- Dieting And Medication May Reduce Blood Pressure In Patients With Hypertension By : Health News
Adults with hypertension may be able to lower their weight and their blood pressure by following a weight-loss diet or using the medication orlistat........ - Parents' High Blood Pressure Associated With Increased Risk Of Hypertension Throughout Life In Men By : Health News
Individuals who have one or two parents with hypertension appear to have a significantly increased risk of developing elevated blood pressure throughout their adult lives, according to a report in the March 24 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Methamphetamine Use Associated With Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension In Patients By : Health News
The Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA), in conjunction with leading pulmonary hypertension specialists........ - Pharmacopeia Completes Enrollment In Phase 2 Hypertension Study With PS433540 (DARA) By : Health News
Pharmacopeia (Nasdaq: PCOP), an innovator in the discovery and development of novel small molecule therapeutics............. - Stroke Outcomes Improved By Early Blood Pressure Reduction By : Health News
Early and intensive lowering of high blood pressure has shown promising effects in stroke patients....... - Sciele And Addrenex Announce NDA Submission Of CloniBID To Treat Hypertension By : Health News
Sciele Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:SCRX) and Addrenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced that Addrenex has submitted a 505(b)(2) New Drug Application (NDA) to the Federal Food & Drug Administration........... - Blood Pressure Raised By Aircraft Noise, Even During Sleeping, Says Study By : Health News
Night-time noise from aircraft or traffic can increase a person's blood pressure even if it does not wake them, according to a new study published today in the European Heart Journal. - High Blood Pressure Pill Cuts Risk Of Parkinson's Disease By : Health News
People taking a widely used group of drugs known as calcium channel blockers to treat high blood pressure also appear to be cutting their risk of Parkinson's disease........... - New Finding May Help Explain Development Of Preeclampsia By : Health News
In a study of pregnant women, those with pregnancy-induced high blood pressure were found to have higher levels of a peptide that raises blood pressure in the pieces of tissue linking mother and fetus......... - Cleviprex Demonstrated Rapid, Precise Blood Pressure Control In High-Risk Patients By : Health News
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) announced that its investigational agent.......... - Cleviprex™ (Clevidipine Butyrate) Rapidly Reduced Blood Pressure and Maintained Control in Study By : Health News
The investigational antihypertensive drug Cleviprex™ (clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion) rapidly reduced blood pressure and maintained blood pressure control in patients presenting to the emergency department with acute hypertension, according to data from the Phase III trial VELOCITY* presented today at the annual meeting of the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST).1.... - A New Method Allows For The Early Diagnosis Of Pulmonary Hypertension By : Health News
Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR) from the Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit and the Cardiology Service of the Hospital Clínico San Cecilio in Granada have developed an innovative system which will help doctors make the earliest diagnosis of pulmonary hypertension possible......... - Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) Signs-On to iMedicor By : Hypertension News
Vemics, Inc.(PINK SHEETS:VMCI), a leading provider of hosted, real-time learning and productivity solutions, announces a partnership with the Pulmonary Hypertension Association (PHA) for the use of Vemics’ iMedicorTM online portal – a unique patient information-sharing portal for physician collaboration..... - Improved Perioperative Blood Pressure Control Associated with Reduced Risk of Kidney Dysfunction in By : Health News
A retrospective analysis from ECLIPSE*, the largest safety trial of intravenous antihypertensive therapies, showed that improved perioperative blood pressure control in patients undergoing cardiac surgery is strongly associated with a reduced risk of kidney dysfunction within 30 days following the procedure.1 Perioperative hypertension – severely high blood pressure just before, during and/or after surgery..... - MedImpact Study Highlights Treatment Challenges Among Those Suffering from Hypertension By : Health News
MedImpact, the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company that does not sell drugs, today announced research findings showing that many individuals who suffer from high blood pressure (hypertension) don’t always take important prescription medications that help control their condition. - Master Switch That Regulates Blood Pressure Identified By OHSU Researchers By : Health News
A team of Oregon Health & Science University researchers studying a rare form of hypertension has identified the mechanism by which they believe a protein complex in the kidney operates as a master switch that regulates blood pressure, a finding that has broad implications for the treatment of more common forms of hypertension. - Hypertension Patients' Risk For Diabetes May Be Decreased By Preventing Or Reducing Enlarged Heart By : Health News
