E. D. Freis, Expert on Risks of Hypertension, Dies at 92
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Dr. Edward D. Freis's early studies of high blood pressure in patients helped definitively establish the health risks of hypertension.
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Dr. Judah Folkman, who discovered that tumors generate their own network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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CHICAGO  - A common hypertension medication appears to dramatically reduce the risk of complications or death in patients with heart disease, but without the high blood pressure that often goes hand-in-hand with the condition, a study said.
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The combination of high blood pressure and high LDL cholesterol add up to serious risk for heart attack, says a Penn State College of Medicine study.
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People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, according to a study released Wednesday.
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Syndicated astrologer Joyce Jillson, who claims to have provided advice for Ronald and Nancy Reagan, has died at age 58, associates said on Wednesday.
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Dr. Steven Nissen of The Cleveland Clinic said, &quot;Right now, nobody, absolutely nobody would recommend giving blood pressure medication to somebody with a blood pressure of less than 130 millimeters of mercury.
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Although many Americans were surprised by news of former President Bill Clinton&#39;s severe heart disease, experts said his problems were decades in the making.
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Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer  research who discovered that tumors generate a network of tiny  blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74,  Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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Diuretics, pills used by millions of elderly people to lower high blood pressure, clearly reduce the long-term risk of death from heart attacks and strokes, according to a study that could ease fears that the medication's risks outweigh its benefits.
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Ancel Keys, a pioneer in public health best known for identifying the connection between a cholesterol-rich diet and heart disease, has died.
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Dr. Francis Crick, a renowned radicular Biologist, died of cancer on July 29, 2004. Prof. D. Wilson Devaprasad, an ardent reader of SOM had the opportunity of listening to his talk on &#39;DNA Helix&#39; at Hyderabad in 1981.
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Dr. Judah Folkman, a giant of cancer research who discovered that tumors generate a network of tiny blood vessels to nourish themselves, has died at the age of 74, Harvard Medical School said on Tuesday.
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For years, experts have known that high blood pressure is related to poor cognitive performance in older adults and can lead to adverse changes in the brain.
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NEW YORK  - Drinking caffeinated beverages on a regular basis may provide significant protection against death from heart disease in the elderly who have normal levels of blood pressure, according to data from a large U.S. health and nutrition study.
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Ancel Keys, the University of Minnesota scientist who invented the K ration diet used by soldiers in World War II and who linked high cholesterol and fatty diets to heart disease, has died at the age of 100.
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Women treated for high blood pressure with a drug combination that included a calcium channel blocker had a higher risk of death than those given other drug therapies, a study said on Tuesday.