RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Stressful situations may make it more difficult for some seniors to think clearly, U.S. researchers suggest.
NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) -- Wal-Mart, the largest U.S. retailer, says it will expand its program of selling prescription generic drugs for far less than retail prices.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval Wednesday of the first generic versions of the blood pressure and heart medication Coreg.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 10 (UPI) -- Roxane Laboratories said Tuesday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its generic version of Pfizer's high blood pressure drug Norvasc.
PITTSBURGH, April 23 (UPI) -- U.S. generic drug maker Mylan said Monday it has been approved to market a generic version of Sanofi-aventis's Ambien.
HAYWARD, Calif., April 3 (UPI) -- U.S. firm Impax said Tuesday it has been approved to market a generic version of King Pharmaceuticals' blood pressure drug Corzide.
BOSTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Exercise can lower blood pressure by 10 points, which can prevent the onset of high blood pressure or reduce blood-pressure medicine, says a U.S. expert.
LONDON, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- A skin patch used to treat high blood pressure might reportedly help save people who suffer a stroke.
BETHESDA, Md., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Diuretics, which cost only pennies a day, outperformed newer, higher-priced drugs at reducing blood pressure and preventing heart failure, researchers reported Tuesday.
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 (UPI) -- New research suggests doctors need to reset blood pressure goals downward to reverse heart damage caused by hypertension. At a meeting of blood pressure experts, researchers said lowering pressure to less than 130/85 reverses hardening of the arteries.