While a poverty-alleviation program launched by the Mexican government that has been modeled in the United States and around the world has led to improved health and cognition outcomes in children, a new study by University of California, Berkeley, researchers says that the cash component of the program has a downside for adults.
More: continued here
Addrenex Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for ADX415, a novel hypertension drug. With the approval, Addrenex has launched a phase 2 clinical trial to study ADX415 as a targeted therapy for hypertension. The phase 2 trial is a multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study that will involve 80 patients.
More: continued here
An international research team, with scientists from the University of Saskatchewan, has discovered that a gas produced in blood vessels regulates and lowers blood pressure. The team’s findings, based on research in mice, may one day be used to design drug therapies for controlling high blood pressure in humans.
More: continued here
Sciele Pharma, Inc., a Shionogi Company, today announced that Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has initiated its Phase II clinical trial with ADX415 for the treatment of hypertension. This is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study that will involve 80 patients. ADX415 is a novel, patented, centrally acting, alpha-adrenergic receptor agonist, specific to Alpha-2 receptors.
More: continued here
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that poor blood pressure control during cardiac surgery is associated with a higher risk of 30-day death, stroke, myocardial infarction and renal dysfunction, compared to patients with tight blood pressure control, according to a post-hoc analysis of the ECLIPSE trial. The data were presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) 2008 Annual Meeting.
More: continued here
Anyone with a nose knows the rotten-egg odor of hydrogen sulfide, a gas generated by bacteria living in the human colon. Now an international team of scientists has discovered that cells inside the blood vessels of mice - as well as in people, no doubt - naturally make the gassy stuff, and that it controls blood pressure.
More: continued here
Researchers have new insight into the mechanisms that underlie a pathological increase in the size of the heart. The research, published by Cell Press in the October 24th issue of the journal Molecular Cell, may lead to the development of new strategies for managing this extremely common cardiac ailment that often leads to heart failure.
More: continued here
From Halloween through Valentine’s Day, chocolate helps celebrate the season. While overindulging leads to calorie concerns, the right amounts of the right kinds of chocolate can actually make one feel and even look better. Registered dietitians Shara Aaron and Monica Bearden, authors of CHOCOLATE - A HEALTHY PASSION (Prometheus Books), can explain chocolate’s role in health and wellness, as well as its history, culture, sensory pleasures and more.
More: continued here
Social environment may play a greater role in the disparity between the numbers of African Americans living with hypertension compared to non-Hispanic whites with the disease. A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the disparity was substantially reduced when comparing groups of African Americans and non-Hispanic whites living in similar social environments.
More: continued here
Scientists know that different normal and diseased tissues behave differently. But a method that tells them just how they do so may one day give medical
More: continued here
