High Blood Pressure: Treatments
Blood Pressure: Can You Avoid Medications?
06/29/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityEven if they follow an appropriate lifestyle, a large number of Americans will still need one or more anti-hypertensive medications to control their…
A New, Different Type of Blood Pressure Drug
04/10/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe recent FDA approval of Tekturna to treat high blood pressure is unusual because the United States is the first country where the drug has been…
ACE Inhibitors Harmful in Pregnancy
03/02/07, Johns Hopkins UniversityWhat should you do if you are one of the millions of American women being treated for high blood pressure and you become pregnant?
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Beta-Blockers: Not So Good?
07/21/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityOne concern is that guidelines downgrading the value of beta-blockers for hypertension may lead physicians to stop using them in those patients who…
Weight Loss Supplements Can Raise Blood Pressure
12/01/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere seems to be no end to the dangers of dietary supplements. Ephedra-containing dietary supplements, which can raise blood pressure and heart rate,…
Painkillers and High Blood Pressure
11/12/05, Johns Hopkins UniversityPatients and doctors alike seem to have their backs against the wall when it comes to the treatment of chronic pain. The nonsteroidal…
Blood Pressure: How Low Is Too Low?
02/22/08, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe treatment for low blood pressure is usually pretty simple. Eating more salt and drinking more fluid works for most people. Some patients need to…
Torcetrapib: A Case of Profits vs. Patient Benefits
12/14/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityClinical trials on the drug were recently stopped because participants taking it were dying in greater numbers than those who weren't.
Strong Criticism of Metabolic Syndrome
11/24/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityThe metabolic syndrome has been an extremely popular concept with physicians and medical researchers.
Concerns About Drug-Eluting Stents
10/10/06, Johns Hopkins UniversityAlthough PTCA has been quite effective, in one-third to one-half of patients receiving this treatment, the treated artery narrowed again (restenosis)…
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