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Low Childhood IQ Tied to Dementia in Old Age
Published on Thursday 26 June 2008 - 05:42 - http://empowher.com/Low Childhood IQ Tied to Dementia in Old Age byBy Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, June 25 -- Your IQ in childhood may predict your odds of getting a common form of dementia in old age,...
High levels of urinary albumin excretion predict hypertension
Published on Thursday 26 June 2008 - 04:12 - http://www.news-medical.net/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...
Patient’s Manage High Blood Pressure Over the Internet
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 23:06 - http://www.redorbit.com/Researchers say Internet advice and medication delivery, along with home blood pressure (BP) monitoring, lets people with high blood pressure get their condition under control.A team at the...
Cardiac outcomes in congenital heart disease differ between men and women
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 21:30 - http://www.theheart.org/Women have a greater risk of pulmonary hypertension and are less likely to be treated with implantable cardioverter defibrillators but have a lower risk of aortic complications and endocarditis,...
Australians getting drunker, fatter, but among the world’s longest-lived
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 20:08 - http://mensnewsdaily.com/The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) conference, held in Canberra, Australia, received mixed messages on Tuesday about the health of Australians. While average life expectancy is...
Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home and Web-based Pharmacy Care Helps Improve Blood Pressure Control
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 18:08 - http://www.infozine.com/Patients with hypertension who monitored their blood pressure from home and received Web-based pharmacist care showed greater improvement in blood pressure control than patients who received usual...
Drug-resistant hypertension a challenge
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 17:32 - http://www.fiercepharma.com/We've heard about drug-resistant bugs, but drug-resistant hypertension is likely a greater risk to Americans--and the pharmaceutical industry has its work cut out for it on this one. About 1.5...
Diabetes epidemic spreads; developers join forces; Sirion wins NDA approval
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 17:08 - http://www.fiercebiotech.com/A group of life science companies in Massachusetts has formed a consortium aimed at creating new research collaborations, planning to work with other groups around the world. Report Sirion says the...
Web care helps keep hypertension in check
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 15:06 - http://www.healthjockey.com/Looks like God of the Internet is showering blessings for good health. While there is already a news of how internet has helped Kentuckians have good health, there is yet another study proving how...
Internet Helps People Control Blood Pressure
Published on Wednesday 25 June 2008 - 13:33 - http://www.chattershmatter.com/A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that the internet is being used very successfully when it comes to providing people with high blood pressure medical...
