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Blood Pressure Medications Not Equal, Researchers Say
A blood pressure medicine's success at lowering pressure shouldn't be the only measure of its
effectiveness, say researchers from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and colleagues in an editorial in this week's
Annals of Internal Medicine. more
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Glaucoma Among Mexican-Americans
Glaucoma is more common among U.S. Hispanics than previously thought and is the leading cause of
blindness in this growing ethnic group, according to a national study led by Johns Hopkins researchers. more
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NHLBI Study Finds DASH Diet And Reduced Sodium Lowers Blood Pressure For All
The DASH diet plus reduced dietary sodium lowers blood pressure for all persons, according to the
first detailed subgroup analysis of the DASH study results. The Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension study was supported
by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). more
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Acupuncture For Treatment Of Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Dr. Tricia Suppes has long been concerned about the 1.9 million Americans with bipolar disorder, also
known as manic-depressive illness. That's why she's investigating a new use for an old therapy: acupuncture. more
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Scientists Milk Animals For Malaria Vaccine
In their quest to mass-produce an effective malaria vaccine, scientists might one day replace expensive
manufacturing facilities with a goat. In a study reported December 18 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
online, researchers developed mice that could secrete an experimental malaria vaccine into their milk. When the purified
candidate vaccine was injected into monkeys, it protected four out of five animals from a lethal dose of the malaria parasite. If
the process can be scaled up to larger animals such as goats and early experiments indicate it can livestock might prove to be
inexpensive, high-yield malaria vaccine factories. more
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