News articles tagged with 'hypertension' (Page 22)
Research shows a daily does of beetroot juice can beat high blood pressure
— 7 Feb 2008 14:52 | HealthResearchers at Barts and The London School of Medicine have discovered that drinking just 500 ml of beetroot juice a day can significantly reduce blood pressure. The study, published…
Severe hypertension: Silent killer still on the loose
— 31 Jan 2008 19:17 | HealthHigh blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you'd never know it by the way we're behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for…
Diuretics appear comparable to or better than other drugs for treating hypertension
— 29 Jan 2008 08:31 | HealthUse of calcium-channel blockers, alpha-blockers or angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors appears to offer no advantages in improving clinical outcomes compared with use of…
Gene variations associated with effectiveness of blood pressure medications
— 23 Jan 2008 07:23 | HealthPatients with hypertension and certain gene variations experienced varying results with some blood pressure medications, suggesting matching a patient's genotype with certain hypertension…
Eat less or exercise more? Either way leads to more youthful hearts
— 12 Jan 2008 18:46 | HealthOverweight people who lose a moderate amount of weight get an immediate benefit in the form of better heart health, according to a study conducted at Washington University School of…
High blood pressure in older adults traced to effects of the gene in blood vessels
— 11 Jan 2008 18:25 | HealthScientists have identified the gene that sets off a sequence of events in the blood vessels of otherwise healthy adults that can lead to high blood pressure. The disease process eventually…
Ravenell named recipient of grant from Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
— 7 Jan 2008 16:52 | HealthDr Joseph Ravenell, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Centre, has received a Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award from the Robert Wood Johnson…
Activating protein enhances average lifespan, limits age-related disease in mice
— 4 Dec 2007 20:50 | BiologyMetabolism researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that although it does not extend maximum lifespan in mice, activating a protein in muscle…