High-blood-pressure patients treated for enlarged heart (left ventricular hypertrophy, LVH) who have regression or prevention of LVH may also have a better chance of preventing diabetes. - New Publication Report — Hyperthermia Plus Cisplatin as a Treatment for Recurrent Cervical Carcinom By : Health News
BSD Medical Corp. (AMEX:BSM) today announced that the newest issue of the International Journal of Hyperthermia has published an article entitled “Weekly systemic cisplatin plus locoregional hyperthermia: An effective treatment for patients with recurrent cervical carcinoma in a previously irradiated area” (see Int. J. Hyperthermia, Vol. 23, No. 5, pp. 443-450). This article complements and was authored by some of the same researchers as was a recently reported article ..... - Ranbaxy Receives Tentative Approval For Valsartan Tablets By : Health News
Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals Inc. (RPI), a wholly owned subsidiary of Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (RLL), announced that RLL has received tentative approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and market Valsartan Tablets, 40 mg, 80 mg, 160 mg and 320 mg. Total annual market sales for Valsartan Tablets were $1.3 billion (IMS - MAT: June 2007). - Eating Garlic Boosts Hydrogen Sulfide Which Relaxes Arteries By : Health News
Eating garlic is one of the best ways to lower high blood pressure and protect yourself from cardiovascular disease. - Data from Phase II Study of Gilead’s Darusentan in Resistant Hypertension Published in Journal By : Health News
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced that data from a Phase IIb study (DAR-201) of darusentan, an investigational treatment for resistant hypertension, were published in the October 2007 edition of the Journal of Clinical Hypertension........ - Actelion Receives Frost & Sullivan 2007 North American Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Market By : Health News
Frost & Sullivan today announced that it has awarded the 2007 North American Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) Market Leadership of the Year Award to Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. According to Frost & Sullivan's research, Actelion is the key leader in the U.S. PAH market...... - FDA Accepts NDA Filing for Cleviprex™ (Clevidipine Butyrate Injectable Emulsion) for the Treatment By : Health News
The Medicines Company [NASDAQ: MDCO] today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s new drug application (NDA) for Cleviprex™ (clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion) for the treatment of acute hypertension. If approved, Cleviprex will be the first new treatment for acute hypertension in more than 10 years...... - Metabasis Therapeutics Announces the First Publication on MB07811, Its Novel Product Candidate By : Health News
Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq:MBRX) announced today that an article describing the potential benefits of its product candidate for hyperlipidemia, MB07811, was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Vol. 104, Issue No. 39, pp. 15490 - 15495. The article, by Dr. Mark Erion et al., is entitled “Targeting Thyroid Hormone Receptor-β Agonists to the Liver Reduces Cholesterol and Triglycerides and Improves the Therapeutic Index”. - Combined Daytime And Night Time Blood Pressures Crucial Prognostic Indicators By : Health News
Blood pressure should be monitored throughout the whole 24-hour period, with the value of each daytime and night-time blood pressures dependent on outcome being measured, according to a report in The Lancet, this week's edition. - Hypertension Study Finds Memory Tasks Require More Coordinated Brain Blood Flow By : Health News
Blood flow to the parts of the brain that support memory function differs between people with high blood pressure and those with normal blood pressure, and this difference seems to increase when high blood pressure is treated with medications............ - Aradigm and Lung Rx Agree to Develop AERx Essence® Technology for Use in Pulmonary Arterial By : Health News
Aradigm Corporation (OTCBB:ARDM) today announced it entered into an Exclusive License, Development and Commercialization Agreement (the “Agreement”) with Lung Rx, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of United Therapeutics Corporation (NASDAQ:UTHR), for inhaled treprostinil using Aradigm’s AERx Essence® technology for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and other potential therapeutic indications...... - Garlic Is Good For High Blood Pressure - Here's Clinical Evidence By : Robert L Brown
For several decades, traditional healers have used garlic as a high blood pressure herbal treatment. Today, many more people have discovered the effectiveness of this herb, not only in regulating blood pressure but in the treatment of other illnesses as well. This article will detail some of the recent studies and clinical trials that back up the use of this herb as a blood pressure therapy. - FDA Approves First Generic Versions Of Coreg By : Health News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first generic versions of Coreg (carvedilol). - Study Shows Rasilez, The First And Only Approved Direct Renin Inhibitor By : Health News
