]> http://www.healthedia.com/tags/pulmonary-hypertension Blog Articles Tagged with 'pulmonary-hypertension' at http://www.healthedia.com en http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/924096?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Since I was talking about Nitromed on Friday, let me mention another attempt to combine two known drugs into a new therapy. Another Cambridge company whose front doors I walk by once in a while is CombinatoRx. If they'd had that name back in the earl... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/924096?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:18:37 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/903226?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension I must congratulate the 2 responders, obviously astute diagnosticians. As they surmised, the liver tests did not support primary liver disease. The albumin was low but not what we would expect with cirrhosis. The other liver tests were remark... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/dbs-medical-rants/903226?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Thu, 22 May 2008 10:32:12 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/902117?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension The FDA has eased restrictions on drugs used to enhance ultrasound images of the heart.Citing serious cardiopulmonary reactions and deaths, the agency slapped a black-box warning last fall on Definity, formerly sold by Bristol-Myers Squibb, and... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/902117?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Tue, 13 May 2008 20:37:06 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/lung-blog/901969?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a complex health condition involving high blood pressures in the arteries of the lung. A patient may have PH due to inadequate oxygen in the blood, as in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD emphysema and chroni... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/lung-blog/901969?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Mon, 12 May 2008 19:05:53 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/896605?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension I was having a discussion the other day about which therapeutic areas have the best predictive assays. That is, what diseases can you be reasonably sure of treating before your drug candidate gets into (costly) human trials? As we went on, things set... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/896605?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Thu, 03 Apr 2008 08:19:01 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthoma/873504?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Blood pressure is one problem, which affects 90% of us at some point or the other. So much so that we think of growing old and blood pressure in the same breath. We shall discuss causes of blood pressure and what will help us to deal with it best. Bl... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthoma/873504?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Sun, 04 Nov 2007 17:06:54 -0500 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-observances/850171?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension On Friday June 15th 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new drug for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Letairis (ambrisentan) is an endothelin receptor antagonist which belongs to a broader class of drugs known as ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/health-observances/850171?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:28:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/847379?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Recent research shows that elevated levels of N-terminal prohormone brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) in plasma are thought to be associated with congestive heart failure (CHF). AMP NT-proBNP Test from Canadian company Response Biomedical has j... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/med-gadget/847379?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Thu, 14 Jun 2007 02:54:00 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/841930?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Protected by its own nutrients and blood supply, a beating heart supported by an investigational organ preservation device was successfully transplanted into a 47-year-old man with congestive heart failure and pulmonary hypertension on Sunday, April ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/a-hearty-life/841930?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Thu, 17 May 2007 14:24:54 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/835694?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Drug maker Wyeth has reached a settlement with plaintiffs lawyers led by heavy hitting John O Quinn of Houston over a diet-drug lawsuit that three years ago resulted in a $1.01 billion judgment, including $900 million in punitive damages, the Texas... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/wsjcom-health-blog/835694?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Mon, 16 Apr 2007 09:02:47 -0400 http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-pregnancy/828220?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Researchers from the University of California published a study last week in the New England Journal of Medicine that appears to put a damper on the long-held belief that today's most popular antidepressant medications are really safe in pregnancy. ... http://www.healthedia.com/sectors/directory/healthy-pregnancy/828220?rsstype=tag&tag=pulmonary-hypertension Wed, 15 Feb 2006 12:33:00 -0500