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Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension - Washington Post
Resize TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The drug allopurinol -- a drug used to lower uric acid levels -- may lower blood pressure in adolescents with high blood pressure, a new study shows. Because high blood pressure is commonly associated with ...

High levels of uric acid may be associated with high blood pressure - PhysOrg
Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body's normal metabolism, said researchers at ...

Here's the straight scoop about high blood pressure - Everett Herald
Myth: Signs such as sweating, nervousness or fatigue indicate you have high blood pressure. Fact: High blood pressure can take you by surprise. The condition usually starts slowly and silently without symptoms. It isn't until later that serious signs ...

In many instances, low blood pressure isn't serious - Daily Journal
Q. I usually get a bit light-headed when I stand, but this feeling is much worse when I get up from the dinner table. I don’t drink. Any ideas? A. There’s a possibility you have “postprandial hypotension,” or, in layman’s language, low ...

Jury orders Dallas County to pay $900,000 over lack of medical care ... - Dallas Morning News
A federal court jury ordered Dallas County on Tuesday to pay $900,000 to a former Dallas County jail inmate for denying him proper medical care while he was in custody. The jury found that Stanley Shepherd's constitutional rights were violated when ...

Making strides on high blood pressure - Detroit Free Press
A few years ago, Beverly Taliaferro got some startling news at a church health fair. "The nurse said, 'Uh, we better do this one more time. OK, we're going to try the other arm,' " said Taliaferro, a 59-year-old teacher from Detroit. She was in a ...

Gout Drug May Lower Blood Pressure In Adolescents With Hypertension - All Headline News
Houston, TX (AHN) - The drug allopurinol, often used to lower uric acid levels, may lower blood pressure in adolescents with high blood pressure, a new study shows. The drug is prescribed to lower uric acid levels in adults who suffer the painful ...

New Publication Shows Cleviprex(TM) is Safe and Effective for ... - Forbes
The Medicines Company (NASDAQ: MDCO) today announced that the results of VELOCITY, a pivotal Phase 3 safety and efficacy trial of its new intravenous (IV) therapy Cleviprex(TM) (clevidipine butyrate) injectable emulsion, were published in the August ...

Dr. Gott: Numbers don’t match treatment - Northwest Herald
Dear Dr. Gott: I am a 76-year-old male. I am 6 feet tall and weigh 175 pounds. My blood pressure ranges from 109 to 125/56 to 68, with a pulse between 44 and 53. I take an 81-miligram aspirin, a 10-milligram lisinopril and a multivitamin every day. I ...

Antihypertensive ARB Therapy Protects Children and Against Alzheimer's ... - Medscape News
How should clinicians assess blood pressure in children? The American Heart Association has just issued new recommendations, and while the role of antihypertensive therapy in children aged 6 to 16 years has been established, how can clinicians treat ...

 

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