May 28, 2008
15th Annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day
On Wednesday, May 28, 2008, an estimated 150,000 older adults will particpate in local fitness activities throughout the country as part of the 15th annual National Senior Health & Fitness Day® (NSHFD), the nation's largest health promotion event for older adults.
Partnering with CVS/pharmacy, the Sponsor and Official Pharmacy of NSHFD, Calpis USA, Inc. is a proud participant of the Senior Health Organizer™. This organizer is designed to help you manage your health care records and it contains special offers and valuable coupons. In it you can find a high value coupon for ameal bp®. Just visit the nearest CVS/pharmacy store near you to pick one up while supplies last.
August 28, 2007
Prehypertension Worse Than Smoking for Postmenopausal Women
By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. on Yahoo! Health
"Physicians are finally coming to grips with the realization that they can no longer responsibly tell patients not to worry about their blood pressure if it is less than 140/90.
More and more studies are demonstrating that every incremental increase in blood pressure increases the danger of a cardiovascular event.
The statistics from the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study tell the tale of the impact of high blood pressure on postmenopausal women: Even those participants with blood pressures in the prehypertension range - that is, blood pressures not yet considered high - had a significantly greater risk of cardiovascular events and death than women with normal blood pressures." read more
May 14, 2007
Calpis Co., Ltd. (President: Souhei Ishiwata, Headquarter: Tokyo, Japan) has announced that its functional ingredient AmealPeptide® (the active ingredient in ameal bp™) has been approved as GRAS (Generally Recognized As Safe) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). AmealPeptide® is a functional ingredient derived from milk casein that has been shown to reduce elevated blood pressure in 14 published clinical studies.* The GRAS approval enables incorporation of the functional ingredient into a variety of food products including orange juice, yogurt (including yogurt drinks), nutrition bars and margarine spreads. This acknowledgement by the FDA is based on a thorough safety review and is recognized by food companies and national governments worldwide. read more
May 1, 2007
May is National High Blood Pressure Education Month and this year's theme is, "Adherence to Treatment." The website offers a list of ideas and activities that you, a family member, or a friend can do in this month. One activity is creating an email signature message to encourage your coworkers, business associates, or friends to learn more about high blood pressure. Let us all spread the word this month to raise awareness about prehypertension and hypertension.
April 3, 2007
Now available online is an informative new program designed to further educate healthcare professionals about prehypertension, hypertension, and the impact of dietary supplements used to address these conditions. This educational program titled, "The Impact of Dietary Supplements on Prehypertension and Hypertension," features faculty members Sheldon S. Hendler, PhD, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine (voluntary) at the University of California at San Diego and Joel M. Neutel, MD, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California at Irvine.
This program allows you to set your own pace and offers the flexibility to view it any time. www.aboutprehypertension.com.
|
