News tagged with journal of hypertension


Childhood obesity increases likelihood of a cranial disorder that may cause blindness

Children who are overweight or obese -- particularly older, non-Hispanic white girls -- are more likely to have a neurological disorder known as idiopathic intracranial hypertension, a rare condition that can result in blindness, ...

Pediatrics created May 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Swimming improves vascular function, BP in older adults

(HealthDay) -- Swimming exercise is associated with a decrease in blood pressure (BP) and improvements in vascular function in older adults with early hypertension, according to a study published in the April ...

Cardiology created Mar 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Two-thirds of people failing to take treatment for high blood pressure in former Soviet Union

New research has found that treatment of hypertension has failed to improve in the last decade in the countries of the former Soviet Union. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is one of the leading causes of avoidable deaths ...

Health created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bevacizumab active in HIV-linked Kaposi's sarcoma

(HealthDay) -- For patients with HIV-associated Kaposi's sarcoma (HIV-KS), bevacizumab is tolerated and induces a response in some patients, according to a study published online March 19 in the Journal of ...

Cancer created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Magnesium lowers blood pressure

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers from the University of Hertfordshire have found that magnesium supplements may offer small but clinically significant reductions in blood pressure. In a paper published in the European Journal of ...

Health created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study clarifies link between salt and hypertension

A review article by researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) debunks the widely-believed concept that hypertension, or high blood pressure, is the result of excess salt causing an increased blood volume, ...

Health created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Heart rate recovery predicts clinical worsening in pulmonary hypertension

Heart rate recovery at one minute after a six-minute walking distance (6MWD) test is highly predictive of clinical worsening and time to clinical worsening in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Erectile dysfunction increases with use of multiple medications

The use of multiple medications is associated with increased severity of erectile dysfunction, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the British Journal of Urology International.

Health created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows why underrepresented men should be included in binge eating research

Binge eating is a disorder which affects both men and women, yet men remain underrepresented in research. A new study published in the International Journal of Eating Disorders has found that the medical impact of the di ...

Health created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Protein is potential new treatment target for adult pulmonary hypertension

A protein critical to development appears to have a grave impact on lungs exposed to smoking and air pollution, researchers report.

Medical research created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Estrogen treatment may help reverse severe pulmonary hypertension

UCLA researchers have found that the hormone estrogen may help reverse advanced pulmonary hypertension, a rare and serious condition that affects 2 to 3 million individuals in the U.S., mostly women, and can ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Beyond pills: Cardiologists examine alternatives to halt high blood pressure

More and more, patients show up to appointments with hypertension expert John Bisognano, M.D., Ph.D. carrying bags full of "natural" products that they hope will help lower their blood pressure. And like most physicians, ...

Cardiology created Aug 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study strengthens concerns about long-term use of certain painkillers

(Medical Xpress) -- Painkillers such as ibuprofen, naxopren and celecoxib provide needed relief for many patients who have chronic pain. But an ongoing source of contention is whether those drugs and others in their class ...

Medications created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Drug shows improved kidney function for type 2 diabetics

A new anti-inflammatory drug used by patients with type 2 diabetes improved their kidney function during a year-long study involving researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Washington University surgeons successfully use artificial lung in toddler

Two-year-old Owen Stark came to St. Louis Children's Hospital in the summer of 2010 near death from heart failure and dangerously high blood pressure in his lungs.

Other created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast