I have written this book, more like booklet and having a hard time finding a suitable publisher in Papua New Guinea. And it has been 3 years now. So I thought, what the heck! I will just publish it on … Continue reading →
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Back in December of 2009 I covered the clinical trial process that is ongoing through this procedure to basically create a cure for high blood pressure with some patients, thus eliminating the need for medications. Medtronic has now purchased this company. Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure...
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The drug is not recommended for patients with impaired renal functions and contains a diuretic for water volume. BD PARSIPPANY, N.J., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Tribenzor (olmesartan medoxomil...
This is a minimally invasive procedure done via a catheter. There is no device implanted. The company also has a page to find out more about the clinical trials, focusing on patients with resistant hypertension and kidney disease and they are actively recruiting medical centers for participation...
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The surgery and the cost of the device itself would be around $20,000 and the study was to determine of using a device versus drugs would be cost effective. The study patients that participated were those with drug resistant blood pressure control issues at stage 2. The device called...
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It was of all things a herpes virus that was studied. The virus is potentially responsible for irritating the blood vessels, which in turn leads to high blood pressure, along with fatty diets added in here too. So perhaps everyone with herpes should have their blood pressure checked routinely...