MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'blood pressure medication'. Sun, 25 Jul 2010 11:21:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3662643&cid=t_129331_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F183067%2F Blood Pressure Drugs Connected to Cancer: Patients taking blood pressure drugs were 1.2% more likely to develop cancer than patients were are not. (via U.S. News and World Report) Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3662643 Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:00:03 +0100 3662643 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=853177&cid=t_129331_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2F154057619%2F The study, published in the journal Hypertension, revealed women who slept five hours or less were twice as likely to suffer from hypertension as women who slept seven hours or more a night. There was no difference between those men sleeping less than five hours and those sleeping seven hours or more. Well great! You want know how much more sleep my husband gets than me almost every night? Probably over 2 hours. I think on the average that women sleep a heck of a lot less than men due to the demands of children and most “part time” work being swing shift or night shift for childcare purposes. The definition of hypertension used in the study was a BP of over 140/90 or if the subject took regular blood pressure medication. The study was actually fairly large with over 6500 applic... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=853177 Sun, 09 Sep 2007 02:52:04 +0100 853177 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=714015&cid=t_129331_87_f&fid=34866&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecardioblog.com%2F2007%2F07%2F04%2Fa-vaccine-for-high-blood-pressure%2F Filed under: Prevention, Research, DrugsThough when we think of vaccines, we often think of kids, there are all sorts of vaccines for adults -- tetanus, influenza, pneumonia, and...blood pressure? Maybe someday! Switzerland based bio-tech firm Cytos Biotechnology says they've developed a blood pressure vaccine that once administered, lasts for months at a time. The drug works by tricking the body into creating antibodies that help to reduce blood pressure, and in trials the medication appeared to be beneficial. More research needs to be done to find out if the drug is effective enough for high blood pressure patients. If it's found to be safe and useful, it may end daily pill popping for those who suffer from hypertension -- though they would still have to get a shot every 6 months.Read&nb... The Cardio Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=714015 Wed, 04 Jul 2007 04:00:00 +0100 714015