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Seasoning May Cut Salt Needs in Hypertension (CME/CE)

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- A greater taste for salt among older hypertensive adults might be sated by seasoning instead, a small experimental study showed.

Neupro reduces PLMS and total NSBP elevations in patients with RLS, study finds

UCB today announced data from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study that found that Neupro (Rotigotine Transdermal System) reduced total nocturnal systolic blood pressure elevations associated with periodic limb movements during sleep and total PL...

Pharmaceutical Research: Co-delivery of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and Angiopoietin-1 Using Injectable Microsphere/Hydrogel Hybrid Systems for Therapeutic Angiogenesis

Type: Original PaperPurposeWe hypothesized that combined delivery of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and angiopoietin-1 (Ang-1) using microsphere/hydrogel hybrid systems could enhance mature vessel formation compared with administration of...

Statins May Reduce Exercise Benefits For Obese Adults

Statins, the most widely prescribed drugs worldwide, are often suggested to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease in individuals with obesity, diabetes and metabolic syndrome, which is a combination of medical disorders including excess body fa...

Newer class of diabetes medications may also improve cardiovascular health, researchers report

A newer class of medications used to control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics may also improve cardiovascular health, researchers from The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center reported in a new meta-analysis presented yesterday at the Am...

Dr. Avi Ishaaya Offers Screening and Assessments for Sleep Apnea in Honor of World Hypertension Day

Between May 17 and May 31, 2013, Dr. Avi Ishaaya will offer free screening and assessment for sleep apnea, an identifiable cause of hypertension. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Dr. Avi Ishaaya, a nationally recognized sleep specialist and the founder of the I AM Sleep Program, specializing in portable home diagnosis and treatment of sleep apnea, will offer free sleep apnea assessments and $...

Scottish Government advises healthcare workers to get MMR jab

Healthcare workers in Scotland are being urged to get vaccinated against measles in light of the continuing increased risk of infection across the country. The Scottish Government has written to frontline staff asking them to contact their occup...

Above It All Treatment Center Helps Drug Addicts who are Type I and Type II Diabetics

Above It All treatment centers are well known for their caring and effective drug rehabilitation programs, but they also have expert care for diabetics. Above it All Treatment Center now offers addiction treatment for diabetics type I and II. Lake Arrowhead, CA (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Fighting addiction is hard enough for a person without extra health complications, but for diabetics, treatment is m...

BioLife Has More Room To Run

By Brian Marckx:BioLife Solutions, Inc. (BLFS.OB), headquartered in Bothell, Washington, has a main focus on the development and manufacture of biopreservation media products for cells, tissues and organs. Biopreservation media are solutions used to maintain the viability of biological material such as cells (including stem cells), whole blood, and tissues following removal from the body, during s...

Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd / Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ALLSCHWIL/BASEL, SWITZERLAND - 17 May 2013 - Actelion (SIX: ATLN) today announced that further data for its investigational drug macitentan (Opsumit®) wil...

Bayer submits Japanese application for riociguat

Bayer AG (Xetra:BAYN) submitted a regulatory application in Japan for riociguat to treat chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH). The oral soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) stimulator is under Priority Review in the U.S. to treat pulmonary...

Benefits of Diane 35 and generics outweigh risks in specific patient group, says EMA unit; other actions

The European Medicines Agency's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that the benefits of Diane 35 (cyproterone acetate 2mg, ethinylestradiol 35mcg) and its generics outweigh the risks, provided that several measures are t...

New study shows UCB's Neupro reduces NSBP in RLS patient

Leading Belgian drugmaker UCB (Euronext Brussels: UCB) today (May 17) announced data from a double-blind, placebo-controlled study that found that Neupro (rotigotine transdermal system) reduced total nocturnal systolic blood pressure (NSBP) elevation...

Nanotechnoloyg could help fight diabetes: Injectable nanogel can monitor blood-sugar levels, secrete insulin when needed

Injectable nanoparticles developed at MIT may someday eliminate the need for patients with Type 1 diabetes to constantly monitor their blood-sugar levels and inject themselves with insulin. (Phys.org)

Study Says Cell Phones Raise Blood Pressure, Yoga Brings It Down

Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online New research has identified a number of triggers that raise and lower blood pressure, such as talking on cell phones and doing yoga, respectively. High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is a growing health concern in the US and has mirrored the rise in obesity in recent decades. It affects approximately one billion people worldwide,...

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd: Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd / Additional macitentan (Opsumit) data in pulmonary arterial hypertension presented at ATS . Processed and transmitted by Thomson Reuters ONE. The issuer is solely resp...

Study Explores Links Between Depression, Stroke And Age In Women

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online In yet another recent study highlighting the connection between mental and physical health, two researchers from the University of Queensland in Australia found that depressed women in their 40s and 50s are more than twice as likely to have a stroke as women who are not depressed. The team included 12 years worth of data in their study, which w...

New LAMP malaria test to improve diagnosis for imported UK cases

A new, highly sensitive blood test that quickly detects even the lowest levels of malaria parasites in the body could make a dramatic difference in efforts to tackle the disease in the UK and across the world, according to new research published in t...

Physician Inertia to Blame for Small BP Changes in BARBER-1

A new analysis of BARBER-1 suggests that physician inertia might be the reason African-American men failed to reduce their blood pressure lower than hoped. Heartwire

Smith Healthy Coffee: Announcing Health & Financial Changes in 2013

Coffee With a Healthy Twist is Changing the Lives of Many. Reno, NV (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Creating positive changes in the areas of health and finances in 2013 is the recent announcement of a Healthy Coffee business opening in Nevada. "My company is built around the product called coffee," said Kristin Smith, "and for my clients it is coffee with an organic feature that provides ex...

New Emergency Stroke Treatments Can Save and Restore Lives if Patients Act Quickly and Call 911

May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Learn the symptoms and act quickly at first signs of stroke. Trenton, NJ (PRWEB) May 17, 2013 Seeking prompt emergency care at the first sign of stroke is more important than ever because new interventions can open clots and restore blood flow to the brain, often reducing or preventing permanent damage. A new generation of mechanical blood clot retrieval de...

Free fatty acids linked to cardiac risk in late adulthood

(HealthDay)—Blood levels of free fatty acids are associated with insulin resistance during young adulthood and cardiovascular risk factors in later adulthood, according to a study published online May 13 in Diabetes.

[Erytech Pharma] closes €16.7mm IPO

[Erytech Pharma SA] (developing therapeutics mainly for cancer; also has immune and blood projects in the works) closed its initial public offering on the NYSE Euronext Paris Regulated Market, raising €16.7mm ($17.3mm) through the sale of 1.2mm sha...

News and press releases: Benefits of Diane 35 and generics outweigh risks in specific patient group

The European Medicines Agency’s Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded that the benefits of Diane 35 (cyproterone acetate 2 mg, ethinylestradiol 35 micrograms) and its generics outweigh the risks, provided that several mea...

Intensive BP Lowering on Trial Again

SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Unlike ACCORD, the ongoing SPRINT trial has every chance of showing an impact on cardiovascular outcomes with a blood pressure goal under 120 mm Hg, an investigator on both trials argued.