Low-dose blood thinner prevents stroke in elderly with atrial fibrillation, trial finds
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 08, 2020
Patients over age 80 who were not candidates for standard anticoagulant doses due to bleeding risk experienced fewer blood clots and strokes with a low daily dose of the drug edoxaban.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, September 1
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 01, 2020
No link between high blood pressure drugs and cancer, large study finds … FDA chief: Any early COVID vaccine approval will be a ‘science, medicine, data decision’ … Navigation problems may be an...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Aug. 25
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Alicia Lasek
Aug 25, 2020
Assisted living could be next in line for COVID relief funds … Condition that mimics dementia gets its own diagnostic criteria … Black elders use hospice less, undergo more intensive treatment...
Blood pressure meds help even frail seniors live longer: study
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Alicia Lasek
Jun 08, 2020
When older adults take blood pressure medications as prescribed, even the most frail live longer, according to a study of 1.3 million.
Starting new heart disease meds tied to unhealthy behaviors, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Feb 05, 2020
People who begin taking statins and blood pressure medications are more likely to stop exercising and gain weight, a new study shows.
Common medications mixed with alcohol may increase falls risk
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 30, 2019
Seniors who drink alcohol and take drugs that act on the central nervous system are vulnerable to falls, say researchers.
Taking blood pressure meds at bedtime cuts cardiovascular risk in half
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Alicia Lasek
Oct 22, 2019
Taking anti-hypertensives at bedtime improves blood pressure control and lowers cardiovascular risk, according to a large new study.
Brief bursts of intense exercise normalizes blood pressure in older adults
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 11, 2019
Brief bursts of high-intensity exercise on a stationary bike has been found to bring blood pressure back to normal in older adults after 10 weeks.
Intensive blood pressure treatment may prevent dizziness, falls
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 08, 2019
Intensive blood pressure treatment makes it less likely that older adults will experience drastic blood pressure drops and fall, new research shows.
Nursing home residents should take fewer blood pressure medications, study finds
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Alicia Lasek
Jul 25, 2019
Clinicians may want to recommend that some residents reduce or stop the use of blood pressure medications, the authors of a new study suggest.