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Blood Pressure: What You Need To Know

Blood is carried from heart to all parts of the body in arteries. The term blood pressure refers to the power of the blood pushing through the walls of the ...

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Combination Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure

... News) -- Tribenzor, a three-in-one drug to treat high blood pressure, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. ...

Story - editor - 07/28/2010 - 21:00 - 0 comments

My blood pressure is too low!

I know this sounds like a really weird problem, but blood pressure is way too low. It is often only 85/45. it never goes above 90/50. I ...

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U.S. probing cancer risk of blood pressure drugs

... officials are investigating if a class of commonly used blood pressure drugs may increase cancer risk after a recent study raised concern. ...

Story - editor - 07/16/2010 - 06:00 - 0 comments

Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home May Help Keep It Low

... News) -- With proper training, people with high blood pressure may be able to control it more effectively on their own at home than ...

Story - editor - 07/08/2010 - 13:30 - 0 comments

Blood pressure goals for diabetics -- too tough?

Aggressively controlling blood pressure in diabetics with heart disease may do little to reduce their risks of ...

Story - editor - 07/07/2010 - 04:30 - 0 comments

Fructose intake may increase blood pressure risk

... significantly raises a person's risk of having high blood pressure, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. ...

Story - editor - 07/02/2010 - 09:00 - 0 comments

Too much fructose could raise your blood pressure

... beverages? Their fructose content might increase your blood pressure, doctors said Thursday. ...

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Vitamins May Not Curb High Blood Pressure in Pregnant Diabetics

... C and E supplements will not lower the risk of the blood pressure disorder known as preeclampsia in pregnant women with type 1 ...

Story - editor - 06/28/2010 - 12:30 - 0 comments

EU regulators probe risks of blood pressure drugs

... increased risk of cancer in patients taking common blood pressure medicines known as angiotensin-receptor blockers or ARBs. ...

Story - editor - 06/27/2010 - 17:30 - 0 comments

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Hospital denies suspected killer got new liver

The widely reported liver transplant at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital to alleged killer Johnny Concepcion never took place, a spokesperson told Reuters Health on Tuesday.

Mom's pregnancy diet not tied to wheezing risk

A woman's overall diet during pregnancy may not be related to her child's risk of developing wheezing problems by preschool age, a new study suggests.

Black Teens May Need Higher Vitamin D Supplementation

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among black teens, vitamin
D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness -- a risk factor for
heart disease and stroke -- but adequate supplementation may resolve the
problem, a new study has found.

Alcohol eases rheumatoid arthritis: study

Drinking alcohol may help reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and cut the risk of developing the painful and crippling disease, a study published Wednesday has shown for the first time.

AstraZeneca bloodthinner goes before U.S. experts

AstraZeneca Plc's experimental blood thinner goes before U.S. advisers on Wednesday, facing questions over why a trial of the potential blockbuster drug failed to cut heart attacks and deaths in North American patients.

China trains fur farm foxes to combat rat plague

Authorities in China's far west have bred and trained "an army" of silver foxes bought from a fur farm to fight a plague of rats threatening a huge expanse of grasslands, state media said on Wednesday.

Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate)
Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration
to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16.

Kids Adopted By Same-Sex Couples 'Thriving': Researcher

THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Children adopted by gay or
lesbian parents develop as well as those adopted by heterosexual couples,
a new study has found.

Scientists Use Stem Cells to Help Rabbits Grow New Joints

WEDNESDAY, July 28 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time,
scientists have been able to grow an entire joint from stem cells, albeit
in rabbits not humans. And the joints worked.

Health Tip: Dealing With Separation Anxiety

(HealthDay News) -- It's common for young children to have a
tough time when mom or dad leaves them with someone else.