News related to Tekturna HCT (Aliskiren / Hydrochlorothiazide) and/or conditions it is approved for
Hypertension Drug Works for Schizophrenia (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry [2013.05.09]
(MedPage Today) -- Psychotic patients improved rapidly after a single infusion of sodium nitroprusside, researchers reported.
Surprising Findings On Hypertension In Adolescents
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.05.07]
Teenagers with high blood pressure appear to have better psychological adjustment and enjoy higher quality of life than those with normal blood pressure, suggests a study in the May issue of Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic Society...
Safety-Net Clinics Face Challenges Controlling Hypertension In Their Patients
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.19]
Federally funded safety-net clinics for the uninsured lag behind other health care providers in controlling blood pressure among the low-income patients who rely on them for care, a new Michigan State University analysis suggests...
Relationship Between Obesity, Heart Disease And Hypertension
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.13]
Obesity, heart disease, and high blood pressure (hypertension) are all related, but understanding the molecular pathways that underlie cause and effect is complicated...
Preeclampsia (Pregnancy Induced Hypertension)
Source: MedicineNet Hydronephrosis Specialty [2012.05.21]
Title: Preeclampsia (Pregnancy Induced Hypertension)
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 11/14/1998 4:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/21/2012 12:00:00 AM
Teens With Abnormal Levels Of Uric Acid At Increased Risk For Hypertension
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2012.05.03]
Teens with high levels of uric acid appear to be at increased risk for high blood pressure, according to results of research from scientists at Johns Hopkins Children's Center...
Increase In Obesity And Hypertension Are Likely Contributors To The Increase In Gout Prevalence In US Over Last 2 Decades
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2011.07.29]
A new study shows the prevalence of gout in the U.S. has risen over the last twenty years and now affects 8.3 million (4%) Americans. Prevalence of increased uric acid levels (hyperuricemia) also rose, affecting 43.3 million (21%) adults in the U.S...
High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Source: MedicineNet amlodipine and benazepril Specialty [2011.02.16]
Title: High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Category: MedicineNet Quiz
Created: 2/9/2011 12:56:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/16/2011 5:47:08 PM
Picture of Hypertension
Source: MedicineNet Renal Artery Stenosis Specialty [2011.02.03]
Title: Picture of Hypertension
Category: Images
Created: 2/3/2011 1:47:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/3/2011 1:47:29 PM
Portal Hypertension
Source: MedicineNet Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Specialty [2008.09.13]
Title: Portal Hypertension
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 8:20:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/13/2008 12:00:00 AM
The Diuretic Duel: Still 2 Options?
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines [2013.05.09]
Medscape interviewed Dr. Irfan A. Dhalla concerning a surprising study that questions the benefit of chlorthalidone over hydrochlorothiazide for treating hypertension.
Medscape Cardiology
Pumpless Paracorporeal Assist Device Helps Infants With Severe Respiratory Failure Survive Until Lung Transplantation
Source: Respiratory / Asthma News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
Adults with end-stage respiratory failure and pulmonary hypertension requiring ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) have been "bridged" toward lung transplantation with novel lung assist devices such as the Novalung. This and related devices work based on pumpless application of oxygenators. A presentation by David M...
Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines [2013.05.06]
With clinical support, having patients monitor their own blood pressure is an effective means to control hypertension.
CDC Expert Commentary
Grapes Activate Genes Responsible For Antioxidant Defense In The Heart
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.05.06]
A study appearing in the Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry¹ demonstrates that grapes are able to reduce heart failure associated with chronic high blood pressure (hypertension) by increasing the activity of several genes responsible for antioxidant defense in the heart tissue...
Ambrisentan Fails in Lung Fibrosis (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Pulmonology [2013.05.06]
(MedPage Today) -- The pulmonary hypertension drug ambrisentan (Letairis) was supposed to tackle one of the root causes of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis but actually worsened it, the ARTEMIS-IPF clinical trial showed.
