Drugs on the list include the birth control pill Inplanon, the breast cancer drug Herceptin, and the heart drug Multaq.
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The thoracic aorta is the biggest artery of the body. It lives within the chest doing its job of delivering blood flow from the heart to all the other arteries of the body. The aorta is located just under the sternum, initially above the heart as it aims headward, then turning left and downward towards [...]

New research published in the American Journal of Hypertension suggests that some commonly used prescription blood pressure medications actually raise blood pressure in some patients.
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Australian researchers have found that when given a choice between a pill or a piece of antioxidant-rich chocolate to help control blood pressure, most patients will choose the pill.
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According to a new study, people who are trying to bring their blood pressure to healthy levels should pay more attention to losing weight than to becoming more fit.
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Teklamo is a combination of Tekturna (the successor to the drug Diovan) and the widely used calcium channel blocker Norvasc (amlodipine).
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In a recent study, researchers in the United Kingdom found that when temperatures dropped just one degree on a given day, there were an additional 200 heart attacks in that country over the next month.
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According to a new government report, the U.S. Mountain state region had the lowest average rate of potentially avoidable hospitalization for heart failure in 2006.
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French researchers say the quality of care patients receive right after having orthopedic surgery may have a major impact on their long-term heart health.
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How much money people make plays a more important role in determining their risk for heart disease than their race or ethnicity, a new study has found.
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