Men with chronic insomnia who slept for less than six hours were four times more likely to die during the 14-year follow-up period. Results were adjusted for potential confounders such as body mass index, smoking status, depression and obstructive sleep apnea. Further adjustments for hypertension and diabetes had little effect on the elevated mortality risk. No significant mortality risk was ...

Allergan Inc. said Tuesday that regulators approved a new version of its drug Lumigan as a treatment for open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

IRVINE, Calif.----Allergan, Inc. today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration has approved LUMIGAN® 0.01% as a first-line therapy indicated for the reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in saturated fats can significantly lower the risk of heart attack for people with mildly elevated blood pressure, Johns Hopkins University researchers say.

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- African-Americans have a higher risk for developing acute blood clots after 30 days of receiving a drug-coated stent.Researchers examined statistics on 7,236 patients, between mid-2003 and the end of 2008, who had drug-eluting stents implanted to prop open narrow arteries. Even after considering such risk factors as diabetes, hypertension and kidney problems, researchers ...