Allopurinol May Lower Blood Pressure In Teens With Hypertension

The drug allopurinol, which lowers uric acid levels, appears to reduce blood pressure in adolescents with newly diagnosed hypertension, according to a preliminary report in the August 27 issue of JAMA.

Watch How To Check Your Blood Pressure At Home

Your blood pressure changes from hour to hour, sometimes minute to minute. Standing up from a chair, watching an exciting show, eating a meal, or being stressed-perhaps because of a visit to the doctor-all ...

COLUMN: Villanova, Talley trying to give back

Andy Talley is like any other football coach in that he wants a team with heart.

Three Years After - Katrina-inspired Poems

Poets are not only " the first responders of the imagination when a community is faced with catastrophic events " - they are the artists who put collective experience into words from the longer perspective of ...

The leadership buzz has fizzled out, but for how long?

Do read John Retoul's excellent article in the Independent today. In it, he picks up on how the leadership speculation surrounding Brown has... 45 years ago today... ...Martin Luther King delivered his 'I have ...

Learn to play like a champion golfer

Back in my football coaching days, I used to say that the only thing we learn from losing is how to lose, and as long as they keep score, I want to be the victor, not the victim.

Route 21 to be focus of DUI crackdown

Police will target one of Lake County's busiest highways -- Route 21 -- over Labor Day weekend to take drunk drivers off the road.

Drug Lowers Blood Pressure in Teens

A new therapy may offer hope for adolescents with hypertension. In recent clinical trial, allopurinol -- a drug that lowers uric acid levels --showed promise by significantly lowering blood pressure in ...

Somali aid worker freed after 2 months

MOGADISHU, Somalia : The head of the U.N. refugee agency's office in Somalia says kidnappers have released him from captivity after more than two months.

Local Scenes: Movie News and Notes: Troy teen cranks 'em out

Like a lot of aspiring filmmakers, Razvan Munteanu uses a digital camera to make movies with his friends and then premieres them on YouTube.