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Automated Calls Help Patients in Under-Developed Countries Manage Blood Pressure, Study Finds
October 31, 2012 For patients struggling with high blood pressure in countries with limited access to health care, the key to improving health may be as simple as a phone ... > full story -
Easing High Blood Pressure Without Medication?
October 29, 2012 Uncontrolled high blood pressure can lead to serious health issues, including heart disease, kidney disease and stroke. Researchers are studying a new approach that could help normalize blood ... > full story -
Research Findings Breathe New Life Into Lung Disease
October 24, 2012 New research shows that while muscle cells are responsible for constricting or dilating the blood vessels, they are not responsible for sensing the amount of oxygen that gets to the ... > full story -
Nearly Half of U.S. Adults With High Blood Pressure Have It Under Control
October 22, 2012 Nearly half of US adults with high blood pressure reported theirs was under control by 2010. The increase in blood pressure control may be due to more use of multiple drug combinations. Older people, ... > full story -
Metabolic Factors May Increase Men's Risk of Dying from Prostate Cancer
October 22, 2012 High blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, and body mass index-characteristics that are often lumped together as the metabolic syndrome-are jointly linked with an increased risk of dying from ... > full story -
Football (Soccer) Scores a Health Hat Trick for Hypertensive Men
October 15, 2012 Playing football (soccer) could be the best way for people with high blood pressure (hypertension) to improve their fitness and normalize their blood pressure, according to new ... > full story -
Breakthrough Could Help Sufferers of Fatal Lung Disease
October 15, 2012 Pioneering research is paving the way for new treatments which could benefit patients suffering from the fatal lung disease pulmonary arterial ... > full story -
Building a Better Drug to Treat Type 2 Diabetes
October 9, 2012 Scientists have discovered a new biological pathway in blood vessel cells, which may contribute to the blood pressure-lowering effects of TZD drugs used to treat Type 2 diabetes. This finding may ... > full story -
Know Your Risk Factors to Help Prevent Dementia
October 5, 2012 Research shows that managing and treating vascular disease risk factors are not only beneficial to preventing heart disease and stroke, but also common forms of ... > full story -
Poor Sleep in Adolescents May Increase Risk of Heart Disease
October 1, 2012 Adolescents who sleep poorly may be at risk of cardiovascular disease in later life, according to a new ... > full story
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