News articles tagged with 'hypertension'
Device drops blood pressure in patients with difficult-to-treat hypertension
— 6 Apr 2011 18:31 | HealthA device designed to treat people with resistant hypertension helped lower blood pressure by 33 points, a substantial drop that would otherwise require patients to take an additional…
Case study reports singing lowers patient's blood pressure prior to surgery
— 30 Mar 2011 17:04 | HealthDoctors report that singing reduced the blood pressure of a 76-year-old woman who had experienced severe preoperative hypertension prior to total knee replacement surgery for osteoarthritis…
Americans have higher rates of most chronic diseases than same-age counterparts in England
— 9 Mar 2011 19:05 | HealthResearchers announced today in the American Journal of Epidemiology that despite the high level of spending on healthcare in the United States compared to England, Americans experience…
Adherence course reduces hypertension
— 17 Feb 2011 18:15 | HealthA high proportion of patients with high blood pressure are failing to take their medication properly and would benefit clinically from a course of 'adherence therapy,' according to…
Yale researchers hit 'jackpot' linking gene mutations to high blood pressure
— 11 Feb 2011 16:06 | HealthYale University researchers have identified two novel genetic mutations that can trigger hypertension in up to a third of patients suffering from a common cause of severe high blood…
Diet soda may raise odds of vascular events; salt linked to stroke risk
— 10 Feb 2011 18:13 | HealthEven if you drink diet soda - instead of the sugar variety - you could still have a much higher risk of vascular events compared to those who don't drink soda, according to research…
Generic drug may improve the effectiveness of cancer nanotherapies
— 3 Feb 2011 17:12 | HealthLow doses of an inexpensive, FDA-approved hypertension medication may improve the results of nanotherapeutic approaches to cancer treatment. In a report in the early edition of Proceedings…
Pay-for-performance does not improve patient health
— 26 Jan 2011 18:07 | HealthAs news outlets throughout Europe and the U.S. report on the plummeting health of Western adults and children, there is no shortage of culprits. One villain often bandied about is the…
Egg donation: The way to happy motherhood, with risks and side effects
— 25 Jan 2011 18:29 | HealthWomen who have become pregnant after egg donation should be categorised as high-risk patients. Why that is the case, and which consequences egg donation may have for women is the subject…
Storytelling may help control blood pressure in African-Americans
— 19 Jan 2011 16:32 | HealthControlling blood pressure is not only a medical challenge, but a social one as well. Because patients are required to strictly adhere to a treatment plan that may include medication,…