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Overcoming Hypertension In Children

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Hypertension in children is a very frightening and potentially life shortening condition. Being so young and having their heart have to work overtime is not a good prognosis for a long life.
History
The old adage “you are what you eat” was even true back in the Egyptian empire, as world renowned archeologists discovered through examining mummified […]

Hypertension Develops Early, Silently, In African-American Men (Medical News Today)
Young and healthy African-American men have higher central blood pressure and their blood vessels are stiffer compared to their white counterparts, signs that the African American men are developing hypertension early and with little outward sign, according to a new study.

FREEDOM-C Trial Of Oral Treprostinil In Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Fails To Meet Primary Endpoint (Medical News Today)
United Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: UTHR) announced the results of the FREEDOM-C trial of oral treprostinil, a sustained-release formulation of treprostinil, in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Preliminary analysis demonstrates that the trial did not achieve statistical significance for the primary endpoint, six minute walk (6MW) distance at Week 16.

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