Cardiology
Future vaccine may help lower blood pressure long-term
A vaccine may one day help lower blood pressure for up to six months, according to new research in the American Heart Association's journal Hypertension.
May 26, 2015
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Cardiology
Paramedics to be recruited in new 'fast response' stroke trial
Paramedics from seven ambulance services across the UK are to be recruited to help trial a new 'rapid response' treatment for stroke patients.
May 26, 2015
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Health
Study questions beneficial effects of a Nordic diet on cardiovascular events
A new study led from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet shows that although individual components of a healthy so-called Nordic diet previously have been linked to beneficial effects on cardiovascular health, as well as to other ...
May 21, 2015
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Pediatrics
Potassium improved blood pressure in teen girls, salt had no adverse effect
Eating 3,000 mg per day of salt or more appears to have no adverse effect on blood pressure in adolescent girls, while those girls who consumed 2,400 mg per day or more of potassium had lower blood pressure at the end of ...
Apr 27, 2015
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Health
Regular consumption of yogurt does not improve health, new study shows
Dietary recommendations support the consumption of dairy products as part of a healthy diet. However, a Spanish study, which involved more than 4,000 people, analyzed the relationship between the regular intake of yogurt ...
Apr 21, 2015
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Medical research
New study unravels why common blood pressure medicine can fail
Every year, more than 120 million prescriptions are written worldwide for thiazide drugs, a group of salt-lowering medicines used to treat high blood pressure. These drugs are often work very well, and over decades have saved ...
Apr 20, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Aggressively pursuing higher social status may exact a toll on health
Bad news for relentless power-seekers the likes of Frank Underwood on House of Cards: Climbing the ladder of social status through aggressive, competitive striving might shorten your life as a result of increased vulnerability ...
Mar 19, 2015
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Health
Review suggests vitamin D supplementation not associated with lower blood pressure
A review of clinical trial data suggests vitamin D supplementation was ineffective at lowering blood pressure (BP) and should not be used as an antihypertensive, according to an article published online by JAMA Internal Medicine.
Mar 16, 2015
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Medical research
'Danger' molecule may be new therapeutic target for male hypertension
Higher levels of a "danger" molecule may be one reason males tend to become hypertensive earlier and more severely than females, scientists say.
Feb 13, 2015
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Cardiology
When it comes to jogging, easy does it, study suggests
(HealthDay)—A little jogging is good for your health, researchers say, but too much might not be.
Feb 2, 2015
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