Antihypertensives linked to eczema in older adults, trial finds
By
Kristen Fischer
May 28, 2024
Antihypertensive medications, which are used to treat high blood pressure, are associated with an increased risk for eczema in older adults, a new study finds. The effects were biggest among people who...
Blood pressure drugs linked to higher fracture risk in nursing home residents
By
Donna Shryer
May 18, 2024
New evidence indicates that older adults taking blood pressure medications have more than double the risk of bone fractures. The findings come from Rutgers Health researchers, who analyzed data from nearly...
Report: Aging, lifestyles driving more global illness, death from metabolism-linked risk factors
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Kristen Fischer
May 16, 2024
More people around the world experience risk factors associated with metabolism such as high systolic blood pressure, fasting plasma glucose, body mass index, LDL cholesterol and kidney dysfunction. Changing...
Study: High blood pressure meds raise risks for falls, fractures — especially for people with dementia
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 23, 2024
Long-term care residents in nursing homes who took antihypertensive medicines had higher risks for falls and fractures, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Optimal blood pressure levels tied to lower frailty risk
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Kristen Fischer
Apr 11, 2024
When people maintained optimal blood pressure levels over a certain amount of time, they had a lower risk for frailty, according to a new study. There also was a link between lower-than-optimal blood pressure...
Clinical briefs for Thursday, April 4
By
Kristen Fischer
Apr 04, 2024
Standards needed for treating asymptomatic high blood pressure … Fecal transplant may help with Parkinson’s symptoms … Finding cancer higher in surveillance colonoscopies in older adults with previous...
App program lowers sitting time, improves blood pressure in older adults
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 28, 2024
A mobile app-based intervention reduced the time older adults spent sitting by about 30 minutes a day. It also improved blood pressure, according to a study published Wednesday in JAMA Network Open.
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 13
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 13, 2024
Trials promising for urinary tract infection drug … Alzheimer’s patients have immune-related blood changes … Crew redefining Alzheimer’s disease eyes amyloid levels over cognition … New stool...
Clinical briefs for Tuesday, Feb. 6
By
Kristen Fischer
Feb 06, 2024
ChatCPT has potential to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease … C. diff antibiotic lowered recurrence … Combo therapy reduces blood pressure in ibrutinib patients … FDA eyes improving accuracy of pulse...
Clinical briefs for Wednesday, Jan. 24
By
Kristen Fischer
Jan 24, 2024
Trial links H. pylori to dementia … Wearable blood pressure monitor shows promise … Model aims to reduce inappropriate drug prescriptions in older adults … Visual symptoms could be early Alzheimer’s...