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Blood pressure drug could be safer alternative for treating ADHD symptoms:
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A blood pressure medication may be a safer choice for treating ADHD symptoms, according to a study. Repurposing amlodipine, a commonly used blood pressure medicine, could help manage attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms.
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Do you know common blood pressure drugs linked to low knee replacement ris
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Those with knee discomfort who take the common class of blood pressure-lowering drugs known as beta-blockers appear to have a lower risk of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) for the treatment of advanced osteoarthritis (OA), according to a new study.
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Managing asymptomatic high blood pressure linked to cardiac, kidney injury
Updated : 3 years ago IST
In hospitalised patients, blood pressure is routinely monitored. Severe hypertension can cause a heart attack, stroke, or damage to blood arteries and organs such as the heart, brain, kidneys, and eyes. Most hospitalised people, on the other hand, have transiently raised blood pressure witho
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High BP drug holds promise for treating PTSD: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
There is new evidence that a 50-year-old blood pressure drug could find a new purpose as a treatment to mitigate the often life-altering effects of increasingly prevalent PTSD, scientists say.
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PTSD could potentially be treated by blood pressure medicine: Research
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
According to a study published in the journal 'Molecular Psychiatry', Clonidine, a drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could help ward off PTSD.
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Study method finds two blood pressure drugs equally effective
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
'A large VA clinical trial found that the blood pressure drug chlorthalidone (CTD) was not superior to hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) for the prevention of cardiovascular disease or non-cancer death.
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Clinical study explains drug dosage when blood pressure needs more control
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): In a look back at data from nearly 179,000 veterans over age 65 who received treatment over two years at VA hospitals nationwide, researchers find that patients have a better chance of sticking to their medication regimen if their doctor maximises the dosage
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Study finds blood-pressure drugs could improve colorectal cancer
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 22 (ANI): A new study has suggested that common blood-pressure drugs may improve survival for patients with colorectal cancer.
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Patients with noncancerous brain tumors affecting hearing may benefit from
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 18 (ANI): The findings of a recent study indicated that the blood pressure drug losartan can benefit patients suffering from neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2). It's a hereditary condition associated with vestibular schwannomas or noncancerous tumours along the nerves in t
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Antihypertension drug may help patients with noncancerous brain tumors aff
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 16 (ANI): A new study indicated that the blood pressure drug losartan may benefit patients with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2), a hereditary condition associated with vestibular schwannomas, or noncancerous tumors along the nerves in the brain that are involved with hea
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Study reveals there's no link between blood pressure medication and cancer
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Paris [France], September 5 (ANI): While a potential link between blood pressure drugs and cancer has been debated for more than 40 years, the findings of a breakthrough study revealed that there is no evidence that blood pressure-lowering drugs increase the risk of cancer.
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Hypertension drug may help Alzheimer's patients
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], June 17 (ANI): Seeking new treatments to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, researchers found the blood pressure drug nilvadipine increased blood flow to the brain's memory without affecting other parts of the brain.
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