Rasilez (aliskiren), the first new type of high blood pressure medicine in more than a decade........... - New ESC ESH Guidelines On Arterial Hypertension By : Health News
In 2000, 26% (972million) of the adult population worldwide had hypertension and this figure is estimated to rise by 2025 to 1.56billion. - Rasilez Receives EU Approval, The First Major Innovation In Highblood Pressure Treatment By : Health News
Rasilez (aliskiren), the first new type of high blood pressure medicine in more than a decade, has been approved for use in the European Union. - Actavis Receives Approval Generic Inderal(R) LA Capsules In The U.S. By : Health News
Actavis Group, the international generic pharmaceuticals company, today announced that it has received approval from the U.S.............. - Negative Effects Of Stress On Your Blood Pressure By : Andrew John
Stress may have a lot of different effects on our bodies, but only one of them is really deadly dangerous: high blood pressure. While high blood pressure does not need to be an effect of stress, this is the most common reason - and the potentially deadly effects of high blood pressure are too well-known to discuss them here. - Largely Misunderstood By Sufferers, Hypertension Is A Common But Serious Health Problem By : Health News
The distrust of healthcare providers shown by people with high blood pressure impedes effective treatment, as emphasized in a new study published in Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. - High Blood Pressure Problems Largely Misunderstood By Sufferers By : Health News
The distrust of healthcare providers shown by people with high blood pressure impedes effective treatment, as emphasized in a new study published in Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. - Medical Device Company CVRx Adopts Configurable ARC® Core For Implantable Blood Pressure Reduction By : Health News
ARC International (LSE:ARK) today announced that CVRx®, Inc. has chosen a member of the configurable ARC® 600 core family to drive its Rheos™ Baroreflex Hypertension Therapy™ System. CVRx chose a configurable ARC core because of its very small size, ability to operate using extremely low power, and long-term reliability – all key criteria for “deeply embedded” organic applications... - Treating Stiff Neck Could Reduce Blood Pressure By : Health News
A chance discovery in the lab has helped University of Leeds scientists to show how the treatment for a stiff neck could do wonders for your blood pressure. - New Data Show Tekturna And Diovan Used Together Provide Additive Blood Pressure Reductions By : Health News
Results from a new study involving high blood pressure patients taking Tekturna (aliskiren) and Diovan (valsartan) were published today in The Lancet. - Hispanic Women Benefit From High Blood Pressure Medication Strategy By : Health News
Hispanic women with hypertension and coronary artery disease respond better to drug regimens aimed at controlling high blood pressure than non-Hispanic white women, University of Florida researchers report. - Reducing Drug Costs For Hypertension By : Health News
Research in Norway has shown that there have been substantial savings in drug costs since the introduction of a regulation requiring doctors to prescribe the recommended first-line treatment for hypertension (high blood pressure). - Yale Leaders In 6 Million Dollars International Effort To Fight Hypertension By : Health News
Leading researchers in Switzerland, France, Mexico, and at Yale School of Medicine ................ - FDA Approves New Orphan Drug For Treatment Of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension By : Health News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Letairis (ambrisentan) for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension . . . . . . . - Rasilez®, An Important New Treatment For High Blood Pressure, Receives Positive Opinion Recommending By : Health News
Novartis has received a positive opinion recommending European Union approval of Rasilez® (aliskiren) as the first new type of high blood pressure treatment in more than a decade. - Rasilez, An Important New Treatment For High Blood Pressure, Receives Positive Opinion By : Health News
Novartis has received a positive opinion recommending European Union approval of Rasilez (aliskiren) as the first new type of high blood pressure treatment in more than a decade. - Surface Logix Commences Phase 2A Clinical Trial Of SLx-2101 In Hypertension By : Health News
Surface Logix Inc. today announced the initiation of a Phase 2a clinical trial to test the safety, tolerability and pharmacodynamics of orally administered SLx-2101 in patients with hypertension. - Exforge(R) Receives Final US Approval As New And Powerful Treatment Option For Patients By : Health News
Exforge(R), a single- tablet combination of two of the most prescribed high blood pressure medicines . . . . . . . . - Elsevier Launches Artery Research, Latest Specialty Journal In The Field Of Hypertension By : Health News
Elsevier has announced that it is launching a new journal, in collaboration with the Association for Research into Arterial Structure and Physiology (ARTERY) entitled Artery Research. - CardioDynamics Announces New ICG Hypertension Evidence By : Health News
