PCV15 Social Networks Help Control Hypertension

Social networks help control hypertension.

Cardiovascular health disparities continue to pose a major public health problem. The authors evaluated the effect of education administered within social networks on the improvement of hypertension in 248 African Americans compared with historical controls. Patients formed clusters with peers and attended monthly hypertension education sessions. The authors assessed the likelihood of reaching ...

Does a vitamin D boost help in resistant hypertension control?

R esistant hypertension (RH) is an heterogeneous condition pragmatically defined on the basis of the number of drugs being taken by individual patients. Secondary forms of hyper-tension, including obesity, chronic kidney disease, renal artery stenosis, hyperaldosteronism, obstructive sleep apnea, and rare forms of hypertension such as pheochromocytoma and coarc-tation of the aorta, are more fre...

Can Social Networks Help Mitigate Information Asymmetry in Online Markets?

This study examines whether online social networks can help mitigate information asymmetry in online markets, and if so, what aspects of these networks generate value for market participants. Using a comprehensive dataset on transactions and social network information in an online peerto-peer lending market, Prosper.com, we empirically study the linkage between borrowers' social network positio...

Hypertension - Help From Chinese Medicine

Pharmacists help improve hypertension management

A solution: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to identify and evaluate pharmacists’ interventions in the management of patients with high BP. Studies included in the systematic review were primarily conducted in medical clinics and community pharmacies. Th e most common interventions (82%) were medication management (e.g. drug dosage adjustments), and education about high bloo...