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Brazilian diet pills still a danger
Published on Sunday 16 November 2008 - 00:34 - http://www.milforddailynews.com/For many years, local Brazilians who wanted to shed extra pounds relied on a black market for rapid weight-loss pills that were illegally shipped from Brazil and easily found in the back rooms of...
Poor Sleep Plus Hypertension Equals Greater Risk For Heart Disease
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 15:26 - http://www.healthnews.com/Not sure how much sleep is enough? Those zzzz's are more important than you might think. Getting less than seven and a half hours of sleep nightly can increase your risk for heart disease and...
Rasilez®, First-in-class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Provides Greater Reduction In High Blood Pressure Than ACE Inhibitor Ramipril
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 10:00 - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/New clinical data presented show first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in patients with...
Many unaware they have high BP
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 06:11 - http://www.irishhealth.com/More than half of people diagnosed with high blood pressure do not have it under control, while many more people with the condition remain undiagnosed, the results of a new European study...
Low vitamin D linked with high blood pressure
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 04:13 - http://www.reuters.com/NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lower blood levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D, a protein that provides an acquire measure of vitamin D in the blood, are independently associated with an increased risk of...
Still not getting enough sleep? Add hypertension to list of risks
Published on Saturday 15 November 2008 - 00:02 - http://www.caymanmama.com/Sleep is vital to health and a new study shows that a lack of sleep now adds hypertension to the list of risks involved with not enough shut-eye'Memphis, Tennessee (CaymanMama.com) Night owls,...
Brain-Twist and STG Media Team to Launch Slap Energy Shot, Tea-Based Energy Beverage
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 23:24 - http://enewschannels.com/TEMPE, Ariz. The rocky economy has affected many areas of the market, but one area that has not been slapped in the face by the United State s financial crisis is energy shots, says STG Media Corp....
Short Sleep Duration Linked to Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Hypertension
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 23:00 - http://www.medscape.com/A study shows that short duration of sleep is associated with incident cardiovascular risk and that the combination of the riser pattern and short duration of sleep predicts cardiovascular disease....
Placebo, yes or no?
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 20:56 - http://meganmcardle.theatlantic.com/Sally Satel says a whole lot of physicians prescribe placebos. Not actual sugar pills or saline, but things like vitamins, Tylenol, or antibiotics that don't actually treat the conditions. In the...
Turn On to Sea Vegetables
Published on Friday 14 November 2008 - 14:39 - http://www.totalhealthbreakthroughs.com/What's neither plant nor animal, but still one of the healthiest foods in the world? Give up?... It's kelp -- the marine "vegetable" with over 70 essential nutrients plus fiber, protein, and...
