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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has responded to a health claim petition submitted on behalf of The Center for Magnesium Education and Research requesting that the Agency authorize a health claim characterizing the relationship…
A workplace-based multicomponent hypertension management program was found to reduce blood pressure (BP) and risk for major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and mortality among men with hypertension, according to a study published in the journal…
Chlorthalidone, a drug approved by the FDA in 1960, significantly improves systolic blood pressure (SBP) control at 12 weeks compared with placebo in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) and poorly controlled hypertension, according…
CaroSpir (spironolactone oral suspension) 25mg/5mL is now available in a unit dose cup. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved CaroSpir in August 2017 for adults who have difficulty swallowing or who cannot swallow tablets.…
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) event risk in adults with hypertension and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) is the lowest at systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP) less than 130 mm Hg and less than 80 mm Hg,…
A 4-month structured diet and exercise program significantly lowered blood pressure (BP) and body weight among patients with resistant hypertension (RH), according to study findings published in Circulation. In the current study, researchers enrolled patients…
When lifestyle-based interventions fall short, physicians may consider pharmacotherapy and surgical interventions for the management of obesity hypertension, according to a scientific statement published in Hypertension. The statement endorsed by the American Heart Association (AHA)—led…
A 30-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with headache, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain that started 1 day ago. The patient reports 3 episodes of nonbilious, nonbloody vomiting with concomitant bilateral extremity…
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