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The Endocrine Society has released a new clinical practice guideline for the detection, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with primary aldosteronism. The guidelines appear in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM), a publication of The Endocrine Society.
Primary aldosteronism (PA) refers to conditions in which Continue Reading »

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have found that rare mutations in three genes contribute to blood pressure variation in the general population.
The scientists had previously shown that mutations in the three "salt handling" genes cause several rare diseases that are characterized by low blood pressure. By sequencing DNA samples obtained from 3,125 people who are participating in the Framingham Heart Study, Continue Reading »

Patients with chronic smoker’s bronchitis often suffer from increased
pressure in the blood vessels supplying the lung (pulmonary
hypertension). The blood pressure increases further during exercise
and can lead to severe limitation of physical activity.
In patients with other diseases causing Continue Reading »

The National Institute for Health Research Health Technology Assessment (NIHR HTA) programme is expanding the evidence base surrounding the effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for the treatment of depression by commissioning three new research projects. Existing research suggests that CBT may be effective in tackling depression, but more evidence is needed.
In a ??1.2 million clinical trial researchers, led Continue Reading »

Psychological stress and anxiety have been shown to produce an activation of coagulation and fibrinolysis. Resulting hypercoagulability is a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, and could therefore contribute to an increased prevalence of coronary artery disease in anxiety patients. However, hemostasis function has not yet been studied in patients with clinically relevant anxiety disorders.
A group of anxiety Continue Reading »

VIVUS, Inc. (NASDAQ: VVUS), a pharmaceutical company dedicated to the development and commercialization of novel therapeutic products, today announced it has initiated the first of several pivotal phase 3 studies of avanafil, our investigational product for the treatment of erectile dysfunction Continue Reading »

Buy generic ultram There are too few health visitors to implement the findings of new research saying that the profession could help new mothers suffering from postnatal depression.
Unite, the largest union in the country, which embraces the Community Practitioners’ and Health Visitors’ Association, was commenting on University of Sheffield research which said that new mothers developing postnatal Continue Reading »

Decision Resources, one of the
world’s leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and
healthcare issues, finds that a drug’s long-term efficacy in preventing
recurrence of depressive mood episodes in patients who suffer from major
depressive disorder, is the attribute that most influences psychiatrists’
prescribing decisions in the treatment of this disorder. Clinical data and
expert opinion show Continue Reading »

Can scientists predict who will develop anxiety disorders years in advance? UCLA psychology professor Michelle Craske thinks so. She is four years into an eight-year study evaluating 650 students, who were 16 when the study began, to identify risk factors for the development of anxiety and depression - the most comprehensive study of its kind.
Craske and her colleagues are finding that neuroticism - the tendency to experience Continue Reading »

Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some human mothers become depressed following childbirth. The discovery could lead to improved treatment for postpartum depression. Supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, of the National Institutes of Health, the study used genetically engineered mice lacking a protein critical for adapting to Continue Reading »

Lack of awareness of pulmonary hypertension is one of the reasons why it takes on average up to two years for a correct diagnosis of this rare lung disease. This year’s week-long campaign included a series of national fundraising and press events, organised by the national charity, Pulmonary Hypertension Association UK (www.phassociation.uk.com), and will culminate in the patient annual conference on Continue Reading »

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: GILD) announced that it has begun enrolling patients in a Phase II clinical trial of cicletanine hydrochloride (cicletanine), an oral agent in development for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The study is designed to compare the efficacy, safety and tolerability of cicletanine to placebo in patients with PAH and will enroll 160 patients at Continue Reading »

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In a major cancer prevention study, long-term supplementation with vitamin E or C did not reduce the risk of prostate or other cancers for nearly 15,000 male physicians.
This study, along with another cancer prevention study, will be published in the January 7 issue Continue Reading »

A major Canadian-led global study has found that a new blood pressure medication is effective in reducing cardiovascular death, with fewer side effects than the current standard of care.
Generic clomid pills no prescription The study found a new drug telmisartan is as effective as the popular drug ramipril in reducing cardiovascular death in Continue Reading »

High blood pressure can be a trial of patience for doctors and for sufferers, whose blood pressure often has to be monitored over a long time until it can be regulated. This will now be made easier by a pressure sensor that is inserted in the femoral artery.
If a person’s blood flows through their arteries at too high a pressure, even when they are lying still on the sofa, they could be in Continue Reading »

Employees with high levels of job autonomy and control over their schedules are more likely to bring their work home with them, according to surprising new research out of the University of Toronto.
Using data from a 2002 nationally representative survey of more than 2,600 American workers, sociology professor Scott Schieman and Ph.D. student Buy Continue Reading »

The following summarizes studies published in the January issue of the Journal of the National Medical Association.
"A Proposed New Model of Hypertensive Treatment Behavior in African-Americans" (.pdf): In the report, Jennifer Middleton, assistant medical director of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center’s St. Margaret Bloomfield-Garfield Continue Reading »

The Samaritans have reported a 25% increase in the number of calls to its helpline in August and September, compared to the same time period last year. They attribute the rise in calls to the stress and strain caused by the ongoing credit crunch. The Recovery Network which launched on November 5th 2007 is responding to this growing need by adding a new section to their social networking Continue Reading »

discovered oral drug candidate for the treatment and control of inflammatory
and allergic diseases linked to the arachidonic acid pathway, is on target
for submission of an IND to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by
mid-2009 following the successful completion of Good Laboratory Practices
(GLP) toxicity studies.
AM211 Continue Reading »

As the cold weather creeps in, so do brown recluse spiders. True to their name, the brown recluse is a shy, reclusive spider looking for a warm home. Drawn to clutter, closets and complex storage environments, the spiders actually want to stay away from humans. But, if care is not taken, people could find themselves sharing their home with one of ‘the big three,’ according to a University of Missouri entomologist. The brown recluse Continue Reading »

People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date. The risk is particularly high for people with serious psychiatric disorder, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
One in ten suicide attempters actually commit suicide later on in life. Buy Continue Reading »

Does Persistent Perineal Impact Increase Likelihood of LUTS and Sexual Dysfunction?
UroToday.com - Bicycle riding has been reported to be related to male sexual dysfunction. Dr. Shaheen Alanee and colleagues from Minneapolis hypothesized that similar force impacts might be seen in equestrian sports. They Continue Reading »

Recent studies have shown that bosentan therapy greatly improves the quality of life for patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). According to a study in Respirology published by Wiley-Blackwell, treatments with oral Bosentan reduces resistance in blood flow - allowing the heart and lungs to work more efficiently and in turn, enables patients to increase Continue Reading »

Pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic variation that influences an individual’s response to drugs, is an important and growing focus in all of medical research, including psychiatry. It is a complex field, however, revealed by the lack of consistent and replicable findings across multiple studies, but some Continue Reading »

Men’s Health News
African health workers performing male circumcision in an effort to curb the spread of HIV need better tools and more training to avoid high rates of complications, according to a World Health Organization study published Monday in the WHO Bulletin, Reuters Health reports.
The Continue Reading »