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Lack of effect of short-term treatment with Amlodipine and Lisinopril on retinal autoregulation in normotensive patients with type 1 diabetes and mild diabetic retinopathy
Purpose: Diabetic retinopathy is characterized by morphological changes in the retina secondary to disturbances in retinal blood flow.It has been shown that antihypertensive treatment has a protective effect on the development of diabetic retinopathy, and...
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Energy firm npower gives its workers daily 'cure all' pills - before they fall ill
One of Britain's biggest companies is offering employees drugs to combat strokes and heart attacks - even though they are healthy.Energy giant npower, which employs 12,000 UK workers, has signed up to a scheme offering staff daily doses of 'polypills'. The...
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Getting serious about high blood pressure
Hypertension is boring.Although roughly one in three adults has high blood pressure, most people don't get very excited about it. But they should. A new report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine says that hypertension is one of the nation's...
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Getting serious about high blood pressure
Hypertension is boring.Although roughly one in three adults has high blood pressure, most people don't get very excited about it. But they should. A new report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine says that hypertension is one of the nation's...
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Get Serious About High Blood Pressure!
Hypertension is boring.Although roughly one in three adults has high blood pressure, most people don't get very excited about it. But they should. A new report from the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) says that hypertension is one of the nation's...
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Randomized Controlled Trial: Lisinopril Reduces Proteinuria, Ammonia, and Renal Polypeptide Tubular Catabolism in Patients With Chronic Allograft Nephropathy
Amara AB et al.The rate of decline of renal graft function in patients with chronic allograft nephropathy was not adversely affected by lisinopril therapy given for 1 year. Randomized Controlled Trial: Lisinopril Reduces Proteinuria, Ammonia,...
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Blood pressure drugs and dementia
This large study assessed 800,000 people taking blood pressure drugs over a five-year period.People taking angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) were 25% less likely to be diagnosed with dementia compared to those on other blood pressure drugs. The...
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Blood Pressure Drugs May Help Ward Off Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia
LONDON, Jan.14, 2010 - Angiotensin receptor blockers, drugs that are commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease, are associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, according to research published on bmj.com today. The...
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Your health: Some blood pressure medicines affect diabetics
Q: I take hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) and lisinopril to control high blood pressure.My doctor says I am pre-diabetic and encouraged me to consult a dietitian for advice on diet to prevent diabetes. The nutritionist warned me that HCTZ could raise...
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