- The Lower The Better Where Blood Pressure Is Concerned
The Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, today launched a new book showcasing the best in Australian health research from recent years. The '10 of the Best' book highlights ten world-leading medical research projects and includes the largest ever study of the effects of blood pressure lowering medications on the major killers, stroke and heart attack. - SPP100 (Rasilez): Pooled Data Analysis Confirms Efficacy And Safety In Over 7000 Hypertensive
Speedel (SWX: SPPN) welcomes the pooled analysis of positive Phase II/III data on SPP100 (Rasilez(1)) in the treatment of hypertension both as monotherapy and in co-administration with other anti-hypertensives. This first pooled analysis was presented today by Novartis, at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) in Barcelona. Pooled data were available from 7 randomized, double-blind multicentre studies on 7060 patients with mild-to-moderate hypertension treated with SPP100 over 6-52 weeks. - Research Suggests Stress Hormones Play A Central Role In The Development And Progression
Stress hormones appear to rapidly exacerbate the formation of brain lesions that are the hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease, according to researchers at UC Irvine. The findings suggest that managing stress and reducing certain medications prescribed for the elderly could slow down the progression of this devastating disease. - Study To Investigate How Fear And Anxiety Are Formed In The Brain - University Of Leicester
About 25 per cent of us will experience the effects of anxiety disorders at some point in our lives, with sometimes dire repercussions for friends, family and our own well-being. Yet little is known about the molecular mechanisms in the brain which contribute to stress-induced anxiety. - Long Working Hours Can Raise Hypertension Risk By 29%
If you work more than 51 hours each week you should be aware that your chances of developing hypertension are 29% higher, when compared to someone who works up to 39 hours a week, according to scientists from the University of California in Irvine, USA.
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