Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Blood Pressure Drug Delays Kidney Disease in Diabetics - MSN Health - High Blood Pressure

(HealthDay News) -- A drug normally used to lower blood pressure may also help protect the kidneys of people with type 2 diabetes, researchers are reporting with a caveat.

In a new study, an international team of researchers found that the drug pressure-reducing medication olmesartan, brand name Benicar, could increase the time before any kidney problems were evident by 23 percent.

This article should interest those suffering from Type 2 Diabetes.

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