Longer Use of ADHD Meds May Boost Heart Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Longer use of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication was associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, particularly hypertension and arterial disease, a nested case-control study from Sweden... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - November 22, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
2015 to 2018 Hypertension Prevalence Nearly 50 Percent in the United States
TUESDAY, Nov. 21, 2023 -- The prevalence of stage 1 and stage 2 hypertension in 2015 to 2018 was 44.2 percent in Los Angeles (LA) County and 47.3 percent in the United States, according to a report published in the November Health E-Stats, a... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 22, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
1999 to 2020 Saw Increase in HTN in Low-Income Middle-Aged Adults
MONDAY, Nov. 20, 2023 -- From 1999 to 2020, there was an increase in hypertension among low-income middle-aged adults, while higher-income adults had increases in diabetes and obesity, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in the Annals of... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Single Injection Reduces Blood Pressure for 6 Months Single Injection Reduces Blood Pressure for 6 Months
The RNA interference therapeutic targeting synthesis of angiotensinogen lowered BP in adults with mild to moderate hypertension for up to 6 months after one dose in the phase 2 KARDIA-1 study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
FDA OKs Symplicity Renal Denervation System for Hypertension FDA OKs Symplicity Renal Denervation System for Hypertension
After a mixed FDA panel review in August, the agency has approved Medtronic ' s Symplicity Spyral renal denervation system for treatment of hypertension.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pathology Headlines - November 20, 2023 Category: Pathology Tags: Cardiology News Alert Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
How Late Can You Give Routine Newborn Care?
Discussion
Routine newborn screening and treatment is focused on assisting the infant’s transition to extrauterine life, screening for health problems that may or may not be easily identifiable, and preventing acute or chronic health problems. Healthy infants begin with healthy pregnancies including risk factor assessment and screening of mothers. Such routine maternal screening and treatment does or may include glucose tolerance tests, ultrasound examinations, screenings for maternal blood type (with appropriate administration of Rho(D) immunoglobulin if appropriate), Hepatitis B, Neisseria gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Cyt...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - November 20, 2023 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Road to RSNA 2023: MRI Preview
The RSNA meeting always showcases the particular benefits MRI brings to the healthcare enterprise, and this year will be no exception. One of the modality's exciting growing edges is cardiac imaging, and attendees can expect to hear a broad range of research on the topic, from how real-time MRI can be combined with deep learning to assess cardiac volumetry and how it can help clinicians "map" the effects of stroke, to using 7-tesla MRI to evaluate ventricular structure and function in patients with high blood pressure and identifying myocarditis after COVID-19 vaccination.
Along with cardiac imaging, other MRI themes at t...
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - November 17, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Kate Madden Yee Tags: 2023 2023 MRI Preview Source Type: news
Taking Standing Blood Pressure Measure Aids Hypertension Diagnosis
FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023 -- Standing blood pressure (BP), alone or in combination with seated BP, outperformed seated BP alone in diagnosing hypertension in adults, according to a study recently published in Scientific Reports.
John M. Giacona,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
A Better Way to Control Blood Pressure A Better Way to Control Blood Pressure
Follow the example of a primary care practice in Ohio that has successfully achieved> 90% blood pressure control in its patients with hypertension.Medscape Internal Medicine (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 17, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Internal Medicine Commentary Source Type: news
Monitoring blood pressure at home reduces heart attack risk in new mums
Self-monitoring of blood pressure after pregnancy and birth is more effective than traditional blood pressure monitoring for new mothers, a new study has shown. Researchers from the University of Oxford found that women who had experienced hypertension during pregnancy and who measured their blood pressure every day at home and then received subsequent medication advice... Read moreThe post Monitoring blood pressure at home reduces heart attack risk in new mums appeared first on Nursing in Practice. (Source: Nursing in Practice)
Source: Nursing in Practice - November 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carolyn Scott Tags: Cardiology Women's health hypertension Pregnancy Source Type: news
Urine Test Identifies Endocrine Hypertension With Help From AI Urine Test Identifies Endocrine Hypertension With Help From AI
The test uses machine learning to assess the likelihood that a person ’s hypertension is secondary to cortisol and aldosterone excess.Medscape News UK (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news
The Petri Dish: Concerns mar Verve data; Alnylam-Roche drug shows promise
A hypertension drug that Roche promised Alnylam Pharmaceuticals more than $3 billion to help develop and commercialize earlier this year has shown promise in a midstage trial. (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Pharmaceuticals headlines - November 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Rowan Walrath Source Type: news
Subrata Roy, ‘bad boy billionaire’ and chief of India’s Sahara Group, dies at 75
Subrata Roy, the founder of Sahara, once one of India’s largest conglomerates, died on Tuesday, his company said in a statement. He was 75. Roy died in a Mumbai hospital following “an extended battle with complications arising from metastatic malignancy, hypertension, and diabetes,” the statement…#subrataroy #sahara #mumbai #saharaindiapariwar #formulaone #bollywood #supremecourt #netflix #badboybillionaires #heartbroken (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 15, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Self-Monitoring Lowers Blood Pressure After Pregnancy Complicated by Hypertension
(MedPage Today) -- PHILADELPHIA -- Postpartum blood pressure was improved following a hypertensive pregnancy with a self-managed, physician-guided telemonitoring program, the randomized POP-HT trial revealed.
The intervention lowered mean 24... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - November 13, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
