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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Does Ms Cause Hypertension

Blood pressure med may treat MS

October 03, 2008
The hypertension medication Midamor (amiloride) may prove to be an effective treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS), British researchers say. In a study published in the journal Nature Medicine, researchers at Oxford report that Midamor reduced degeneration of nerve tissue in mice suffering from an MS-like condition. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Multiple Sclerosis and Alcohol --Do they Mix?
By Merely Me , Health Expert

...are generally less likely to suffer hypertension or high blood pressure, peripheral artery... Read more »

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Tanning Salons and Vitamin D Hype
By Sue Chung , Health Expert

Each week, Health and Beauty Expert Sue Chung will discuss skin health topics suggested by members... Read more »

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Brain Talk or How to Make Sense of your MRI
By Merely Me , Health Expert

So maybe some of you have gotten an MRI.  And you get this report back which is pretty much... Read more »

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High Blood Pressure in Children
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert

High blood pressure goes hand-in-hand with obesity. As obesity increases among children in the... Read more »

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What's at the Root of Your ED?
By healthgal , Health Expert

...save your life may be squashing your sex life.  High blood pressure medications are notorious... Read more »

Health Guide

Physical Causes of Erectile Dysfunction: Impotence Causes
...link. The studies indicated that men with ED are more likely to have coronary artery disease (CAD) and high blood pressure, and more severe forms of heart disease, than men without erectile... Read more »
Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
Drug TreatmentCorticosteroidsCorticosteroids (commonly called steroids) are mainstay treatments for acute relapses patients with relapse-remitting MS. High-dose methylprednisolone given intravenously... Read more »
Cataracts: Causes
...sugar react with proteins in the eye to form byproducts that accumulate in the lens (sugar cataracts).High blood pressure (hypertension).Autoimmune diseases including rheumatoid arthritis,... Read more »
Ulcerative Colitis: Medications
...gain (particularly increased fatty tissue on the face and upper trunk and back)AcneExcess hair growthHigh blood pressure (hypertension)Accelerated osteoporosisCataracts and glaucomaDiabetes,... Read more »
High Blood Pressure: Symptoms
Hypertension has aptly been called the "silent killer" because it usually produces no symptoms. Untreated hypertension increases slowly over the years. It is important for anyone with risk... Read more »

Related News

Inexpensive Hypertension Drug Could Treat MS
September 10, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Turning serendipity into science, researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have found that a safe, inexpensive... Read summary »

Existing Conditions Delay MS Diagnosis
November 03, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Having a pre-existing medical condition may mean a delayed diagnosis or increased severity at the time of diagnosis for people... Read summary »

BP Test: Home vs. Doc?s Office
December 08, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A high blood pressure reading at the doctor's office may not be as predictive of heart risks as a high blood pressure reading... Read summary »

Psoriasis Associated With High Blood Pressure, Diabetes in Women
May 22, 2009

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Women with psoriasis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease, appear to have an increased risk for developing diabetes and high... Read summary »

Weight Gain Predicts Blood Pressure
September 15, 2008

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Growing like a weed may put babies at risk for high blood pressure in adulthood. Weight gain between birth and five months and... Read summary »