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Long-term untreated PTSD symptoms may increase risk of cardiovascular health

There is growing concern that long-term untreated posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms may increase the risk of developing a number of medical problems, particularly compromised cardiovascular health.

2 Dec 2013

Walk-in clinics staffed by nurses can reduce health care costs, says URI professor

People who don't have health insurance are often forced to seek treatment at hospital emergency rooms for colds, body aches and other routine illnesses. Those visits cost patients, hospitals and taxpayers millions of dollars every year.

28 Nov 2013

Screening for genetic mutations may help identify silent carriers of adrenal Cushing's syndrome

Genetic research that will be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests to Dr. André Lacroix, professor at the University of Montreal, that clinicians' understanding and treatment of a form of Cushing's syndrome affecting both adrenal glands will be fundamentally changed, and that moreover, it might be appropriate to begin screening for the genetic mutations that cause this form of the disease.

28 Nov 2013

Study highlights unique barriers for African Americans with hypertension

For African-Americans who have hypertension, controlling their high blood pressure is critical to avoid serious complications. However, a history of racial discrimination and/or mistrust in their physicians often causes them to skip taking their necessary medication, finds a new study in the American Journal of Public Health.

27 Nov 2013

CVD expert requests Mexican government to carry out mandatory screening for 18-year-olds

A cardiovascular disease expert is calling for mandatory screening of 18 year-old Mexicans to halt the CVD epidemic plaguing the nation. Cardiovascular risk factors will be a key theme at the Mexican Congress of Cardiology, held 23 to 27 November in Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico. The Congress is organised by the Mexican Society of Cardiology and features a collaborative programme with the European Society of Cardiology.

23 Nov 2013

Electronic health records may be used to measure patient-centeredness of primary care practices

Although electronic health records (EHR) are primarily used to store patient clinical data, the non-clinical data they collect may be used to measure patient-centeredness of primary care practices, finds a new study in Health Services Research. In addition, two of the process of care measures collected via EHRs, volume of between clinician e-messages and frequency of in-person patient visits, were associated with better patient health outcomes.

22 Nov 2013

Changing texture can make bread taste salty even if salt content is reduced, say scientists

Want to make bread taste pleasantly salty without adding more salt? Change the bread's texture so it is less dense, say scientists. They report in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry that simply making the pores, or holes, larger can make people perceive bread as having saltier taste.

21 Nov 2013

Study identifies possible link between orthostatic hypotension and atrial fibrillation

Results of a Johns Hopkins-led study have identified a possible link between a history of sudden drops in blood pressure and the most common form of irregular heartbeat.

21 Nov 2013

Findings underscore importance of obesity prevention and nutrition in addressing metabolic syndrome

Data reported by the Hearts Beat Back: The Heart of New Ulm Project reinforce the positive influence of lifestyle factors in mitigating risks that potentially increase the likelihood of heart disease and other health problems. Findings based on 1,059 residents of New Ulm, Minn, underscore the importance of obesity prevention and nutrition, specifically eating more fruits and vegetables, in addressing metabolic syndrome, a common precursor to cardiovascular disease.

20 Nov 2013

Chronic diseases account for increasing proportion of GPs' workload

GPs in Australia are working three hours less per week in direct clinical care, however they are dealing with more health problems per visit, research led by the University of Sydney shows.

19 Nov 2013

TOPCAT trial results of spironolactone presented at AHA Scientific Sessions

A late-breaking clinical trial, known as the Treatment of Preserved Cardiac Function Heart Failure with an Aldosterone Antagonist trial, to be presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 18, 2013, demonstrates that spironolactone did not reduce the primary outcome of cardiovascular death, heart failure hospitalization, nor surviving a cardiac arrest in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (pump function). However, spironolactone did reduce the major burden faced by these patients-the risk of repeated hospitalizations for heart failure.

19 Nov 2013

Heart disease: The leading cause of deaths related to pregnancy in California

Heart disease is the leading cause of women's pregnancy-related deaths in California - but nearly one-third could be prevented, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2013.

