A University of Vigo (Spain) researcher, Ramon Hermida, studied the consumption of hypertension medication at bedtime and found that this practice dramatically reduces health risks. Part of the HYGIA Study—including over 19,000 patients—designed in a clinical setting...
Kaiser Permanente conducted a study recently and concluded deaths due to heart failure is on the rise—especially in the population over 65. One in 8 deaths is now caused by heart failure. The increase is dramatic and deeply troubling. Heart Failure According to Kaiser...
It turns out that the most common first-line treatment for hypertension may not be as effective, and pose more risk for side effects, than an alternative that is not prescribed as often, according to a new multinational study. How could this be? Columbia University...
An American, British and German-led university research team studied the health of one million people in developing to emerging countries and uncovered that nearly 70% of the people afflicted with high blood pressure will go without treatment. The team from the...
Cardiovascular disease is behind about 40% of deaths in Iran and consequently a campaign has been initiated to register 16 million individuals’ blood pressure. Apparently, at least 100,000 Iranians die of high blood pressure annually. Of Iran’s 82 million population,...
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) moves into phase II of Implementing Genomics in Practice Network (IGNITE)–$42 million will be invested into genomic medicine clinical trial. With a goal of understanding the benefits, applicability and efficacy of genomic...
