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Weight Loss Pill Also Lowers Blood Pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • May 06 10
An experimental weight loss/blood pressure pill may pack a one-two punch against hunger and high blood pressure, one of the main health consequences of obesity, according to new research presented at the American Society of Hypertension??™s 25th annual meeting in New York.

Taken once a day, Qnexa combines the appetite suppressant phentermine with the anti-seizure drug topiramate in a unique formulation. Data on this drug are slated to be reviewed this summer by an FDA advisory panel. The FDA is not obligated to follow the advice of its expert panels, but it usually does.

Phentermine quickly suppresses appetite, while the controlled-release topiramate decreases appetite and increases satiety throughout the day. ???When the hunger comes back, the topiramate kicks in,??? says study author Suzanne Oparil, MD, a professor of medicine, physiology, and biophysics and director of the vascular biology and hypertension program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Topiramate also has blood pressure-lowering effects, she says. Oparil is a consultant for Qnexa manufacturer Vivus. Weight Loss Pill Also Lowers Blood Pressure   

Microalbuminuria May Predict Renal, Cardiovascular Disease in Hypertensive Patients
• Severe Hypertension News • May 06 10
Microalbuminuria may predict renal and cardiovascular disease in patients with hypertension but without diabetes, according to the results of a study reported online April… Microalbuminuria May Predict Renal, Cardiovascular Disease in Hypertensive Patients   

Blood pressure can??
• Severe Hypertension News • May 06 10
When doctors examine patients, even for yearly check-ups, one thing they always include is a blood pressure reading. Those two numbers are an important factor when determining overall health, but doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say the numbers don??™t stand alone.

Blood pressure measures the force of blood against the arteries, and the resistance of the arteries, explained Dr. Biykem Bozkurt, professor of medicine at BCM.

Readings reflect the systolic pressure and diastolic pressure. For example a reading may appear as 120/80 mmHg. The top number is the maximum pressure of force of blood being pumped out of the heart. The bottom number is the minimum force generated when the heart if relaxing.  Blood pressure can??   

Check blood pressure at home, not MD’s office: study
• Severe Hypertension News • May 03 10
Think you need to go to the doctor’s office to check your blood pressure? Think again: The best way to predict your risk of… Check blood pressure at home, not MD’s office: study   

The Salt Dilemma ??
• Severe Hypertension News • May 03 10
With governmental authorities, academicians, healthcare providers and industry grappling with the level of salt in the diet in an effort to reduce its impact… The Salt Dilemma ??   

New Study Links Stroke and Short Sleep Cycle for Elderly Patients with High Blood Pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • May 03 10
Data presented today at the American Society of Hypertension, Inc.’s 25th Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2010) demonstrate a link between short cycles… New Study Links Stroke and Short Sleep Cycle for Elderly Patients with High Blood Pressure   

Protein loss in urine harmful for people with high blood pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • May 03 10
Healthy people with high blood pressure who excrete a slight excess of protein in the urine raise their risk of developing kidney and
heart complications. According to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (CJASN), more attention should focus on the potential health effects of urinary protein excretion in individuals with high blood pressure (hypertension).

Kidney dysfunction, common in individuals with hypertension, can increase one’s risk of developing heart problems and kidney failure. Therefore, doctors should strive to identify and treat the precursors of kidney dysfunction as a way to maintain hypertensive patients’ heart and kidney health.

Research shows that diabetic patients with hypertension who excrete slightly increased amounts of protein in the urine ??“ a condition known as microalbuminuria ??“ have an elevated risk of developing heart and kidney problems.  Protein loss in urine harmful for people with high blood pressure   

Herbs For High Blood Pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • May 01 10
Blood pressure is the pressure on the walls of blood vessels, exerted by the blood as it is pumped through them. The modern lifestyle… Herbs For High Blood Pressure   

Predicting High Blood Pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 30 10
Factors of hormone metabolism may make African Americans more likely than Caucasians to develop high blood pressure and to develop it earlier in… Predicting High Blood Pressure   

Consumers’ tastes make it difficult to dash salt from diets
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 29 10
For years, Americans have been advised to consume less sodium, and they’ve taken that advice with a grain of salt.

Even many… Consumers’ tastes make it difficult to dash salt from diets   

Takeda Submits New Drug Application for Azilsartan Medoxomil in the U.S.
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 29 10
Takeda Submits New Drug Application for Azilsartan Medoxomil in the U.S., an Investigational Compound for the Treatment of Hypertension

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company… Takeda Submits New Drug Application for Azilsartan Medoxomil in the U.S.   

Fitzgibbon Hospital to host class on hypertension
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 29 10
Fitzgibbon Hospital and the Buckner Wellness Center will host another monthly education opportunity for the public beginning at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, in… Fitzgibbon Hospital to host class on hypertension   

Dr Reddy’s launches hypertension drug in the US market
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 28 10
Hyderabad: After waiting for over seven years after filing its application on the drug, Dr Reddy??™s Laboratories (DRL) has finally launched its generic version of hypertension drug Lotrel in the US market.

