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DASH Diet for Diabetes With Low Sodium Reduces BP in Those With Diabetes

Physician's Weekly

For each diet, adverse events were infrequent. The effect of sodium reduction appeared stronger than the effect of the DASH4D diet. “Most people in this study were taking more than one blood pressure medication, but we found that you can lower it further with dietary change,” coauthor Lawrence Appel, M.D.,

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FDA Approves Polypill Widaplik for Hypertension

Physician's Weekly

The most common adverse event reported in patients treated with Widaplik was symptomatic low blood pressure. The FDA approval is based on positive results from two international phase 3 trials that compared Widaplik to dual combinations of its component drugs as well as to placebo.

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Wildfire-Induced Changes in Behavior Affect Spread of Airborne Disease

Physician's Weekly

percent in indoor activities were seen in counties in Oregon and Washington, respectively, during the wildfire events; increases of 11 and 16 percent were experienced in major cities like Portland and Seattle. Average increases of 10.8 ” Abstract/Full Text Copyright © 2025 HealthDay.