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LONDON (Reuters) - Reducing salt in the diets of the general population may not have an overall positive health impact, according to a review of more than 160 scientific studies published Wednesday.In an analysis that fuels a row over the health effects ...
LONDON (Reuters) - In Britain it started with Sid, the "giant slug with a message", who slicked his way onto television screens back in 2004 as part of a government health campaign to warn people about the dangers of consuming too much ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials found on Thursday that a class of widely-used blood pressure drugs does not increase the risk of cancer.Last year, a published study reported a small increase in the cancer risk for patients taking medicines called angiotensin ...
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to treating high blood pressure, people may be more likely to stick with certain types of medication than others, a new study suggests.In an analysis of 15 past studies, researchers found that on average, ...
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - An experimental pacemaker-like device that delivers jolts of electricity to the neck arteries reduced blood pressure in people for whom drugs did not work - although not as much as its developers had hoped.Results from a 265-patient study ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Co said on Wednesday it submitted a new drug application in the United States for a hypertension drug.A U.S. subsidiary of Takeda, Japan's largest drugmaker, submitted the application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after ...
CHICAGO/LONDON (Reuters) - More than half a billion people, or one in 10 adults worldwide, are obese -- more than double the number in 1980 -- as the obesity epidemic spills over from wealthy into poorer nations, researchers said on Thursday.And while ...
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Have high blood pressure? Australian scientists may have a new solution -- but it won't win you a lot of friends.The secret weapon is garlic, according to a study published in the scientific journal Maturitas.In a 12-week trial ...
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian scientists have found that a dietary supplement may help people who can't control their blood pressure with standard drugs.The secret weapon is garlic, according to a study published in the scientific journal Maturitas.In a 12-week trial involving ...
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Have high blood pressure? Australian scientists may have a new solution -- but it won't win you a lot of friends.The secret weapon is garlic, according to a study published in the scientific journal Maturitas.In a 12-week trial ...
