| Rasilez(R), First-In-Class Direct Renin Inhibitor, Lowers High Blood Pressure More Effectively Than Diuretic In Obese Patients New clinical data analysis confirms that the first-in-class direct renin inhibitor Rasilez® (aliskiren), known as Tekturna® in the US, provides significantly greater blood pressure reductions in obese patients with high blood pressure compared to the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide (HCT) alone1. medicalnewstoday.com |
Health Care Service Corporation Finds Success With Innovative Program Targeting Obesity Epidemic As the debate begins to heat up about how best to improve the U.S. health care system over the next year, one of the nation's largest health insurers has an innovative program that can help its members today. medicalnewstoday.com |
High Triglyceride Levels Common, Often Untreated Among Americans High concentrations of blood fats known as triglycerides are common in the United States, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Lifestyle changes are the preferred initial treatment for hypertriglyceridemia (the resulting condition), but physical inactivity, obesity and other modifiable risk factors remain prevalent. medicalnewstoday.com |
Weight-Loss Surgery Safe, Effective Type 2 Diabetes Treatment (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Not only does one of the largest studies on bariatric surgery find the procedure to be as safe as other routine surgeries, two other studies confirm that it also appears to stave off diabetes for the long term. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Depression (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- People who followed the Mediterranean diet, an eating regimen that is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, fish and nuts, were less likely to develop depression in a Spanish study. us.rd.yahoo.com |