Objectives To examine racial/ethnic and regional differences in medication adherence in patients with diabetes taking oral anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive, and cholesterol lowering medications and to identify the pharmacies and prescribers who serve these communities. Methods Administrative claims data was analyzed for members enrolled in a large health plan in Hawaii (2008-2010) with diabet...

Radix Angelica Sinensis, the dried root of Angelica sinensis (Danggui), is a herb used in Chinese medicine to enrich blood, promote blood circulation and modulate the immune system. It is also used to treat chronic constipation of the elderly and debilitated as well as menstrual disorders. Research has demonstrated that Danggui and its active ingredients, as anti-arthrosclerotic, anti-hypertens...

Hypertensive emergencies are characterized by severe increases in blood pressure with evidence of hypertension-mediated organ damage (HMOD) and associated an increased risk cardiovascular events, i.e. coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality. Case: A 75-year-old man typical chest pain nausea vomiting 1 hour before admission. Blood was 200/100 mmHg, ECG showed T inversion leads II, III, AVF, V1-V6...

The relationship of lysosomes to the vascular effects of hypertension and the possible modification of these effects by anti-inflammatory agents (methylprednisolone and aspirin), vitamin E, and estrogen were studied. Each of these agents was given to a group of hypertensive rats; untreated hypertensive rats and normotensive rats served as controls. Vessel wall morphology and dimensions of aorta...