Investigators Prescribe Caution With Vitamin D Supplementation
Source: Nutrition / Diet News From Medical News Today [2013.05.05]
In recent years, healthy people have been bombarded by stories in the media and on health websites warning about the dangers of too-low vitamin D levels, and urging high doses of supplements to protect against everything from hypertension to hardening of the arteries to diabetes...
New Advances In The Management Of Patients With Cirrhosis
Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today [2013.04.30]
New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension.1 Additionally, spleen stiffness predicts the occurrence of clinical complications, which is of paramount importance in clinical practice...
Hope For Improved Management Of Cirrhosis
Source: Liver Disease / Hepatitis News From Medical News Today [2013.04.27]
New data from clinical studies presented for the first time at the International Liver Congress™ 2013 provide new rationale for an old and established treatment option for portal hypertension. Additionally, spleen stiffness predicts the occurrence of clinical complications, which is of paramount importance in clinical practice...
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: April 24, 2013
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.25]
An ACE in the hole for hypertension There are multiple environmental triggers that contribute to high blood pressure (hypertension), including aging, obesity, stress, alcohol intake, and excess dietary salt; however, the physiological mechanisms that are regulated by these triggers are not fully understood...
Beetroot Juice Can Help Lower Blood Pressure
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.16]
A cup of beetroot juice a day can help lower blood pressure in patients with hypertension, according to a new study. The study was conducted by researchers from Queen Mary, University of London and was published in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension...
WHO Raises Alarm About High Blood Pressure
Source: Hypertension News From Medical News Today [2013.04.09]
The World Health Organizations is raising the alarm about high blood pressure on World Health Day 2013. High blood pressure or hypertension kills nearly 1.5 million people every year in South-East Asia making it the single-most important risk factor for non communicable diseases like heart attack and stroke...
Women With Lupus Have A Higher Risk For Preeclampsia
Source: Lupus News From Medical News Today [2012.11.03]
DMARD Use Rare in Pregnancy; May Pose Slight Preeclampsia Risk New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia - a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure (hypertension) and protein in their urine (proteinuria) after 20 weeks of gestation...
Lupus Increases Risk For Preeclampsia In Pregnancy
Source: Lupus News From Medical News Today [2012.11.01]
New research reports that women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a two-fold increase in risk of preeclampsia - a dangerous condition in which pregnant women develop high blood pressure (hypertension) and protein in their urine (proteinuria) after 20 weeks of gestation...
FDA Warns About Sildenafil in Kids with PAH
Source: MedPage Today Product Alert [2012.08.31]
The FDA has cautioned against using sildenafil (Revatio) to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension in children younger than 17, after an unexpectedly high rate of mortality in a clinical trial.
BUSM Study Finds Gout And Hyperuricemia On The Rise In The U.S.
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2012.06.28]
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the incidence of gout and hyperuricemia (high uric acid levels) in the U.S. has risen significantly over the last 20 years and is associated with major medical disorders like hypertension and chronic kidney disease...
Gout And Hyperuricemia On The Rise In The U.S.
Source: Gout News From Medical News Today [2012.06.28]
Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) researchers have found that the incidence of gout and hyperuricemia (high uric acid levels) in the U.S. has risen significantly over the last 20 years and is associated with major medical disorders like hypertension and chronic kidney disease...
Improving Weight Loss Success By Putting Focus On Immediate Health Benefits
Source: Body Aches News From Medical News Today [2010.08.12]
Most weight loss programs try to motivate individuals with warnings of the long-term health consequences of obesity: increased risk for cancer, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease and asthma. New research suggests the immediate health benefits - such as reduced pain - may be the most effective motivator for helping obese individuals shed extra weight and commit to keeping it off...
Shock wave therapy for kidney stones linked to diabetes
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Urology
Mayo Clinic researchers are sounding an alert about side effects of shock wave lithotripsy such as diabetes, hypertension.
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