Children with hypertension more likely to have learning disabilities, ADHD
Eating less salt benefits teens’ health: study
Monday, November 15th, 2010 09:41:00 LOS ANGELES: Teens who consume less salt would be less likely to develop high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke in later life, China’s Xinhua news agency cited a new study as saying. If teens could reduce salt intake by three grams daily, they would enjoy a much healthier life in adulthood, the American Heart Association said in a press release on …
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Vitamin D deficiency does not increase stroke risk among blacks
( American Heart Association ) Vitamin D deficiency doubled risks of fatal stroke among white people, but had no effect on stroke death in blacks. Researchers were surprised by the results because blacks are generally at higher risk both for stroke and for vitamin D deficiency than whites. Unrelated research presented also found correlations between low levels of vitamin D and death.
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Calcium causes brain cell loss in Parkinson’s
Hypertension drugs that block calcium channels also help in Parkinson’s disease by protecting dopamine-producing cells
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Adding INSPRA® (eplerenone) to Standard Therapy Significantly Reduces the Risk of CV Mortality and Morbidity in …
Pfizer Inc. today announced results from the EMPHASIS-HF trial showing a statistically significant reduction in risk of cardiovascular death or heart failure hospitalization for patients with chronic heart failure with mild symptoms treated with Inspra® versus those given placebo in addition to standard HF therapy.  The results were presented to physicians attending the American Heart …
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Children with hypertension more likely to have learning disabilities, ADHD
Children who have hypertension are much more likely to have learning disabilities than children with normal blood pressure, according to a new University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) study published this week in the journal, Pediatrics. In fact, when variables such as socio-economic levels are evened out, children with hypertension were four times more likely to have cognitive problems.
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