Stretching exercises may be more effective at reducing the risk of preeclampsia than walking is for pregnant women who have already experienced the condition and who do not follow a workout routine, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing.
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A new study of more than 10,000 patients, conducted by the Universities of Cambridge and Cardiff in the United Kingdom using AtCor Medical
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The use of antihypertensive treatment in people over 80 years of age has shown to reduce mortality for all causes by 21% which provides the first solid evidence on the usefulness of the pharmacological treatment of hypertension among the elderly.
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Palatin Technologies, Inc. (Amex: PTN) announced that dosing has been initiated in a Phase 2a clinical study of PL-3994, a novel, long-acting natriuretic peptide receptor A agonist, in subjects with controlled hypertension. The study is placebo-controlled and double-blinded, and will include up to five cohorts receiving escalating doses. As many as 35 subjects will be included, with six active subjects and one placebo subject per dose cohort.
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A panel of US experts said yesterday that patients with high blood pressure should be regularly measuring it at home to help them and their doctors manage the disease.
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People with hypertension should routinely monitor
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Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) may also lower blood pressure among hypertensive adults, according to researchers in Spain, who presented his findings at the American Thoracic Society’s 2008 International Conference in Toronto.The study included 394 consecutive patients with high blood pressure and non-sleepy OSA - those with mild enough OSA that their daytime alertness was unaffected.
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A study based at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston provides added justification that a thiazide-type diuretic is the best first-choice drug for hypertensive patients. The findings, published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation, Volume 117, Issue 20, evaluate the results of a previous trial coordinated by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health, along with other recent studies.
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A study based at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston provides added justification that a thiazide-type diuretic is the best first-choice drug for hypertensive patients. The findings, published in the American Heart Association’s Circulation, Volume 117, Issue 20, evaluate the results of a previous trial coordinated by researchers at The University of Texas School of Public Health, along with other recent studies.
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For people with diabetes, high blood pressure poses a special threat, multiplying their risk of heart attacks, strokes and kidney problems.But a new study finds that even when people with diabetes show up in their doctor’s office with a high blood pressure reading, there’s only a 50-50 chance that each of them will get some sort of attention for it. That might mean a change to their medications, or a plan to follow up a few weeks later to see if the reading is still high.
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