Archive forJune, 2008

Rare syndrome provides clues on obesity, blood pressure - PhysOrg

Rare syndrome provides clues on obesity, blood pressure - PhysOrg
University of Iowa researchers have found a clue about how resistance to the hormone leptin might disrupt the brain signals that tell the body when to stop eating. The research, which focused on the rare genetic disorder Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS …

Growing Awareness of High Blood Pressure Driving the European Market … - Forbes

Growing Awareness of High Blood Pressure Driving the European Market … - Forbes
The European market for non-invasive blood pressure monitoring is witnessing steady growth as a result of improving awareness about the health risks of high blood pressure. There is now a greater acknowledgement of the need to be vigilant against …

Hypertension Triples Women’s Diabetes Risk - MedicineNet.com

Hypertension Triples Women’s Diabetes Risk - MedicineNet.com
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) — Compared to women with optimal blood pressure, those with high blood pressure are up to three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes , a U.S. study finds. The link between high blood pressure and diabetes …

Return to: An Overweight 55-Year-Old Man With Erectile Dysfunction and … - Medscape News

Return to: An Overweight 55-Year-Old Man With Erectile Dysfunction and … - Medscape News
LK, a 55-year-old man, presents complaining of difficulty maintaining an erection sufficient to complete intercourse with his wife. He has been dealing with troublesome erections for several months, but his “nature” seems to have gone downhill since …

The You Docs: Blood pressure: How low do you really need to go? - Seattle Post Intelligencer

The You Docs: Blood pressure: How low do you really need to go? - Seattle Post Intelligencer
“Wow, that’s really low.” We hear that a lot when we tell people what their blood pressure should be. National medical groups recommend keeping blood pressure levels at or below 120/80, but there’s plenty of evidence that scooching down to 115/76 is …

Online pharmacists helped more patients keep hypertension under … - Seattle Times

Online pharmacists helped more patients keep hypertension under … - Seattle Times
THOUGH IT USUALLY HAS NO SYMPTOMS , hypertension high blood pressure can cause strokes, heart attacks and other serious problems. It is measured in two numbers: Systolic blood pressure, the first number in a reading, represents the force …

Online assistance from pharmacists helps control high blood pressure … - News-Medical.Net

Online assistance from pharmacists helps control high blood pressure … - News-Medical.Net
Online-based care from a pharmacist helped people control their high blood pressure more than twice as well as people who did not have the additional resources, according to a study published in Wednesday’s issue of the Journal of the American …

Hypertension Predicted By High Levels Of Urinary Albumin In The Normal … - Medical News Today

Hypertension Predicted By High Levels Of Urinary Albumin In The Normal … - Medical News Today
Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a study appearing in the October 2008 issue of the Journal of the …