Topic: High Blood Pressure
isnare | 2010-01-14 01:46:19
High blood pressure, or hypertension, as it is commonly referred to, affects over 60 million Americans. Over the last decade it has seen a 30% increase in known cases. Because many people are unaware of their condition it is often termed the ?silent killer?. While in 90 to 95% of cases the exact cause goes unknown we do know that ...
isnare | 2010-01-13 08:35:31
Definition of High Blood Pressure<br><br>One disturbing fact about high blood pressure is that people can have it for years and not be aware of it. The National Heart Association estimates that about 30% of the adults in the United States have high blood pressure and that one third of them are unaware of ...
Reuters US Online Report Science News | 2010-01-12 23:37:33
<div><p>LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.</p><p>Researchers from Boston found that older people taking a certain type of blood pressure medication known as angiotensin ...
AP News | 2010-01-11 20:46:37
<div id="subtitle">FDA experts unanimously oppose new heart failure indication for Forest Labs drug</div><div><p>Federal health advisers on Monday unanimously rejected a new use of Forest Laboratories' hypertension drug for patients at risk of heart failure.</p><p>The Food and Drug Administration's ...
