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Drug Delivery Systems Improve Pharmaceutical Profile and Facilitate Medication Adherence
Innovations in dosage forms and dose delivery systems across a wide range of medications offer substantial clinical advantages, including reduced dosing frequency and improved patient adherence; minimized fluctuations of drug concentrations and maintenance of blood levels within a desired range; localized drug delivery; and the potential for reduced adverse effects and increased safety. From Advances in Therapy Volume 22, No. 6, November/December 2005
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Job Stress Does Not Contribute To Chronic High Blood Pressure
While no one disagrees that a fight with the boss can send blood pressure skywards for an hour or so, the most comprehensive review of the literature on the subject ever conducted finds little evidence that day-to-day work woes affect chronic blood pressure, one way or the other.
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Chronic Kidney Disease - Detection, Prevention, and Treatment
As recently as 10 years ago, there were no effective treatments for chronic kidney disease (CKD). Today, there are several measures that can be combined to help slow and, in some cases, prevent kidney failure.
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Fruits and Veggies Protect Against Stroke
Three daily servings are good, five or more are better, a new study finds. Here is a report and link to the HHS dietary guideline on good eating habits for you to provide to your patients.
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The Fourth Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents
Considerable advances have been made in detection, evaluation, and management of hypertension in children and adolescents. Because of the development of a large national database on normative BP levels throughout childhood, the ability to identify children who have abnormally elevated BP has improved. On the basis of developing evidence, it is now apparent that primary hypertension is detectable in the young and occurs commonly. The long-term health risks for hypertensive children and adolescents can be substantial; therefore, it is important that clinical measures be taken to reduce these risks and optimize health outcomes.
The purpose of this report is to update clinicians on the latest scientific evidence regarding BP in children and to provide recommendations for diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hypertension based on available evidence and consensus expert opinion of the working group when evidence was lacking. The report was also initially published in Pediatrics, 2004;114:555-576 . NIH Publication No. 05-5267. ISHIB is one of The National High Blood Pressure Education Program Coordinating Committee Members.
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A Conversation With Herman Taylor
Mississippi's 'Heart Man' Examines Links Between Race and Disease
Dr. Herman A. Taylor Jr. and his team plan to follow 5,302 African-Americans in and around Jackson, Miss., until 2014, observing their health, their feelings and other aspects of their lives. Around Jackson, where a common breakfast can be eggs fried in lard, Dr. Taylor, a University of Mississippi cardiologist, is known as "heart man." He is the director of the Jackson Heart Study, the largest epidemiological investigation ever undertaken to discover the links between cardiovascular disease and race.
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Hispanics Hypertension Study
This study investigated the association between race and hypertension among Hispanics
and non-Hispanics by using data from an annual survey of US households and to compare
the strength of these associations among Hispanics and non-Hispanics. This study
underscores that racial categorization could be a significant predictor of health status for
Hispanics in our society.
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ASH Specialist Program
Take this qualifying examination to be named as a Specialist in Clinical Hypertension, a designation that recognizes physicians with expert skills and knowledge in the management of clinical hypertension and related disorders.
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Stroke Information
Studies related to stroke and information on stroke scale and admission orders.
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