Cozaar (losartan) reduces strokes by 40%, but does NOT reduce heart attacks

fatnews.com Hi, this is Larry Hobbs @ FatNews.com. larryhobbs@fatnews.com The blood pressure medicine Cozaar [losartan] [reduced strokes by 40%, but] did NOT reduce [heart attacks]…. Between Cozaar and the beta blocker atenolol, Cozaar, some might argue, is only the lesser of two evils. — Franz Messerli, MD, European Heart Journal, 2003. Cozaar [losartan] is an […]

Blood Pressure Control – How to Maintain a Healthy Life

Blood Pressure Control – How to Maintain a Healthy Life Blood pressure control is important in that it can potentially save a hypertensive patient’s life. High blood pressure or hypertension is the force exerted on the artery walls by the blood flowing through the body. When the force is challenged, the pressure of the blood […]

SIRA: Genetics and Common Diseases of Later Adult Life

Join Daniel T. O’Connor, MD, Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at UCSD, for a fascinating look at the role of genetics and common diseases of later adult life. Specifically, twin pairs are used as a window into the role of heredity in hypertension. Series: “SIRA (Sam and Rose Stein Institute for Research on Aging)” [4/2007] […]

Miracle Baby Fen’s Life is Unwritten…his NICU Story

This is the thank-you video Kristin made for Cook Childrens Hospital for helping to save Baby Fen’s Life back in November 2006. Baby Fen aspirated meconium and blood during birth and also contracted eColi and strep-pneumo bacteria, which poisoned his blood, tissues, and organs and also caused many additional complications with his heart, lungs, and […]

Blood Pressure Kit – A Must Buy For Healthy Life

Blood Pressure Kit – A Must Buy For Healthy Life Article by Roberto Sedycias What is blood pressure? It is the pressure that blood exerts on the walls of our blood vessels. Systolic blood pressure is measured when the heart contracts and diastolic blood pressure is measured when the heart relaxes. These readings can be […]

Side Effects of High Blood Pressure: Recognizing These Symptoms Can Save Your Life

Side Effects of High Blood Pressure: Recognizing These Symptoms Can Save Your Life Article by Alvin Hopkison Living with high blood pressure does not mean that you can’t live a normal life. Many Americans who suffer from the condition are both unaware that they have it and they don’t have the necessary information to manage […]