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FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation Of Pfizer's Revatio(R)...

Main Category: Hypertension Also Included In: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals ; Cardiovascular / Cardiology Article Date: 23 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST Pfizer announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Revatio Injection, an intravenous formulation of Revatio.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Food and Drug Administration

Wed Nov 25, 2009

Science Blog

New stress-related gene modulates high blood pressure in mice and men

Does stress increase blood pressure? This simple question has been the focus of intense research for many years.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, World News, Germany, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

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Patients with Kidney Transplants and Sleep Apnea Face Increased Risks ...

Kidney transplant recipients are already at increased risks for a variety of problems.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Gurnee, IL, Dentistry

Tue Nov 24, 2009

MediLexicon

Transcendental Meditation Reduces Blood Pressure - UK Case Studies Available

New studies show Transcendental Meditation reduces blood pressure in students and almost halves heart attacks - UK case studies available The first randomised controlled trial to demonstrate that a mental technique can reduce blood pressure in at-risk university students - through improving psychological health - was published on Wednesday in the ...

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Mon Nov 23, 2009

Physics Blog

Team-based care involving a pharmacist improves blood pressure control

Patients whose hypertension is managed by a physician-pharmacist team have lower blood pressure levels and are more likely to reach goals for blood pressure control than those treated without this collaborative approach, according to a report in the November 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Circulation, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Martinsburg Journal

Pulmonary hypertension support grou.....

A disease that is often dubbed "the other high blood pressure" is now becoming more well-known in the community, thanks to the formation of a local support group for those with pulmonary hypertension.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Gerrardstown, WV

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Drugs.com

Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble

Kidney transplant patients with sleep apnea are at increased risk for high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke, Hungarian researchers say.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Newswise

Sleep Apnea May Cause Heart Disease in Kidney Transplant Patients

Sleep apnea is common in individuals who receive a kidney transplant and is associated with increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease or stroke, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society Nephrology .

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Hungary, World News

KNDU

Pfizer gets FDA approval for intravenous Revatio

Drug developer Pfizer Inc. said Friday the Food and Drug Administration approved an intravenous version of its high blood pressure drug Revatio.

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Related Topix: Pfizer, Biotech, Medicine, Healthcare Industry, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Yakima, WA

PakTribune

Migraine sufferers more at risk of heart attack

ISLAMABAD : Middle-aged men who suffer from migraine are more at risk of heart attacks, says a new study.

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Related Topix: Migraine, Medicine, Health

Thu Nov 19, 2009

MediLexicon

New Consortium Paves The Way For Improved Treatment Of Hypertension...

Top Institute Pharma has formed a consortium with Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Erasmus Medical Centre and Maastricht University to define new modalities for the treatment of hypertension and associated vascular complications such as heart and kidney failure, myocardial infarction and stroke.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health

The Post Chronicle

Meditation May Lower BP And College Stressors

If the stresses of college have put you at risk for high blood pressure, try transcendental meditation.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Maharishi University of Management, Vedic City, IA

ClipSyndicate

Fighting Child Obesity Starts at Home

Most children are on the fast track to diabetes and high blood pressure. In fact, doctors believe that children under 10 may be the first American generation to live shorter lives than their parents.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Video

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Mental Help Net

Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure

Tried-and-true diuretics maintain their status as the best first-line treatment in older men and women with high blood pressure, new research concludes.

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Related Topix: Health, Chlorthalidone (generic), Hygroton, Medication, Memphis, TN Metro

Physics Org

At-risk college students reduce HBP, anxiety, depression through Transcendental Meditation

The Transcendental Meditation technique may be an effective method to reduce blood pressure, anxiety, depression, and anger among at-risk college students, according to a new study to be published in the American Journal of Hypertension , December 2009.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, American University, Psychology, Science, Maharishi University of Management

Philly.com

Long before fast food, there were clogged arteries

You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.

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Related Topix: Cardiology, Medicine, Health

Tue Nov 17, 2009

CBC News

Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks

A moderate-fat diet may work better than a low-fat regimen for people suffering from metabolic syndrome, a collection of conditions putting them at higher risk for cardiovascular disease, new research finds.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, Dieting, Medicine, Health, Orlando Metro, University of Washington, Diabetes, Science / Technology

WOWK

Doctors Warn About the Dangers of Drug Interaction

Let's say you go to your local pharmacy to pick up your prescription for high blood pressure.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Pain, Medication, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic)

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Haaretz

Woman dies of swine flu as virus' death toll in Israel reaches 48

A 51-year-old Nazareth woman who suffered from high blood pressure died on Monday from complications of swine flu, becoming the 48th person to die of the pandemic in Israel.

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Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Israel, World News, Middle East, Medicine, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Ivanhoe's Medical Breakthroughs

Pacemaker for High Blood Pressure -- In-Depth Doctor's Interview

John Blebea, M.D., Professor-in-Chief of Vascular Surgery at Temple University in Philadelphia, Penn., talks about a new device that helps patients with high blood pressure when medications don't work.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, Philadelphia, PA Metro

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