New Survey Finds Majority Of Adults Don't Understand A Key Source Of High Blood Pressure A new survey released shows that 3 out of 4 (75%) adults with high blood pressure are not at all familiar with the role of the renin system(1) -- a key regulator of blood pressure in the body.(2) Yet, about 9 out of 10 adults with high blood pressure (89%) both believe the condition is a cause for concern and want to understand what is going on in their body that is causing it.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com'Real Debate' In Sotomayor's Confirmation Hearing Will Be About Power Of Legislators, Judiciary, Opinion Piece Says "There is something profound, but also something superficial, about the debate that occurs every time a Supreme Court justice is nominated," Kevin Baine, a First Amendment lawyer and former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, writes in a Washington Post opinion piece in reaction to President Obama's nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comMap Of H1N1 Swine Flu Outbreaks To-Date Featured below is an interactive Google map pinpointing outbreaks of H1N1 swine flu in 2009, together with source attributions, report dates, and current known statuses. This map is updated throughout the day with the latest suspected and confirmed cases of swine flu, as reports come in.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comPublished Study Shows VNUS ClosureFAST(TM) System Significantly Superior To Laser For Varicose Vein Treatment VNUS(R) Medical Technologies, Inc.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAccess To Abortion Services In Kansas Hindered After Closure Of Tiller's Clinic After the murder of abortion provider George Tiller and the closure of his Wichita, Kan., clinic, residents of the city face about a three-hour drive to the nearest abortion provider, a distance experts say is not uncommon for access to abortion services in southern and midwestern states, the Wichita Eagle reports.
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