CardioDynamics, the innovator and leader of BioZ(R) impedance cardiography (ICG) technology .................. - The Key To Increasing Blood Pressure Control Rates may be a Single Tablet Containing Two Drugs By : Health News
Millions of Americans take medications for hypertension but do not achieve control of their blood pressure. - Hypertension Education Foundation Survey Results Suggests Improved Control Of High Blood Pressure By : Health News
Results of a survey conducted by Harris Interactive(R) for the Hypertension Education Foundation (HEF) were presented at the American Society of Hypertension . . . . . . . . - One Pill May Be Better Than Two For Treating Patients With High Blood Pressure By : Health News
Adults with high blood pressure and additional risk factors for heart disease may benefit more from taking one tablet rather than two . . . . . . . . - First Renin Inhibitor Drug For Treating Hypertension Has Limited Effectiveness By : Health News
Hypertension is a serious condition affecting millions. Currently there are seven classes of drugs used to reduce blood pressure. - Hypertension: Could Your Life Be At Risk? By : Health News
High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart attack, stroke, and renal failure, but one out of four people don't even know they have it. - Leicester's European Centre Of Excellence For Hypertension By : Health News
Hypertension (high blood pressure) gives a higher risk of heart attack or stroke than any other disease . . . . . . - Is The Brain To Blame For High Blood Pressure? By : Health News
The controversial idea that one cause of high blood pressure lies within the brain, and not the heart or blood vessels, has been put forward by scientists at the University of Bristol, UK, and is published this week in the journal Hypertension. - New Health Report Exposes Serious Social And Economic Implications Of Emerging By : Health News
The rate of uncontrolled high blood pressure may increase by 60 percent over the next two decades1,2 and potentially trigger a global epidemic of cardiovascular disease . . . . . . . . - Physical Activity Reduces Risk Of Hypertension In Young Adults, U Of M Study Shows By : Health News
Young adults who spend more time participating in physical activity have a reduced risk of developing high blood pressure within the next 15 years, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota. - High Job Strain Linked To Increased Blood Pressure By : Health News
Workers reporting high levels of job strain have higher blood pressure than workers who are under less strain, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine . . . . . - Cocoa, But Not Tea, May Lower Blood Pressure By : Health News
Foods rich in cocoa appear to reduce blood pressure but drinking tea may not, according to an analysis of previously published research in the April 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Hot Flashes In Women Linked To High Blood Pressure By : Health News
Women who get hot flashes have higher blood pressure than those who don't, according to a new study led by Weill Cornell Medical College. - First Step In Developing Heart Hormone-based Pill To Control High Blood Pressure By : Health News
In an era of increasing death and illness from heart and blood vessel disease -- which also can impair kidney function -- Mayo Clinic researchers have designed two promising new cardiovascular treatment approaches. - Study Demonstrates Martek's Life'sDHA(TM) Lowers Diastolic Blood Pressure By : Health News
Martek's life'sDHA(TM) from microalgae successfully reduces diastolic blood pressure in middle-aged subjects, according to an independent study published in the April issue of the Journal of Nutrition. - Special Chiropractic Adjustment Lowers Blood Pressure By : Health News
A Chicago-area study of 50 individuals with a misaligned Atlas vertebra (located high in the neck) and high blood pressure showed that after a one-time specialized chiropractic adjustment, blood pressure decreased significantly. - Tekturna The First New Type Of High Blood Pressure Medicine In More Than A Decade By : Health News
Novartis announced today that the United States has become the first country in the world to approve Tekturna (aliskiren), the first new type of medicine in more than a decade for treating high blood pressure a condition estimated to affect nearly one billion people worldwide and still uncontrolled in nearly 70% of patients. - Cholesterol Busting Statins Also Reduce Blood Pressure According To New Research By : Health News
A new study led by researchers at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick reveals that patients using cholesterol busting statins get a bonus benefit from such drugs as the Warwick researchers have now found that statins also have a positive effect on blood pressure levels. - New Research Finds That Cholesterol Busting Statins Also Reduce Blood Pressure By : Health News
A new study led by researchers at Warwick Medical School at the University of Warwick reveals that patients using cholesterol busting statins get a bonus benefit from such drugs as the Warwick researchers have now found that statins also have a positive effect on blood pressure levels. - Tekturna(R) - The First New Type Of High Blood Pressure Medicine In More Than A Decade - Receives By : Health News
