A LOCAL GP has instructed a Waubra resident to undergo 24-hour blood pressure monitoring.

Treatments for hypertension, drugs for cancer and viral diseases, and devices to monitor glucose received funding from the National Institutes of Health through a program that was part of the health care reform law. Recipients include Delcath Systems Inc. of Queensbury, which received $244,479.25 for its chemosaturation system; Kinentia Biosciences LLC of Rensselaer, which received four grants ...

Schools are often like family and when times are tough, they support each other.

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010 14:46:00 I HAVE always talked about conditions affecting the heart later in life such as hypertension, coronary heart disease and heart failure. I have yet to touch on any conditions of the heart which are present at birth, known as congenital heart disease or defects. It is mainly due to the nature of my work which only involves adult heart disease.

This holiday season, nearly 50 million people will take to the air. Some will have to bring their own portable air in order to make it safely to their destination. The Pulmonary Hypertension Association, the national center for advocacy, education and events related to pulmonary hypertension (PH), offers travel tips for people relying on portable oxygen - including those living with PH. PH is ...