British researchers say that people who have high blood pressure can control their condition more effectively on their own at home if they undergo proper training.  Read More →

With proper training, people with high blood pressure may be able to control it more effectively on their own at home than through conventional methods, British researchers contend. Through telemonitoring of their blood pressure and adjusting their medications according to guidelines agreed upon in advance, patients assigned to self-managed care saw greater reductions in blood pressure after six and 12 months than patients receiving standard care... 

High doses of caffeine could increase muscle power and endurance during activities ranging from walking to running a marathon, British researchers report. The finding stemmed from testing on mice.  Read More →

Despite being used widely to lower cholesterol levels, statins don’t appear to reduce the chances of death in people at risk of developing cardiovascular disease, British scientists have found. Statins are used widely to treat and prevent cardiovascular disease. They are given both to people with heart disease and — in more recent years — to those who are at risk for heart disease but  Read More →

Living near a cell phone tower while you’re pregnant doesn’t raise your baby’s risk of developing a childhood cancer, British researchers report. “These results are reassuring with respect to cancer risk in young children and living near mobile phone base stations,” said lead researcher Dr. Paul Elliott, a professor of epidemiology and public health medicine at Imperial College London.  Read More →

New research published in the British Medical Journal suggests that getting low-dose hormone replacement therapy through a skin patch reduces a woman’s risk of having a stroke.  Read More →