Novartis announced today that the United States has become the first country in the world to approve Tekturna(R) (aliskiren) tablets, the first new type of medicine in more than a decade for treating high blood pressure -- a condition estimated to affect nearly one billion people worldwide and remains uncontrolled in nearly 70% of patients. - Increased Risk Of Blood Pressure In Men And Use Of Common Pain Relievers Linked By : Health News
Men who regularly take commonly available and widely used pain relievers may have an increased risk of high blood pressure compared with those who do not use these medications, according to a report in the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. - Neighborhood Has Impact On Black Women's Risk For Hypertension By : Health News
Living in a poor neighborhood increases a black woman's risk for hypertension even if she has a relatively high income or education level and exercises regularly. - United Therapeutics Announces Pulmonary Hypertension Opinion Leaders' By : Health News
United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) today announced new guidance from pulmonary arterial hypertension opinion leaders relating to intravenous therapies. - Beta-Blockers Should Not Be First Choice For High Blood Pressure By : Health News
Beta-blocker drugs such as Tenormin, Inderal and Lopressor should not be a doctor's first choice for treating high blood pressure, according to a large new review of studies. - CRP Liver Protein Induces Hypertension By : Health News
C-Reactive Protein, widely regarded as a risk factor for hypertension and other forms of cardiovascular disease . . . . . . - BioMarin Announces Results From Phase 2 Clinical Study Of 6R-BH4 In Poorly Controlled Hypertension By : Health News
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) today announced results from its Phase 2a placebo-controlled double-blind study of 6R-BH4 in patients with poorly controlled hypertension. - The Medicines Company Supports Landmark Patient Observational Study And Clinical Survey By : Health News
The Medicines Company (Nasdaq: MDCO) today announced its support of two landmark initiatives on acute severe hypertension: a first-of-its-kind patient observational study (registry) to be conducted by The Center for Outcomes Research . . . . . . - Germany & Portugal Come Near Bottom Of New Blood Pressure Based Happiness League By : Health News
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found a direct connection between a nation's overall happiness and its citizens' blood pressure problems. Sweden . . . . . . - Health Problems Continue For Residents In Gulf Coast Area Of Mississippi Since Hurricane Katrina By : Health News
Adults in the Gulf Coast area of Mississippi have experienced increased rates of chronic diseases such as hypertension since Hurricane Katrina . . . . . . - Sedentary Teens More Likely To Have Higher Blood Pressure By : Health News
Teenagers who spend a lot of time planted in front of the TV are more likely to have higher blood pressure . . . . . . . . - Diuretic Pills Not Recommended For Preventing Pre-Eclampsia By : Health News
Although they were prescribed widely in the 1960s to women looking to avoid dangerously high blood pressure during pregnancy . . . . - US Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment By : Health News
By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive . . . . - Carbon Monoxide Benefits In The Spotlight By : Health News
Scientists at the University of York have won a grant of £110,000 to investigate potential uses of carbon monoxide in treating disease. - U.S. Beats Europe For Hypertension Treatment By : Health News
By starting treatment for high blood pressure earlier and being more aggressive . . . . - Hypertension Control Appears Better In U.S. Than In Western Europe By : Health News
Individuals with diagnosed hypertension in the United States appear to have lower blood pressure readings and better hypertension control than patients in five Western European countries . . . . . - 2 Out Of 3 Heart Attacks And Strokes In Asia By : Health News
Given that around half of the world's burden of cardiovascular disease is carried by low and middle income countries in the region, these findings . . . . - Antihypertensive Drugs That Facilitate And/or Prevent Diabetes Identified By Rush Researchers By : Health News
Patients with high blood pressure are more likely to develop new-onset diabetes than those who don't have hypertension . . . . . - Pine Bark Can Treat Side Effects Of Hypertension Medication By : Hypertension News
A new study has shown that Pycnogenol(R), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, can reduce painful ankle swelling (oedemas), a major side effect of medicines taken by patients with hypertension. - Suicidal Ideations And Fluoxetine: The Controversy Goes On By : Depression News
The European journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics launched a debate in 2003 on the relationship between selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and new onset of suicidal ideations. Some American studies seemed to deny this phenomenon. But a new study performed in the US with international investigators would confirm that a relationship does exist. - Inflammatory Genes Linked To Salt-sensitive Hypertension By : Health News
One key to your high blood pressure might just be your inflammatory genes.
