News tagged with ace inhibitors
Some blood pressure drugs may help protect against dementia, study shows
A particular class of medication used to treat high blood pressure could protect older adults against memory decline and other impairments in cognitive function, according to a newly published study from Wake Forest University ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Jul 23, 2009 |
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Passover's matzoh ball soup may be good for your health
With the Jewish holiday of Passover beginning at sundown next Wednesday, April 8, a staple of the traditional dinner -- chicken soup with matzoh balls -- may take on medicinal importance based on findings ...
Apr 02, 2009 |
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High Blood Pressure Medicines Show Promise for Treating Heart Disease
(PhysOrg.com) -- Two medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure appear to be effective in treating one of the most common and potentially deadly forms of heart disease, according to a report by ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Expensive new blood pressure meds no better than generics
Expensive brand-name medications to lower blood pressure are no better at preventing cardiovascular disease than older, generic diuretics, according to new long-term data from a landmark study.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 12, 2010 |
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Enzyme is key to clogged arteries
Scientists at Queen Mary, University of London have made an important discovery in understanding what causes arteries to clog up.
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Sep 24, 2009 |
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Angiotensin receptor blockers associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) -- a particular class of anti-hypertensive medicines -- are associated with a striking decrease in the occurrence ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 13, 2010 |
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Erectile dysfunction strong predictor of death, cardiovascular outcomes
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a strong predictor of death from all causes and of heart attack, stroke and heart failure in men with cardiovascular disease (CVD), German researchers reported in Circulation: Journal of the Am ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 15, 2010 |
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Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care
Canada's health care system could have saved $77 million in 2006 if it had adopted a more restrictive policy on the cardiovascular drugs angiotensin receptor blockers without a negative impact on cardiovascular health, according ...
Jan 24, 2011 |
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'Less is more' when it comes to treating high blood pressure
A newly published study found patients actually have more control of their high blood pressure (hypertension) when treated with less medication. The study led by Dr. Ross D. Feldman, a clinical scientist with the Robarts ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 19, 2009 |
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