In a laboratory study in mice, sildenafil, a commonly used erectile dysfunction medication, was found to worsen abdominal aortic aneurysms, indicating additional research may be needed to determine if the medication may have ...
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More than half of adults 65 and older report taking four or more prescription drugs, according to a 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation report. In an effort to reduce potential adverse events, there's been a recent movement to ...
Nov 30, 2021
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Nearly 1 in 5 people with hypertension may be unintentionally taking a drug for another condition that causes their blood pressure to climb even higher, a new study suggests.
Nov 29, 2021
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Certain markers of injury to the brain's white matter, called white matter hyperintensities, can be seen on brain scans. A new study finds that brain scans taken during the lifetimes of athletes in contact sports, compared ...
Nov 24, 2021
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Although the influenza virus varies a lot from year to year, the flu usually contributes to approximately 1000 deaths a year in Norway. The different measures used to stop the spread of coronavirus brought the flu infection ...
Oct 19, 2021
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People with hypertension, or high blood pressure, play a key role in whether they use medication appropriately to manage their blood pressure. However, a new American Heart Association scientific statement, published today ...
Oct 7, 2021
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Nearly 34 million Americans have blood pressure that's still too high even though they take medicine to control it. A new study may help them and their doctors decide whether to increase the dose of one of their existing ...
Oct 4, 2021
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COVID-19 vaccines offer protection against life-threatening disease caused by the coronavirus to people with heart disease and stroke, and a booster dose could bolster that protection, health experts said.
Sep 29, 2021
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Black women with high blood pressure may benefit from classes where they learn and practice skills to manage the condition, a small study finds.
Sep 29, 2021
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Setting and achieving targets for treating diabetes patients with cholesterol or blood pressure medication, as well as tackling blood sugar levels, could save lives and reduce healthy-lifetime lost due to diabetes in developing ...
Sep 22, 2021
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