The company has launched the amlodipine benazepril capsules in 2.5mg/10mg, 5mg/10mg, 5mg/20mg, 10mg/20mg strengths.
Teva, Lupin, Sandoz and Novartis are already marketing the drug in the US, making DRL the fifth company to enter the market.

According to market sources, the drug has annual sales of about $527 million. Company officials refused to divulge the targeted market share.  Dr Reddy’s launches hypertension drug in the US market   

Brazil recommends sex to prevent hypertension
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 28 10
Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao Monday recommended that Brazilians have sex up to five times a week as a way to prevent… Brazil recommends sex to prevent hypertension   

Brown Rice and Cardiovascular Protection
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 28 10
Rice is generally thought to be a healthy addition to the diet because it is a source of fiber. However, not all rice is… Brown Rice and Cardiovascular Protection   

Vitamin D, Its Influence on Diabetes and High Blood Sugar Levels
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 27 10
We read more frequently these days about the benefits of Vitamin D and the need to increase our intake of this nutrient, long known… Vitamin D, Its Influence on Diabetes and High Blood Sugar Levels   

Predicting risk for high blood pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • Apr 27 10
High blood pressure also called hypertension is a major health problem that when left untreated can lead to heart disease, stroke and kidney failure.… Predicting risk for high blood pressure   

Computerized calls boost blood pressure control
• Severe Hypertension News • May 07 09
Weekly automated phone calls can help people with hypertension control their blood pressure more effectively, Canadian researchers have shown.

After about a… Computerized calls boost blood pressure control   

Study pinpoints genes tied to high blood pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • Feb 17 09
Two genes that help the body get rid of excess sodium may be important causes of high blood pressure, U.S. scientists reported on… Study pinpoints genes tied to high blood pressure   

High levels of uric acid may be associated with high blood pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • Aug 27 08
Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link… High levels of uric acid may be associated with high blood pressure   

New Research Encourages People with High Blood Pressure to Face the Music
• Severe Hypertension News • May 15 08
Listening to just 30 minutes of rhythmically homogeneous music every day may significantly reduce high blood pressure, according to researchers at the American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty Third Annual Scientific Meeting and Exposition (ASH 2008). In the first study to examine the antihypertensive effect of music listening on ambulatory blood pressure (ABP), today??™s findings reveal that patients with mild hypertension who listened to just half an hour of classical, Celtic or raga music a day for four weeks experienced significant reductions in 24-hour ambulatory blood pressure (ABP).

Hypertension is a common disorder in which blood pressure remains abnormally high (a reading of 140/90 mm Hg or greater) and is responsible for causing at least five million premature deaths each year worldwide.

“Listening to music is soothing and has often been associated with controlling patient-reported pain or anxiety and acutely reducing blood pressure,??? said study investigator, Prof. Pietro A. Modesti, MD, PhD, Professor of Internal Medicine, Dep.Critical Care Medicine, University of Florence, Italy. ???But for the first time, today??™s results clearly illustrate the impact daily music listening has on ABP. We are excited about the positive implications for both patients and physicians, who can now confidently explore music listening as a safe, effective, non-pharmacological treatment option or a complement to therapy.” New Research Encourages People with High Blood Pressure to Face the Music   

Meditation Impacts Blood Pressure
• Severe Hypertension News • Mar 15 08
Transcendental Meditation is an effective treatment for controlling high blood pressure with the added benefit of bypassing possible side effects and hazards of anti-hypertension… Meditation Impacts Blood Pressure   

Stress, high blood pressure tied to birthweight
• Severe Hypertension News • Feb 08 08
Pregnant women with both high stress levels and high blood pressure may be at increased risk of having an underweight baby, a study suggests.… Stress, high blood pressure tied to birthweight   

Severe hypertension: ‘Silent killer’ still on the loose
• Severe Hypertension News • Feb 01 08
High blood pressure may be one of the top killers in the country, but you??™d never know it by the way we??™re behaving, say scientists attending the annual congress of the Society for Critical Care Medicine (SCCM).

???Research shows that some 73 million people in the U.S. have high blood pressure, yet many of them don??™t even know it. And among those that do, a large number are not taking the medications they need to control it,” says Dr. Christopher Granger, a cardiologist at Duke University Medical Center. ???We??™ve discovered that these patients are getting highly variable treatment. Moreover, we also found out that we aren??™t doing a very good job following up with these folks once they leave the hospital,??? he adds.

Granger and colleagues at nearly two dozen institutions around the country created a special registry to find out what happens to patients with acute, severe hypertension ??“ those with blood pressure readings above 160/110 ??“ when they come to an emergency department or critical care setting for treatment. Severe hypertension: ‘Silent killer’ still on the loose   

Diabetes and Hypertension in Severe Obesity and Effects of Gastric Bypass-Induced Weight Loss: study
• Severe Hypertension News • Jan 23 08
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To evaluate the preoperative relationships of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in severe obesity and the effects of gastric bypass (GBP)-induced weight… Diabetes and Hypertension in Severe Obesity and Effects of Gastric Bypass-Induced Weight Loss: study   
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