MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors administering deep brain stimulation to control a patient's severe pain report that they discovered the treatment consistently lowered the man's hard-to-control high blood pressure.

Research conducted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation has discovered a protein that could serve as an early warning against pulmonary hypertension. The protein, called PIM-1, can be used as a marker for the onset of the ailment doctors told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2010, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke Foundation and the Canadian Cardiovascular Societ

On July 22, 2010, the European Medicines Agency recommended restricting the use of modafinil. Doctors and patients should be advised to use the drug only for the treatment of narcolepsy and all other indications should be withdrawn from market authorization, the press release said.

How well are doctors doing in advising patients to eat better and exercise? It can depend on the physician's own personal habits, according to a new study. Factors that predicted confidence in counseling included the doctor's own exercise time, being overweight, and if the doctor had adequate training in counseling.

A new state report says nearly 13 percent of Utah's population is taking medicine for depression on the recommendation of doctors.