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Antioxidant pills do nothing to prevent cardiovascular disease

Research published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Heart Association, shows that antioxidant pills have no clear benefit in the prevention of cardiovascular disease.

2 Aug 2004

Hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells

Their studies found that angiotensin-(1-7) significantly slows the growth of three different types of human lung cancer cells in the laboratory. "Our experiments provide the first evidence that angiotensin-(1-7) inhibits the proliferation of human lung cancer cells," they said.

2 Aug 2004

Automated health databases can help physicians monitor chronic diseases like hypertension

Blood pressure readings recorded in a computerized database provide as much valid information on care as doctor’s notes, suggesting that automated health databases can help physicians monitor chronic diseases like hypertension, according to new research.

2 Aug 2004

Typical warning signs for sleep apnea

Twenty percent of Americans have trouble sleeping. Millions of them have a common condition called obstructive sleep apnea, a respiratory disorder marked by upper airway obstruction, which causes brief interruptions of breathing during sleep.

31 Jul 2004

Influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Researchers at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center will seek to determine the influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes using data collected during a five-year study of a prediabetic condition.

29 Jul 2004

Importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity

A University of Newcastle, Australia, academic has received a national award for his research into the importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity.

29 Jul 2004

New remote home care monitoring system

People who suffer from chronic diseases, including high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma and heart problems should benefit from a new remote, home care monitoring system that could also bring an end to overcrowded waiting rooms.

22 Jul 2004

BMA unhappy that OFCOM has not recommended a ban on all food advertising to children

"OFCOM's own research clearly states that TV advertising has an effect on children's eating habits, yet they refuse to recommend a ban. We are in the midst of an obesity epidemic and must use all the tools in our armoury to prevent the next generation of British children being the most obese in history."

22 Jul 2004

Benefits from diet lower in salt not limited to those with high blood pressure

It has long been established that people suffering from high blood pressure can benefit greatly by reducing their salt intake.

21 Jul 2004

Tinned tuna lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat

A new study out today suggests that tuna or broiled/baked fish lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat among elderly people.

19 Jul 2004

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

An Australian study has found a disturbing number of older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest and do not know what to do in the event of such an emergency.

15 Jul 2004

Updated guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol

The National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) has updated its guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol, suggesting that people at risk for heart attack and stroke would benefit from more intensive cholesterol-lowering therapies.

13 Jul 2004

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

A new evidence-based guideline for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) cautions the use of calcium channel blockers, a commonly used treatment for high blood pressure, in unstable patients due to the potentially fatal side effects associated with the medication.

13 Jul 2004

Heavy drinking during teenage years begins taking a serious health toll by the time people are 24 years old

A University of Washington study has found that people who began binge drinking at age 13 and continued throughout adolescence were nearly four times as likely to be overweight or obese and almost 3½ times as likely to have high blood pressure when they were 24 years old

9 Jul 2004

High Blood Pressure News and Research

Latest High Blood Pressure News and Research

Antioxidant pills do nothing to prevent cardiovascular disease

Hormone that is important in the control of blood pressure may also inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells

Automated health databases can help physicians monitor chronic diseases like hypertension

Typical warning signs for sleep apnea

Influence of alcohol consumption on risk of developing hypertension and type 2 diabetes

Importance of physical education in schools to combat childhood obesity

New remote home care monitoring system

BMA unhappy that OFCOM has not recommended a ban on all food advertising to children

Benefits from diet lower in salt not limited to those with high blood pressure

Tinned tuna lowers the risk of an irregular hearbeat

Older people fail to recognise the signs of cardiac arrest

Updated guidelines for treatment of blood cholesterol

New guidelines for pulmonary arterial hypertension caution the use of calcium channel blockers

Heavy drinking during teenage years begins taking a serious health toll by the time people are 24 years old

Surveys of pizzas, baked beans and canned pasta show salt levels can vary significantly

Drop in systolic blood pressure may indicate imminent likelihood of Alzheimer’s disease or dementia

Exercise found to be equally effective as diuretics in preventing high blood pressure and an enlarged heart

Nearly 50 million U.S. adults have hypertension, more than two-thirds of them also have high cholesterol

Vascular dementia, a common form of dementia often mistaken for Alzheimer’s disease

Depression in young women doubles risk of metabolic syndrome

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