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 Cardiovascular Information - October 8, 2008
| A University of California Davis Study found grape seed extract lowered the blood pressure of patients who participated in a study of the benefits of the supplement on people with high blood pressure. Researchers tested the effect of grape seed extract on people with metabolic syndrome, a combination of risk factors that increase the risk for heart disease, including high blood pressure, excess abdominal body weight, high blood cholesterol fats and high blood sugar | | Despite previous theories that said otherwise, a new study shows that aspirin does work as a heart attack preventative for women. The study looked at the effects of women and men taking aspirin and found that both had experienced less clotting of platelets | | According to an outside panel, Guidant's methods for reporting "low-frequency" product errors in the devices it sells is flawed. Guidant Corp, a cardiovascular device maker, commissioned an outside panel to review its products after public recalls and numerous lawsuits including a U.S. Department of Justice inquiry (DoJ) and a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) criminal investigation | | New research released on Tuesday finds that in 2005, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) drug usage spiked sharply among younger adults, while children's overall usage grew at a much slower rate. Currently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing cardiovascular and psychiatric side effects of medications for ADHD. According to the analysis by Medco Health Solutions, Inc. the number of younger adults aged 20 to 44 prescribed ADHD medications skyrocketed more than 139 percent from 2000 to 2005, outpacing increases in children 19 and younger by 82 percent | | Boston, Massachusetts (AHN)-A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine offers intriguing insight into the possibility of postponing hypertension among the 59 million Americans whose blood pressure is slightly high | |
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