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ALLHAT Study in Journals and Newspapers Diuretics key factor in preventing heart failure (May 2, 2006) Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association Fed Ads Touting Cheaper Drugs / Diuretics Study Done Here Details Benefits for Hypertension (February 28, 2004) Houston Chronicle Comparing Prescription Drugs (August 27, 2003) New York Times Editorial Diuretics are as effective as ACE inhibitors and channel blockers (January 4, 2003) - British Medical Journal Diuretics better for hypertension (December 19, 2002) United Press International When cheaper is better (December 19, 2002) New York Times (register to view) Study questions high-cost drugs for hypertension (December 18, 2002) Wallstreet Journal Diuretics best pick for blood pressure: Common water pills outperform pricey drugs in big study (December 18, 2002) San Francisco Chronicle Diuretics' value drowned out by trumpeting of newer drugs (December 18, 2002) New York Times (register to view) Older way to treat hypertension found best (December 18, 2002 New York Times (register to view) Blood pressure study: Cheaper drugs better (December 18, 2002) Houston Chronicle Diuretics best against high blood pressure (December 17, 2002) Reuters Water pills best at fighting high blood pressure, study finds (December 17, 2002) New York Times (register to view) Pressure on in Study of Hypertension (August 10, 1993) Houston Chronicle Federal Grant to Fund Hypertension Study (August 5, 1993) Houston Chronicle ALLHAT Study Press Releases Diuretics key factor in preventing heart failure (May 2, 2006) Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association High Blood Pressure and Kidney Disease Increase Risk for Heart Disease and Stroke in Older Americans (February 7, 2006) Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine News Landmark Hypertension Treatment Study Launches Extensive Physician and Patient Education Program to Improve Public Health (February 1, 2006) NIH News Diuretics Effective for People with Diabetes and High Blood Pressure (June 27, 2005) National Institutes of Health News Release ALLHAT Study Findings for Racial Sub-groups Show Diuretics Work Better than Newer Medicines for High Blood Pressure (April 5, 2005) National Institutes of Health News Release NHLBI study finds traditional diuretics better than newer medicines for treating hypertension (December 17, 2002) National Institutes of Health News Release NHLBI Studies Underscore Need for Early, Aggressive Hypertension Treatment (May 21, 1996) NHLBI ALLHAT Study Audio/Video News New Development in the Treatment of Hypertension (April 6, 2004) - KUHF Houston Public Radio - Real Audio Blood Pressure Study Yields Surprising Results (February 24, 2003) - KUHF Houston Public Radio - Real Audio Treating Hypertension (December 18, 2002) - PBS Online NewsHour - Streaming Video ALLHAT Study News from Online Sources ALLHAT: An Expert Interview With Frans H. Leenen, MD, PhD (January 3, 2003) Medscape (register to view) American Heart Association's Top 10 Research Advances for 2002 (December 31, 2002) The American Heart Association web site ALLHAT Resource Center (multiple entries) Medscape (register to view) Major Results of ALLHAT: NHLBI Press Conference (December 18, 2002) Medscape (register to view) Statins work, if you take them (December 17, 2002) Health Scout ALLHAT: Diuretic the best bet as a first step in hypertension (December 17, 2002) Heart Wire (register to view) Other ALLHAT Study News ALLHAT recognized for significant results by NIH (January 27, 2006) nih record Project Goes ‘Door to Door’ To Promote Blood Pressure Treatment News (May, 2004) UTHSC-H Distinctions ALLHAT Study Findings are 'Most Cited' (September, 2003) UTHSC-H Distinctions Researchers find diuretic better than alpha-blocker at lowering high blood pressure (December 15, 2002) UTHSC-H Distinctions Study Shows Blood Pressure Drug Lowers Risk of Cardiovascular Disease (April 17, 2000) UTHSC-H Monday Morning $85 Million Antihypertensive Study Enters Second Phase at UT-Houston (March 24, 1995) UTHSC-H UT-Houston To Coordinate Nationwide Hypertension Study (September 1993) Texas Medical Center News $56.9 million goes to School of Public Health (August 16, 1993) UTHSC-H Monday Morning Get Acrobat Reader

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