http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—In a recent subgroup analysis of the largest blood pressure treatment trial in history, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers found that women and men react the same to non-diuretic-based antihypertensive therapies like an ACE inhibitor (lisinopril) or calcium channel blocker (amlodipine), as well as a diuretic therapy (chlorthalidone) given to treat hypertension and reduce its cardiovascular complications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-superior-hypertension-treatment-efficacy-sexes.html Cardiology Tue, 21 May 2013 08:05:58 EST news288342349 Unavoidable damage caused to the heart and lungs by radiotherapy treatment of tumours in the chest region can be limited by the administration of an ACE inhibitor, a drug commonly used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease, a group of Dutch researchers have found. [1] http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-commonly-drug-limit-lungs-heart.html Cancer Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:27:35 EST news285744437 Among patients with peripheral artery disease and intermittent claudication (pain in the calf that comes and goes, typically felt while walking), 24 weeks of treatment with the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor ramipril was associated with improvement in pain-free and maximum walking times and the physical health aspect of quality of life, according to a study appearing in the February 6 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ace-inhibitor-patients-peripheral-artery.html Cardiology Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:01:31 EST news279302473 Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) may play a wide-ranging role in staving off aging, according to a paper published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cellular Biology. In this review article, a team from China explores the compound's plethora of potential anti-aging pathways. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-hydrogen-sulfide-anti-aging-agent.html Medical research Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:03:46 EST news278683401 According to new research published Online First in the Lancet, body mass index may influence which blood pressure medications work best at reducing the major complications of high blood pressure (strokes, heart attacks, and death). The findings suggest that diuretic drugs seem to be a reasonable choice for obese patients, but significantly increase the risk of cardiovascular events in non-obese individuals. Calcium channel blockers, meanwhile, work equally well in people in all weight groups, including lean individuals. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-body-mass-index-blood-pressure.html Health Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:30:01 EST news273948262 (Medical Xpress) -- Scientists used the ACE inhibitor captopril (CAP)—commonly used for the treatment of hypertension and cardiac conditions—and found that it can reduce the body weight of mice maintained on a high-fat diet. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-shown-reverse-obesity-body-fat.html Medical research Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:22:40 EST news253527747 Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have published the first detailed figures showing the risk of using the prescription drug Rasilez in combination with certain other blood pressure-lowering medications. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-rasilez-blood-pressure-lowering-drugs.html Medications Thu, 12 Jan 2012 11:10:01 EST news245586481 A new Henry Ford Hospital study takes a closer look at one of the lesser known, but potential most serious side-effects of ACE inhibitor use – facial, tongue and airway swelling – and identifies a successful and less invasive course of treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-treatment-ace-inhibitor-side-effect.html Medical research Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:15:02 EST news223204418