by Andy Miller, KFF Health News Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain While customers at Adams Family Pharmacy picked up their prescriptions on a hot summer day, some stopped in for coffee, ice cream, homemade cake, or cookies. It wasn’t a bake sale, but the sweets bring extra revenue as pharmacist and co-owner Nikki Bryant works to...
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Patient “chronotype” could impact best time to take blood pressure medication.
NEWS RELEASE 16-MAY-2024 Peer-Reviewed PublicationUNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE DR FILIPPO PIGAZZANI, FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE. CREDIT: UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE Research conducted by the University’s School of Medicine, in collaboration with Helmholtz Munich, and in partnership with an international team of researchers from Italy, UK and the USA, has revealed that a person’s...
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Blood pressure meds: Timing your dose determines how well they work
By Paul McClureMay 20, 2024 The effectiveness of blood pressure medication depends on when you take them Depositphotos Early birds and night owls should take blood pressure medication at different times of the day to minimize their risk of a heart attack, according to a new study that looked at whether our internal clock affected...
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Blood pressure medication effective at any time of day: Large clinical trial overturns previous research
by University of Edinburgh Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Medication that lowers blood pressure is equally effective if taken in the morning or evening, a large clinical trial has found. This overturns previous research that suggested blood pressure-lowering medication may be more effective if taken in the evening. Blood pressure-lowering medications are among the most widely prescribed...
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Gut bacteria can make blood pressure medication less effective
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO IMAGE: DR. TAO YANG, AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF MEDICINE AND LIFE SCIENCES, IS THE FIRST AND LEAD AUTHOR OF A NEW STUDY THAT FOUND GUT BACTERIA MAY MAKE BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINE LESS EFFECTIVE. CREDIT: DANIEL MILLER | THE UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO A new study from The...