A recent study shows that a loss of antioxidants in the endothelial cells that line blood vessels in the lungs contributes to the loss of vasodilator effects and, ultimately, to the development of pulmonary hypertension. The findings appear in Clinical and Translational Science.
The study, led by Serpil Erzurum of the Cleveland Clinic, evaluated Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for March, 2008
Each year suicide claims the lives of over 500 Alabamians. In an effort to bring awareness to
this alarming problem, the Alabama Suicide Prevention Task Force is unveiling a new suicide
prevention strategic plan during National Suicide Prevention Week, Sept. 7-13.
"Right now the suicide rate is higher than the homicide rate, and it is the Read the rest of this entry »
NIMH Funded Study Demonstrates That 3 Treatments Work For Childhood And Adolescent Anxiety Disorders
12 Mar 2008
A study presented at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) 55th Annual Meeting in Chicago demonstrates three treatments are effective in treating anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. According to the study, supported by the National Institutes of Health’s Read the rest of this entry »
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced that data presented at the American Society of Hypertension’s
Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting (ASH 2008) in New Orleans
demonstrates that a cumulative 45 percent of patients with stage 1
hypertension treated with a regimen of BENICAR(R) (olmesartan medoxomil)
and BENICAR HCT(R) (olmesartan medoxomil/hydrochlorothiazide) were Read the rest of this entry »