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Blood Pressure Meds Linked to Cancer (Ivanhoe Newswire) — Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs), drugs commonly used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and kidney damage due to diabetes, are associated with a modest increase in the risk of developing cancer. ARBs work by blocking the receptors for angiotensin II — a hormone that increases blood [...]

(WXYZ) – The phones have been ringing off the hook in the offices of cardiac consultants at Providence hospital since reports came out linking certain blood pressure medications to cancer. The drugs in question are known as angiotensin-receptor blockers or ARBs and they are some of the most commonly used medications to control blood pressure, [...]

This class of drugs is used by millions of patients not only for high blood pressure but also for heart failure, cardiovascular risk reduction and diabetic kidney disease. University Hospitals Harrington-McLaughlin Heart & Vascular Institute’s Drs. Ilke Sipahi, Daniel I. Simon and James C. Fang recently completed a meta-analysis of over 60,000 patients randomly assigned [...]

Blood Pressure Drugs Linked to Cancer June 14, 2010 — A group of medications commonly used to treat high blood pressure, heart failure, and kidney damage caused by diabetes have been linked to a small increase in the risk of developing cancer, according to a study. Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) work by blocking angiotensin II, a [...]

ScienceDaily (June 15, 2010) — University Hospitals Case Medical Center cardiologists have uncovered new research showing an increased risk of cancer with a group of blood pressure medications known as angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs). This class of drugs is used by millions of patients not only for high blood pressure but also for heart failure, cardiovascular [...]

Common blood pressure drugs may raise cancer risk By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO | Sun Jun 13, 2010 2:09pm EDT CHICAGO (Reuters) – A widely used class of blood pressure drugs may slightly increase the risk of cancer, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, and they are calling on U.S. regulators to take a closer look. They [...]

Drugs for blood pressure are widely prescribed and considered to be safe—life-saving even, in many cases. So it’s unnerving to learn that these same drugs could increase the risk of getting cancer. A new study meta-analyzed nine published studies of blood pressure drugs known as angiotesin-receptor blockers and found they were linked to a “modest [...]

Doctors are usually a lot more sceptical about population studies than reporters, which is why I wrote questioning the glaring headlines about a study which claimed a certain blood pressure medicine (ACE 2 medicines) increased the risk of cancer. The study was a study lumping together a lot of different studies which may or may [...]

Study: High-Fructose Diets May Raise Blood Pressure July 1, 2010 — Foods and beverages with high amounts of fructose from added sugar may increase your risk of developing high blood pressure, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology. High blood pressure is a major risk factor for heart [...]

Experts theorize that a loss of insulin sensitivity, also called insulin resistance, is a core part of the metabolic disorder which can place the kids on the road to obesity, type 2diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease later in life. Co-author of the study, Paula Chandler-Laney, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Alabama [...]