News tagged with treatment of hypertension
Generic drug may improve the effectiveness of cancer nanotherapies
Low doses of an inexpensive, FDA-approved hypertension medication may improve the results of nanotherapeutic approaches to cancer treatment. In a report in the early edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Massac ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Rethinking guidelines for treating high blood pressure: Variability is a risk factor too
Hypertension is the most prevalent treatable risk factor for stroke. One in two adults are affected by it, and the risk of being hypertensive during a lifetime is about 90%. Despite this, the underlying mechanisms by which ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 11, 2010 |
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Medication improves health of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension
In one of the few studies of the long-term effects of medication in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) disease, a team of researchers found the health and exercise capacity of PAH patients improved after ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 17, 2009 |
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Study finds higher drug co-pays discourage patients from starting treatment
Patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol are significantly more likely to delay initiating recommended drug treatment if they face higher co-payments for medications, according to a new RAND ...
Apr 28, 2009 |
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