Hand-held device treats hypertension (The Brantford Expositor)

Could experiments on F-16 fighter pilots help to decrease the need of blood pressure pills? In the 1960s an Air Force study was conducted in [...]

Early trauma tied to fatigue (Detroit Free Press)

Suffering a trauma could predispose children to chronic fatigue syndrome as adults, a new study shows. In a study in Tuesday's Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers found that 62% of adults with chronic fatigue had suffered a childhood trauma such as neglect, or physical, emotional or sexual abuse.

Trevena, Inc. announces Scientific Advisory Board (Centre Daily Times)

Trevena, Inc., a specialist GPCR drug discovery company, today announced that John LaMattina and Robert Ruffolo will join scientific founders Howard Rockman and Robert Lefkowitz on its Scientific Advisory Board.

Out-of-Pocket Medical Spending Up (WebMD)

Americans paid 39% more out of pocket to care for their chronic medical conditions in 2005 than in 1996, experts note in the journal Health Affairs.

Anti-hypertensive properties discovered from local yam By Mediatrix P. Cristobal (Philippine News Agency)

MANILA, Dec. 5 (PNA) -- Endemic tubers, such as yam, may possess properties that delay the fatal effects of hypertension, a local study revealed.