Archive for July, 2008

July 7

Like father like son - history of heart attacks in the family

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Men’s Health News
Heart attacks kill more than 100,000 people annually in the UK and cost the NHS more than ?3billion every year.
Scientists know that heredity plays an important role in causing heart attacks. However the exact genetic mechanisms that transmit the risk of heart attacks from generation to generation still elude them.
A research project at […]

July 7

Loop diuretics linked to bone loss in older men

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Older men who take loop diuretics, commonly prescribed drugs for heart failure and hypertension, appear to have increased rates of hip bone loss than men who are not taking this medication, according to a report in the April 14 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
"Loop diuretics are one of the most commonly prescribed […]

July 6

Palatin Technologies Initiates Phase 2 Hypertension Clinical Study With PL 3994

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Palatin Technologies,
Generic cialis pills no prescription Inc. (Amex: PTN) announced that dosing has been initiated in a Phase
2a clinical study of PL-3994, a novel, long-acting natriuretic peptide
receptor A agonist, in subjects with controlled hypertension.
The study is placebo-controlled and double-blinded, and will include up
to

July 6

Allergies Dramatically Impact Sufferers’ Moods And How They Feel About Themselves

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A new Harris Interactive phone survey conducted among 1,000 allergy sufferers, 1,000 consumers (both allergy sufferers and non-sufferers) and 300 physicians shows that beyond the sneezing, sniffling and watery eyes, allergies also have deep and emotional impacts on a sufferer’s mood and self-perceptions.
According

July 6

Vascular Damage Effectively Reversed Using Hypertension Treatment

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A hypertension medication called olmesartan medoxomil is effective in reversing the narrowing of the arteries that occurs in patients with high blood pressure, according to a new study.
Carlos M. Ferrario, M.D., one of the study’s lead investigators and director of the Hypertension and Vascular Research Center at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, said, "We […]