-Medical.Net - Given the high risk of cardiovascular complications in people with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD), these results have significant implications for millions of people across the world. According to lead author, Dr Vlado Perkovic at The George Institute …

How blood pressure pill ‘reverses the effects of ageing for OAPs’

How blood pressure pill ‘reverses the effects of ageing for OAPs’
This is London - Scientists say the effect of a regular dose of ACE inhibitors was the same as taking exercise in a gym Posed by models Scientists have discovered that a common blood pressure pill appears to reverse some effects of ageing. Elderly volunteers …

Daytime, Nighttime Blood Pressure Both Important

Daytime, Nighttime Blood Pressure Both Important
HealthCentral.com - Copyright 2007 ScoutNews, LLC . All rights reserved. FRIDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) — A major study challenges the idea that high nighttime blood pressure readings are better indicators of health risk than measurements taken in the daytime. “Our …

Supreme Court rejects Pfizer’s appeal to stop generic sales of best …

Supreme Court rejects Pfizer’s appeal to stop generic sales of best …
International Herald Tribune - WASHINGTON : The Supreme Court on Monday turned down an appeal by Pfizer Inc. aimed at preventing the sale of a generic version of its best-selling drug for high blood pressure. The New York-based pharmaceutical giant had asked the court to overturn …

New blood pressure drug found lacking

New blood pressure drug found lacking
Science Daily - NEW YORK, May 10 (UPI) — A U.S. study has determined the first of a new class of drugs designed to treat hypertension has limited effectiveness. There are currently seven classes of drugs used to reduce blood pressure. Aliskiren (Tekturna and …

Cats Angels puts theory to test:Do pets help our blood pressure?

Cats Angels puts theory to test:Do pets help our blood pressure?
Florida Times-Union - Thanks to Julie Cutt and Pat Glassbrenner from Cats Angels, Nassau County Council on Aging Eastside Senior Center clients enjoyed putting those studies to the test by checking their blood pressure before and after interaction and petting the cats …

Obesity and hypertension can often trigger dangerous form of diabetes

Obesity and hypertension can often trigger dangerous form of diabetes
HULIQ.com - Starting one s life anew next Monday it is one of those dreams that everyone seemed to have at least once. It is just fine if you can make a fresh start of your own free will. However, it is a different story if you are forced to adjust …