CHECKUP ARE YOU TAKING MEDICINE AT THE RIGHT TIME?Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Heart attacks and strokes not caused by an embolism embolism Obstruction of blood flow by an embolus—a substance (e.g., a blood clot, a fat globule from a crush injury, or a gas bubble) not normally present in the bloodstream. Obstruction of an artery to the brain may cause stroke. (the sudden blockage blockage of intestine, urethra, etc. See obstruction under anatomical location, e.g. intestinal, urethral. blockage Wax, see there of an artery artery, blood vessel that conveys blood away from the heart. Except for the pulmonary artery, which carries deoxygenated blood from the heart to the lungs, arteries carry oxygenated blood from the heart to the tissues. ), commonly occur between 6 a.m. and noon, studies show. However, those regularly taking blood pressure medications usually take these drugs in the morning. Thus, at the time the drugs are needed most, they might be at their lowest level in the body. The Eventide Hypertension hypertension or high blood pressure, elevated blood pressure resulting from an increase in the amount of blood pumped by the heart or from increased resistance to the flow of blood through the small arterial blood vessels (arterioles). Trial is addressing this issue with the start of a clinical trial in which participants will be asked to take an approved anti-hypertensive medication at night. The trial coordinator, Western Clinical Research in Torrance, is currently seeking people between the ages of 18 and 70 with moderate to severe high blood pressure to take part in the study. The trial will take 11 to 12 weeks and participants are asked to visit area trial centers once a week for the first four to five weeks, then once every other week for the remainder of the trial. All doctor visits, lab work, medication and blood pressure monitoring is provided free. For more information, call (800) 571-1005. Participants must be enrolled by Jan. 19. DOCTORS AGAINST E-HEALTH: Doctors are the major obstacle to meeting consumers' e-health needs, says a recent report in American Demographics The attributes of people in a particular geographic area. Used for marketing purposes, population, ethnic origins, religion, spoken language, income and age range are examples of demographic data. magazine. The report says that while about 40 percent of U.S. doctors are hooked up to the Web, most don't want an expansion of Internet health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract ``because they see it as a hindrance hin·drance n. 1. a. The act of hindering. b. The condition of being hindered. 2. One that hinders; an impediment. See Synonyms at obstacle. rather than a help.'' The magazine cites one study, titled ``Why Doctors Hate the Net.'' It found that 72 percent of health-care professionals would not respond personally to e-mails because doing so would take more time from an already busy workday and because they would not be reimbursed. On the other hand, nearly 75 percent of so-called ``e-health'' consumers say they'd be willing to pay a modest amount, say $5, to get such information as treatments for diseases or report cards on doctors and hospitals via the Internet . The magazine says the current number of e-health consumers will double, to 68 million Americans, by 2003. |
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