Tag: "diuretic" at medical news

Single-tablet With Two Drugs may Help Control High BP Better

...rs. The other drug in one of the combinations is a diuretic called hydrochlorothiazide. In the other combination pill, its a drug called amlodipine, one of a class of medicines called calcium channel blockers. Researchers found that just six months of treatment brought the blood pressure of 73 percent of pa...

Avoid Diuretic Pills During Pregnancy

According to a recent review of studies, diuretic drugs should not be recommended as a way to prevent preeclampsia.// Preeclampsia is a rapidly progressive condition caused during pregnancy. It is characterized by high blood pressure, swelling in the limbs or face, and protein in the urine. The hi...

Differences Between BP Medicines and Newly-Diagnosed Diabetes Identified

... British guidelines recommend against using both a diuretic and a beta-blocker for the routine treatment of hy...national hypertension guidelines still recommend a diuretic as first-line treatment, and a beta-blocker only one of several acceptable second-line options. Th...

Low Blood Sodium When Born Linked to Long Term Sodium Intake

... study based on whether they had received neonatal diuretic treatment during their first month of life (n=23) or were a matched control having received no diuretic treatment (n=18). Of the total, 21 were Arabs (14 boys, 7 girls) and 20 were Jews (11 boys, 9 girls)...

'Fed' Up and on a Detox Drive? Read This…

...ensive and they only work if they have laxative or diuretic ingredients. I think a detox works well because people think that they've eaten and drunk too much and want to do something about it. They don't have to think long-term, so it's achievable.'' Detoxification in moderation is fine as extreme detoxes ...

It's the Heat and the Humidity: How Each Worsens Gout Symptoms

...ts made for alcohol consumption, purine intake and diuretic use. Results indicated that high temperature and high humidity were strongly associated with increased risk of a recurrent gout attack. The risk of recurrent attacks increased by almost two-fold when the maximum daily temperature increased from 0-...

New Treatment Mooted For Blood Pressure

...sion (uncontrolled blood pressure despite use of a diuretic and at least two other medications at maximum approved doses). "When I was first introduced to RESPeRATE, I was skeptical, but after seven trials, the body of data speaks for itself. I have seen first-hand that as long as patients use the device re...

Risk Of Heart Attack Increased By Gout

...known links to renal function, metabolic syndrome, diuretic use and the traditional cardiovascular risk factors," said Eswar Krishnan, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, division of rheumatology, and principal author of the study. The prospective study ...

Beta-Blockers Should Be the Second Line of Treatment

...cribing calcium channel blocker or a thiazide-type diuretic initially and later prescribe beta blockers. And for those below 55 years are to be given an ACE inhibitor or an angiotensin receptor blocker. High blood pressure or hypertension affects approximately six million people in UK. Statistics shows that ...

Combination Drug Therapy For Hypertension

...Further a combination of Valsartan with a standard diuretic can bring the blood pressure further below. Almo...n patients needing 3-4 drugs and he would prefer a diuretic as a third drug of choice. In two other studies, doctors used the combination of two drugs, one to...

Tinnitus: a problem which is still ambiguous

...be caused by excess fluid in the inner ears. While diuretic tablets may help ease some of the symptoms, Jan has found little to ease the misery of her tinnitus. Recently she has detected that her hearing is not very sharp. Despite all this Jan refuses to let the condition take over her life. Hence she hopes...

Extension Education for Blood Pressure advice!

...an understand and apply the benefits of being on a diuretic and controlling hypertension." Besides, live interactive educational sessions with their physician peers, educators are asked to make at least one presentation per month. For this initiative each educator receives training, presentation slides and...

New Drugs For High Blood Pressure Better Than Old Ones

...ished. However, no individual trial using standard diuretic or Beta-blocker therapy, or both has shown a significant reduction in coronary heart disease. Previous studies have suggested that newer agents would confer advantages over diuretics and Beta-blockers. Researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospita...

Low bone mass in Postmenopausal Women

...mass index, African-American heritage, estrogen or diuretic use, exercise and alcohol consumption significantly decreased the likelihood of loss of bone density....

Better Treatment For Hypertension

...l or the beta-blocker atenolol with or without the diuretic bendroflumethiazide. The trial ran for five years...ns arose that patients taking the beta-blocker and diuretic combination were at a continued significant disadvantage. “All-cause mortality was different in thos...

Blood pressure control with ACE inhibitor or diuretic?

...ressure reduction was the same in those who took a diuretic and those who took an ACE inhibitor. The incidence...while the ALLHAT study recommended starting with a diuretic and then adding a calcium channel blocker or an ACE inhibitor. Reid concluded that further research ...

Low potassium intake may elevate stroke risk

...here was a special group which was a sub-group on diuretic drugs for high blood pressure which, in themselves, should reduce stroke risk. Diuretics can rob the body of potassium because they reduce the fluid content of the body. In this study, those on diuretics with a low potassium intake had a 2.5 times bi...

High-protein diets may pose health risks

...rimarily through loss of body fluids caused by the diuretic effect of eliminating most carbohydrates, he explains. Glycogen, the form of sugar used by the body for energy, is lost from the muscles as well, sometimes causing fatigue. In general, some of these diets also induce ketosis, a metabolic condition as...

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