Women with high blood pressure (hypertension) in the early stages of pregnancy are more likely to have babies with birth defects, irrespective of commonly prescribed medicines for their condition, finds new research published in the British Medical Journal today.

Sprycel (dasatinib), a leukemia medication raises the risk of developing pulmonary arterial hypertension, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today in a Drug Safety Communication. The FDA says doctors should check patients for signs and symptoms of underlying cardiopulmonary disease before considering prescribing Sprycel - they should also evaluate patients during treatment ...

Patients who take certain popular types of blood pressure medication once a day are able to achieve somewhat better control of their hypertension if they take their daily dose at bedtime, according to a new systematic review. This finding throws into question the usual way in which most people with hypertension take their blood pressure drugs, whether singly or in combination, first thing in the ...

Patients who take certain popular types of blood pressure medication once a day are able to achieve somewhat better control of their hypertension if they take their daily dose at bedtime, according to a new systematic review.

Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Patients who take certain popular types of blood pressure medication once a day can achieve better control of their hypertension if they take their daily dose at bedtime, according to a new study.