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6 hrs ago | Medical News

FDA approves Lupin Pharmaceuticals' Amlodipine/Benazepril capsules

Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval for its Amlodipine/Benazepril 2.5mg/10mg, 5mg/10mg, 5mg/20mg and 10mg/20mg capsules.

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Related Topix: Lotrel, Amlodipine/Benazepril (generic), Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Health

14 hrs ago | SouthCoastToday.com

Take steps to lower blood pressure

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: Is a blood pressure of 165/95 all that bad? I know my dad's blood pressure has been over 200, and he's still alive at age 79.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Fruits, Goiter

Mon Feb 08, 2010

Science Blog

Hypertension may predict dementia in older adults with certain cognitive deficits

High blood pressure appears to predict the progression to dementia in older adults with impaired executive functions but not in those with memory dysfunction, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Neurology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Neurology

Charlotte Channel 9

10 Ways You Can Help Prevent Stroke

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, stroke is the No. 1 cause of serious, long-term disability in the U.S. Over the course of a lifetime, stroke affects an estimated four out of five families.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

ClipSyndicate

Stress Linked To High Blood Pressure

For years, it has been debated if stress leads to high blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Video

Sun Feb 07, 2010

Newkerala.com

40,000 die of kidney failure annually in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb 7 : About 20 million people in Bangladesh are suffering from chronic kidney disease while 40,000 die of kidney failure in the country every year, Xinhua news agency reported Sunday.

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Related Topix: Bangladesh, Asia, World News, Medicine, Health

China Daily

Hong Kong reports 66th fatal case of A/H1N1 flu

HONG KONG: A 58-year-old man with diabetes and high blood pressure died in Hong Kong's North District Hospital days after he was found to have contracted A/H1N1 flu, bringing the toll of the epidemic to 66 in the city, health officials announced on Sunday.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Medicine

Sat Feb 06, 2010

Newkerala.com

Diet combined with exercise more effective in lowering BP

Washington, Feb 4 : Combining blood pressure lowering diet with exercise and weight loss counselling seems to reverse high BP along with other benefits.

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Related Topix: Duke University, Medicine, Health

The Messenger

Diagnosing and Combating Heart Disease

Did you know that diseases of the heart are one of the leading causes of death of our citizens in Darlington County? That is why at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center we want to try to help stop that trend by better educating our citizens and providing necessary diagnostic testing for heart disease such as heart catherizations, vascular studies ...

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Darlington County, SC, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Medication

Fri Feb 05, 2010

Suntimes News

Calculate your risk of high blood pressure on line

A new online tool is available to assist Missourians in reducing their risk of heart disease and other conditions associated with high blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Missouri, Missouri Government

Thu Feb 04, 2010

AORN Journal

FDA extends period of transition from STERIS System 1

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is extending to 18 months from the date of Feb.

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Related Topix: Healthcare Law, Law, Food and Drug Administration, CPU, Science / Technology, Medicine, Health, Medicare

The Dallas Morning News

Texas doctor saving lives, easing pain, and wishing he could do more in Haiti

Dr. Matt Johnson seems lost in a pool of isolation, arms crossed, looking down at a woman whose belly is rounded in the seventh month of pregnancy.

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Related Topix: Haiti, World News, Central America, Texas, Medicine, Health, Earthquake, Natural Disasters, Nursing

Wed Feb 03, 2010

Newswise

Recent Immigrants May Have Lower Risk of Early Stroke

New immigrants to North America may be less likely to have a stroke at a young age than long-time residents, according to a study published in the February 3, 2010, online issue of Neurology A , the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, Neurology, Canada, World News, Dayton, OH, Dayton Metro

Times-Transcript

Get to the root cause of high blood pressure

Your blood pressure is over 140/90; you've tried to cut down on salt and started exercising and improving your diet.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Life, Food, Dieting, Diabetes, Naturopathy

Tue Feb 02, 2010

Click2Houston.com

Diabetes Patients, Docs Don't See Eye To Eye

Patients with diabetes and their doctors may not agree on what are the most important aspects of the disease to treat, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Medical School.

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The Hindu

Slow on salt

In decades past, when companies wanted to test-market a product meant to enhance health and well-being, they often tried it first in California - where people were reputed to be the most health-conscious in the country.

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Related Topix: New York, NY, UC San Francisco, Medicine, Health

Mon Feb 01, 2010

FOX 4 Now - WFTX Home

Beta-blockers and coronary artery disease

Beta-blockers are especially helpful in preventing a second heart attack and death in someone who has already had a heart attack.

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Related Topix: Circulation, Medicine, Health, Life, Food, Dieting

The Legal Record

What Do Sleep, Diabetes and Red Have in Common with Heart Disease?

If you're a loud snorer who doesn't feel rested enough during the day, you may be unwittingly putting your heart at risk.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Diabetes, Health, Circulation, Randallstown, MD

Sun Jan 31, 2010

Peterborough Examiner

Paying the price for unhealthy habits

Unhealthy habits, poor choices and inactivity are increasingly putting younger generations at risk for heart disease, a report by the Canadian Heart and Stroke Foundation states.

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Related Topix: Stroke, Medicine, Health, Canada,

Sat Jan 30, 2010

National Post

Healthy Incentives: Bonus pay for doctors giving better health care treatments

Dr. Jay Mercer, in an examination room, at his office, in Ottawa, On, on Friday, January 29, 2010.

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Related Topix: Cervical Cancer, Health, Family Practice, Medicine

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