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Blood Pressure is the force of circulating blood on the walls of the arteries. Blood pressure is taken using two measurements: systolic (measured when the heart beats, when blood pressure is at its highest) and diastolic (measured between heart beats, when blood pressure is at its lowest). Blood pressure is written with the systolic blood pressure first, followed by the diastolic blood pressure (for example 120/80).

Current, intense physical activity associated with healthy metabolic profile in adolescents

More time spent intensely active, to a greater extent than less time spent sedentary, correlates with a healthier metabolic profile in adolescence, according to a study published this week in PLOS Medicine.

12 Sep 2018

Nearly one in three opioid prescriptions in the US not justified, finds analysis

According to a nationwide analysis of physician visit records conducted by a team of researchers at Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation, nearly 30 percent of the outpatient opioid prescriptions made out in the United States do not have documented justification for their use.

12 Sep 2018

Treating sleep apnea in stroke patients provides significant benefits

A large study has found that commencing treatment for sleep apnea as soon as possible after a stroke or a mini-stroke significantly improves speech impairment and other neurological symptoms as well as walking and other physical functioning.

11 Sep 2018

Inhaled form of high blood pressure drug has potential to treat anxiety, pain

An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has potential to treat certain types of anxiety as well as pain, according to a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

11 Sep 2018

Eastenders actress supports awareness campaign on importance of eye tests

Leading eye research charity Fight for Sight has found that nearly three in ten British adults don’t follow the NHS recommendation to have an eye test every two years, and that the majority of this group (74%) say that it’s either because they can’t afford it or because they ‘can see fine’.

11 Sep 2018

Mechanically ventilated patients treated with vasopressor may develop ICU-related weakness

At least 25 percent of critically ill patients who receive mechanical ventilation in intensive care units develop muscular weakness severe enough to impair their quality of life.

11 Sep 2018

Release of ‘danger’ molecules during stress may put youth at risk of cardiovascular disease

The release of "danger" molecules in response to significant periods of mental stress early in life may leave young people at lifelong risk of cardiovascular disease, scientists report.

11 Sep 2018

Study raises concerns about inappropriate opioid prescribing, lax documentation practices

Nearly 30 percent of outpatient opioid prescriptions in the United States lack documented clinical reasons that justify the use of these potent drugs, according to a national analysis of physician visit records conducted by researchers at Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation.

11 Sep 2018

Adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant arteries, study shows

A recent Finnish study conducted at the University of Jyväskylä showed that adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant arteries than their lower fit peers do.

10 Sep 2018

People with acute critical illness have increased risk of kidney complications and death

Acute critical illness in people without previous renal disease puts them at risk of kidney complications as well as death, according to a study in published in CMAJ

10 Sep 2018

Scientists invent new blood pressure app that gives accurate readings using iPhone

Michigan State University has invented a proof-of-concept blood pressure app that can give accurate readings using an iPhone - with no special equipment.

10 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new generation of pain medications

Researchers from Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Zuse Institute Berlin have developed a new generation of pain medications.

7 Sep 2018

NCCN updates Clinical Practice Guidelines to include new recommendations for CABOMETYX tablets

Exelixis, Inc. today announced that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network updated its Clinical Practice Guidelines to include new recommendations for CABOMETYX tablets.

7 Sep 2018

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Many overweight and obese women gain too much weight during pregnancy, further ratcheting up their already-increased risk of serious complications for themselves and their babies.

7 Sep 2018

Heart attack and stroke prevention efforts need a boost says CDC

According to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the efforts to prevent heart attacks and strokes in the United States have reached a plateau and are not making any further progress.

7 Sep 2018

Natural plant compound exploits newly identified Achilles' heel in uveal melanoma

A natural plant compound exploits a newly identified Achilles' heel in a cancer of the eye, uveal melanoma. In human cancer cells growing in the lab, the compound shuts down the overactive signaling that drives uveal melanoma cell growth, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

6 Sep 2018

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Current, intense physical activity associated with healthy metabolic profile in adolescents

Nearly one in three opioid prescriptions in the US not justified, finds analysis

Treating sleep apnea in stroke patients provides significant benefits

Inhaled form of high blood pressure drug has potential to treat anxiety, pain

Eastenders actress supports awareness campaign on importance of eye tests

Mechanically ventilated patients treated with vasopressor may develop ICU-related weakness

Release of ‘danger’ molecules during stress may put youth at risk of cardiovascular disease

Study raises concerns about inappropriate opioid prescribing, lax documentation practices

Adolescents with better aerobic fitness have more compliant arteries, study shows

People with acute critical illness have increased risk of kidney complications and death

Scientists invent new blood pressure app that gives accurate readings using iPhone

Researchers develop new generation of pain medications

NCCN updates Clinical Practice Guidelines to include new recommendations for CABOMETYX tablets

Overweight and obese women can safely limit weight gain during pregnancy with diet and exercise

Heart attack and stroke prevention efforts need a boost says CDC

Natural plant compound exploits newly identified Achilles' heel in uveal melanoma

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Researchers discover natural plant compound that shuts down uveal melanoma cell growth

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