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Rasilez(R), First-In-Class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Lowers High Blood Pressure More Effectively Than Diuretic In...
Published on Sunday 07 September 2008 - 09:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
New clinical data analysis confirms that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in...
Study: Snoring dangerous for women
Published on Sunday 07 September 2008 - 06:51 - http://www.upi.com/
UPPSALA, Sweden, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A Swedish study of women who snored has found that snoring is a health risk that appears to be associated with high blood...
New studies on the Mediterranean diet confirm its effectiveness for chronic disease prevention
Published on Sunday 07 September 2008 - 06:00 - http://www.eurekalert.org/
It is effective in chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases, cancer, diabetes, hypertension or osteoporosis. Experts have insisted that it is possible to...
GenoMed Celebrates 6th Anniversary Of Dialysis Prevention Paper
Published on Friday 05 September 2008 - 14:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/
GenoMed® (OTC Pink Sheets GMED.PK), the Public Health Company™, announced that it is celebrating the sixth anniversary of the publication of its paper showing how to prevent 90% of kidney failure....
Miracle baby Aaron starts school
Published on Thursday 04 September 2008 - 11:56 - http://ts17.gazettelive.co.uk/
BRAVE Aaron Cook, who astounded doctors with his fighting spirit when born three months premature, today faces a new challenge - starting school. As a newborn, Aaron was so tiny his nappies were...
Is There Hope For The Prevention Of Dementia?
Published on Thursday 04 September 2008 - 06:50 - http://www.sciencedaily.com/
Scientists reviewed the latest findings about the effect of antihypertensive treatment on cognitive function and dementia at a recent conference. As a risk factor for stroke, ischemic brain lesions...
More drug names now sound alike
Published on Wednesday 03 September 2008 - 23:56 - http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
Take the generic drug clonidine for high blood pressure? Double-check that you didn't leave the drugstore with Klonopin for seizures, or the gout medicine colchicine.
Viagra as Good for the Heart as the Love Life
Published on Wednesday 03 September 2008 - 17:31 - http://medheadlines.com/
Canadian researchers say the prescription drug, Viagra, is as good for the heart as it is for the love life. Seems the way the drug influences the platelets in the bloodstream also minimizes the...
Diabetes Drugs Double Risk of Heart Failure
Published on Wednesday 03 September 2008 - 13:33 - http://medheadlines.com/
Two drugs frequently prescribed to diabetics to aggressively lower blood sugar - pioglitazone and rosiglitazone - have been found to increase significantly the risk of developing heart failure. ...
Babies' rapid weight gain may lead to high BP in adulthood
Published on Wednesday 03 September 2008 - 11:55 - http://www.dailyindia.com/
Babies who gain weight rapidly within five months of birth are at an increased risk of having high blood pressure in adulthood, according to a new study.