18 Nov 2013

Study suggests potential new treatment for seizures

A study out today in the journal Nature Medicine suggests a potential new treatment for the seizures that often plague children with genetic metabolic disorders and individuals undergoing liver failure. The discovery hinges on a new understanding of the complex molecular chain reaction that occurs when the brain is exposed to too much ammonia.

17 Nov 2013

Measuring BMI can help predict diabetic patient's risk for heart disease

Researchers from the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute, in collaboration with researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a simple way to further predict a diabetic patient's risk for heart disease: by measuring their body mass index or BMI.

17 Nov 2013

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

One of the most devastating side effects of diabetes is kidney failure, and one of the earliest signs of kidney damage is a disruption of the organ's filtering capacity. Diabetes patients who develop kidney failure must go on dialysis, seriously limiting their quality of life and placing them at significantly increased risk of death. The incidence of kidney disease is increasing with rising rates of obesity-associated type 2 diabetes, but very little progress has been made towards protecting the kidney's filter barrier during the past 50 years.

16 Nov 2013

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Satellite Healthcare, one of the nation's first and leading not-for-profit providers of kidney dialysis services and a major sponsor of kidney research, is proud to announce that it has partnered with the National Kidney Foundation to sponsor NKF's free Community Kidney Disease Symposium this Saturday, November 16th in Stockton, California.

16 Nov 2013

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

Uncontrolled high blood pressure rates continue to grow despite the availability of proven treatments, but collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting this deadly disease, according to a science advisory from the American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

16 Nov 2013

People with higher pulse pressure more likely to have Alzheimer's biomarkers in cerebral spinal fluid

People in middle age who have a high blood pressure measure called pulse pressure are more likely to have biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in their spinal fluid than those with lower pulse pressure, according to research published in the November 13, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

14 Nov 2013

Novel study explores effects of meditation on the heart and vascular system

Demystifying meditation with science, researchers at the Scripps Translational Science Institute have teamed with The Chopra Foundation and The Chopra Center for Wellbeing in a novel study of the ancient practice that uses wireless health sensors to collect physiological data from meditators.

14 Nov 2013

Clinical guidelines suggest BP levels in diabetes people should be kept lower than standard

Many people with diabetes also have high blood pressure. Clinical guidelines have suggested blood pressure levels in people with diabetes should be kept lower than the standard for people without diabetes. However, a new review from The Cochrane Library does not find support for this practice.

13 Nov 2013

High Blood Pressure News and Research

Latest High Blood Pressure News and Research

Long-term untreated PTSD symptoms may increase risk of cardiovascular health

Walk-in clinics staffed by nurses can reduce health care costs, says URI professor

Screening for genetic mutations may help identify silent carriers of adrenal Cushing's syndrome

Study highlights unique barriers for African Americans with hypertension

CVD expert requests Mexican government to carry out mandatory screening for 18-year-olds

Electronic health records may be used to measure patient-centeredness of primary care practices

Changing texture can make bread taste salty even if salt content is reduced, say scientists

Study identifies possible link between orthostatic hypotension and atrial fibrillation

Findings underscore importance of obesity prevention and nutrition in addressing metabolic syndrome

Chronic diseases account for increasing proportion of GPs' workload

TOPCAT trial results of spironolactone presented at AHA Scientific Sessions

Heart disease: The leading cause of deaths related to pregnancy in California

Study suggests potential new treatment for seizures

Measuring BMI can help predict diabetic patient's risk for heart disease

MGH investigators identify molecule that plays key role in the breakdown of kidney filter

Satellite Healthcare, NKF partner to sponsor free Community Kidney Disease Symposium

Study: Collaborative approaches can be effective in fighting high blood pressure

People with higher pulse pressure more likely to have Alzheimer's biomarkers in cerebral spinal fluid

Novel study explores effects of meditation on the heart and vascular system

Clinical guidelines suggest BP levels in diabetes people should be kept lower than standard

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