It may sound odd but mounting evidence suggests that inflammation, a part of the immune response implicated in diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s and diabetes, may also help translate stress into high blood pressure. - Exforge® Receives US Regulatory Approval As A New And Highly Effective By : Hypertension News
Novartis announced today the US regulatory approval of Exforge as a new treatment option for patients with high blood pressure. Exforge combines in one tablet the two most commonly prescribed hypertension medicines in their categories - Diovan® (valsartan) and Norvasc®# (amlodipine besylate). - NicOx ABPM Trial Shows Favorable Blood Pressure Profile For Naproxcinod By : Health News
NicOx S.A. today announced top-line results from a pharmacodynamic clinical study utilizing Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, which demonstrated a differentiated.............. - NicOx ABPM Trial Shows Favorable Blood Pressure Profile For Naproxcinod By : Health News
NicOx S.A. today announced top-line results from a pharmacodynamic clinical study utilizing Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitoring, which demonstrated a differentiated and favorable............. - Exforge(R) Receives US Regulatory Approval As A New And Highly Effective Treatment Option By : Hypertension News
Novartis announced today the US regulatory approval of Exforge as a new treatment option for patients with high blood pressure. Exforge combines in one tablet the two most commonly prescribed hypertension medicines in their categories -- Diovan(R) (valsartan) and Norvasc(R)** (amlodipine besylate). - Staying Sane During The Holidays - Tips To Consider To Minimize Holiday Stress By : Anxiety
The hustle and bustle of the holiday season is in full swing. As the end of the year quickly approaches, people often overexert themselves to find the perfect last minute gifts, to prepare complicated holiday meals or to graciously entertain even the most difficult guests. - Surprising Interaction Between Genes, Gender, And Hypertension By : Hypertension News
In surprising results, a study of more than 1,200 patients with extremely low or high blood pressure by researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine showed that the influence of genes on blood pressure may vary based on gender. - Alexza Completes Enrollment In AZ-001 Phase IIb Clinical Trial In Patients With Migraine Headaches By : Migraine News
Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALXA) announced today that it has completed patient enrollment in its Phase IIb clinical trial of AZ-001 (Staccato(R) prochlorperazine) in patients with migraine headaches. AZ-001 is an inhalation product candidate being developed for the acute treatment of migraine headaches. - Clinical Trial Findings Show Significant Reduction in Blood Pressure with CVRx® Rheos™ By : Health News
Early findings from the Rheos™ Trial show a significant reduction in blood pressure in patients with drug-resistant hypertension who have a systolic blood pressure of 160 mmHg or greater. - EPIX Pharmaceuticals Presents Findings from PRX-08066 Clinical Trials at National Institutes of Heal By : Health News
EPIX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPIX) announced today that data from three randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 1 clinical trials of PRX-08066, a novel serotonin 5-HT2B receptor antagonist, will be the focus of a poster - Genetic link to hypertension uncovered By : Health News
A gene mutation of a key enzyme that regulates smooth muscle contraction and blood pressure in rats has been identified by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. - Beer is the best stress-buster! By : Health News
When it comes to stress, it seems that heading to the local pub for a beer is the best stress-buster for most people in the land Down Under. - Stress rapidly accelerates progression of Alzheimer's By : Health News
A new research by boffins at the University of California, Irvine has found that stress hormones appear to rapidly exacerbate the formation of brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease.
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