Rasilez? (aliskiren), the first new type of high blood pressure medicine in more than a decade, is generally well-tolerated and can potentially reduce the severity of heart failure based on new data showing significant reductions in BNP, a substance secreted by the heart and whose levels are viewed as an indicator of disease severity.
People with type 2 diabetes are more prone to have some heart disease, high blood pressure or stroke. Using a combination of diuretics and ACE inhibitors to manage blood pressure in these people with type 2 diabetes can help protect against heart disease, revealed by researchers in a recent worldwide study known as ADVANCE.
As children head back to the classroom, Health Canada is reminding parents of the importance of allergy awareness when packing lunches for their children.
Warnings signs such as increased stress could indicate that pregnancy-induced hypertension is reaching life-threatening levels, found Temple University researcher Kathleen Black, DNSc, RNC, the author of a study in the September/October issue of the Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing.
Sleep disorder and ear, nose and throat specialists at Thomas Jefferson University are examining an innovative procedure to treat obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
A study to be published in an upcoming edition of the Scandinavian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology reveals that Pycnogenol, pine bark extract from the French maritime pine tree, reduces “climacteric symptoms” such as hot flashes, depression, panic attacks, cholesterol and other common symptoms associated with women entering menopause transition.
University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart and blood vessels.
In response to a study by Local Authorities Co-ordinators of Regulatory Services (Lacors), which suggests food manufacturers may be reducing the serving sizes stated on labels to make salt content seem as low as possible, Alex Callaghan, Policy Officer at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) said:
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine?s department of emergency medicine, in collaboration with the Allegheny County Fire Academy, have received a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Fire Prevention and Safety grant to conduct a study designed to develop optimal methods of reducing acute cardiovascular risk resulting from exposure to heat stress during fire suppression.
Severely obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery significantly reduce their risk of death from coronary heart disease, diabetes and cancer, according to research published in the Aug. 23, 2007, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was led by a team of researchers from the University of Utah School of Medicine and LDS Hospital.