Hypertension

A blood test to predict CVD in women decades before it arrives?
Biomarkers give clues to which women are of greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the future and could lead to early interventions, such as lifestyle modification, to reduce the risks.
When faced with unexplained shortness of breath, don’t forget about pulmonary hypertension
Since symptoms such as fatigue and dyspnea are common to many heart and lung diseases, pulmonary hypertension often flies under the radar of respirologists and other health professionals.

Hypertension Canada seeking feedback on draft 2025 primary care hypertension guidelines

The new proposed simplified guidelines are designed to cover most situations in managing hypertension in primary care.
Pseudoephedrine: risk of PRES/RCVS

The European Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee reviewed reported cases and post-marketing safety data to evaluate the risks of PRES and RCVS with pseudoephedrine-containing medicines.
NEW PRODUCT: Noyada

Get the info you need on this new product, part of our drug news roundup for September.
Should renin-angiotensin system inhibitors be discontinued before surgery?

Study examines the effects of continuation versus discontinuation of ACEIs and ARBs before major noncardiac surgery.
Is saffron a super spice for internal medicine? A review of more than 30 years of research

The spice is a ‘valuable ally’ in the prevention and treatment of various diseases, according to a review on the health effects of saffron and its by-products.
This is your skin on salt: Study suggests atopic dermatitis patients should cut the sodium

Higher salt intake associated with other skin diseases, too.
Pushing pills and curing ills

How long have physicians been pushing remedies for asymptomatic disease?
North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim’s health problems related to obesity, Seoul says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has regained weight and appears to have obesity-related health problems such as high blood pressure and diabetes, and his officials are looking for new medicines abroad to treat them, South Korea’s spy agency told lawmakers Monday.

A blood test to predict CVD in women decades before it arrives?

When faced with unexplained shortness of breath, don’t forget about pulmonary hypertension

Hypertension Canada seeking feedback on draft 2025 primary care hypertension guidelines

Pseudoephedrine: risk of PRES/RCVS

NEW PRODUCT: Noyada

Should renin-angiotensin system inhibitors be discontinued before surgery?

Is saffron a super spice for internal medicine? A review of more than 30 years of research

This is your skin on salt: Study suggests atopic dermatitis patients should cut the sodium

Pushing pills and curing ills

North Korean officials seek medicine for Kim’s health problems related to obesity, Seoul says