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Uric acid tags teen hypertension
Based on a data crawl though records in a national databank, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that teenagers with high levels of uric acid in their blood are more likely to have high blood pressure.
FDA: ARBs don't increase cancer risk
Good news for those who take angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) for their high blood pressure. The FDA announced Thursday that taking a member of this group of drugs, which includes Benicar
Allopurinol may lower blood pressure in teens
A medication used to reduce uric acid levels might help lower blood pressure in adolescents if lifestyle modifications don't work or aren't attempted. That's according to a new study published in the
Drug-resistant hypertension a challenge
We've heard about drug-resistant bugs, but drug-resistant hypertension is likely a greater risk to Americans -- and the pharmaceutical industry has its work cut out for it on this one. About 1.5
